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| | HepNet - Chronic Viral Hepatitis in the United States |
 | | In addition to a decreased pool of chronic HBsAg carriers, reductions in family size, improved socioeconomic conditions, and changes in intravenous drug use behaviors may be additional factors that contributed to the decline in prevalence (22). | | | Molecular methodologies have come to play an important role in studying chronic viral disease. | | | Transfusion practices changed in the mid-1980's in response to concerns regarding HIV, with a subsequent fall in the rate of TAH by about 50% (37). |
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| | Hepatitis C: Fact Sheet CDC Viral Hepatitis |
| | Combination therapy, using pegylated interferon and ribavirin, is currently the treatment of choice. | | | If you are a health care or public safety worker, always follow routine barrier precautions and safely handle needles and other sharps; get vaccinated against hepatitis B. Consider the risks if you are thinking about getting a tattoo or body piercing. | | | You might get infected if the tools have someone else's blood on them or if the artist or piercer does not follow good health practices. |
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| | eMedicine - Hepatitis, Viral : Article by David C Wolf, MD, FACP, FACG |
| | HCV RNA testing also helps to (1) confirm false-positive cases, such as autoimmune hepatitis; (2) assess the HCV genotype and viral load; (3) predict the response to interferon therapy; (4) guide the duration and dose of interferon therapy; and (5) assess the likelihood of relapse following a response to interferon therapy. | | | Increasing numbers of reports indicate successful liver transplantation being performed in co-infected patients with decompensated HCV-induced cirrhosis and negative HIV viral load who are given antiretroviral therapy. | | | Many physicians advise discontinuation of therapy in such patients in whom an early virologic response does not occur. |
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| | Hepatitis Information Network - HepNet |
| | May 19, 2000: Daniele Prati, MD, is responsible for the Virology Laboratory and the Viral Hepatitis Out-Patient Clinic at the Centro Trasfusionale e di Immunologia dei Trapianti, Ospedale Maggiore, Milano, Italy. | | | February 4, 2000: Interferon therapy reduces the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma: Dr. Howard Worman reviews a recent paper examining a national surveillance program of cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan. | | | John Wong, from the New England Medical Center, and Tufts University School of Medicine, examines the Pharmacoeconomics of Combination Therapy for HCV. |
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| | HEPATITIS C INFO CENTER - With Daily Hepatitis C Updates |
| | Each claims their formulation is superior for treating Hepatitis C. Your doctor will likely recommend one or the other (doctors have no other medicine to offer to treat this disease). | | | Information at this website is for educational purposes only; statements about products and health conditions have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | | | Sho-saiko-to is the number one liver remedy in Japan. |
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: Tests for acute and chronic viral hepatitis |
| | Gretch DR. Use and interpretation of HCV diagnostic tests in the clinical setting. | | | Knowledge of the strengths and limitations of these tests allows rational use and interpretation of results. | | | These results provide prognostic information and help identify candidates for antiviral therapy (table 5). |
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| | New and Future Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis C |
| | Animal models suggest that IP-501 is effective in preventing the development of alcohol-induced cirrhosis, however the exact mechanism by which this compound works is not fully understood. | | | For this reason, several groups are developing drugs to prevent fibrosis and cirrhosis. | | | Drugs that Affect the Liver's Response to Injury |
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http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/HCVnew.html
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| | Hepatitis Foundation International - Hepatitis Living and Learning Resources, Support and Answers |
| | By pursuing innovative programs and initiatives, the National Nurses Advisory Council (NNAC) for Liver Wellness and Viral Hepatitis will help medical professionals and their patients overcome the obstacles to positive treatment outcomes. | | | The NNAC will also help promote healthy lifestyle behaviors to the public on the community level. | | | Motivational communication techniques with proven success enhance prevention and recovery programs. |
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| | Hepatitis, Chronic - Chronic Hepatitis - information page with HONselect |
| | Long-Term Therapy with Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C | | | Interferon Treatment for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and End Stage Renal Disease | | | Synonym(s): Chronic Hepatitis / Cryptogenic Chronic Hepatitis / Hepatitis, Chronic, Cryptogenic / Hepatitis, Chronic Active / |
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| | Viral Hepatitis: A Through E and Beyond |
| | This means avoiding behaviors like sharing drug needles or sharing personal items like toothbrushes, razors, and nail clippers with an infected person. | | | Chronic hepatitis C: drug treatment with peginterferon alone or combination treatment with peginterferon and the drug ribavirin. | | | For chronic hepatitis B: drug treatment with alpha interferon, peginterferon, lamivudine, or adefovir dipivoxil. |
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http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/viralhepatitis/index.htm
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| | Hepatitis C Top Articles |
| | Clinical Utility of Viral Load Measurements in Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis C on Antiviral Therapy | | | Knowledge of the presence of cirrhosis is important for the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). | | | Limited data are available as to the safety and efficacy of alfa-interferon therapy for chronic active hepatitis C in patients with concomitant inflammatory bowel disease. |
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http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c.html
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| | Welcome to the Hepatitis B Foundation |
| | Emmet Keeffe, MD "Evolving Treatment Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis B" | | | Thomas London, MD "Why is Hepatitis B Important" | | | Sam So, MD FACS, "Eliminating the Voodoo from Hepatitis B" |
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| | News - TopAbstracts in Hepatitis C 08/09/2005 |
| | The Bridge of Experience: Applying Lessons Learned from HCV to the HBV-Infected Patient | | | Prevention of interferon-alpha associated depression in psychiatric risk patients with chronic hepatitis C - (J Hepatol) | | | Hepatitis C Virus Associated Arthritis in Absence of Clinical, Biochemical and Histological Evidence of Liver Disease - Responding to Interferon Therapy |
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| | Hepatitis Neighborhood |
| | A. Your physician will order blood tests after you've been on therapy for a few weeks... | | | Michael Blume, MD Talk to experts, and find information and support. | | | Post your questions about hepatitis for the Neighborhood Nurse, or browse answers to thousands of questions sent by other members. |
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| | Viral Hepatitis Conference to Take Place February 27-28, 2006 in Boston, MA |
| | Terms and conditions, including restrictions on redistribution, apply. | | | BOSTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV) are the most common causes of chronic viral hepatitis in the United States, posing serious risks for long-term medical complications, especially if left untreated. | | | By attending this industrial and networking conference you will be able to interact with many of the leading research scientists and decision-makers from the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, public health, and academic communities working in the area of viral hepatitis of North America and internationally. |
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-18-2005/0004171604&EDATE=
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| | Hepatic Pathology Index |
| | Caput medusae of skin with portal hypertension, gross | | | Chronic passive congestion with "cardiac cirrhosis", liver, microscopic | | | Viral hepatitis B, liver, high power microscopic [IPX] |
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http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LIVEHTML/LIVERIDX.html
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| | Chronic hepatitis |
| | guide treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, MD. | | | Chronic Hepatitis : get personal medical advice on chronic hepatitis from Dr S Brillanti | | | Searchable database of information on Hepatitis C for the medical professional, patient and educator. |
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| | Welcome to patients with chronic viral hepatitis B or C and to their loved ones. | | | entirely my own, and are based on my experience in treating more than 3,000 patients with hepatitis C. I am especially interested in developing the best treatment for patients with advanced hepatitis C | | | of the patients with chronic hepatitis C, including some with advanced cirrhosis and liver failure. |
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| | ScienceDaily.com Content: New drug receives approval for chronic hepatitis B |
| | Because patients may experience severe worsening of HBV after stopping entecavir, those who discontinue the drug should have their liver function repeatedly and regularly monitored. | | | Previously, the only drugs approved for chronic HBV were lamivudine (Epivir-HBV), interferon-alpha 2b (Intron A), and adefovir (Hepsera). | | | New drug receives approval for chronic hepatitis B |
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| | Hepatitis C: Index CDC Viral Hepatitis |
| | Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. | | | You may be at risk for hepatitis C and should contact your medical care provider for a blood test if you: | | | Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis |
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