Posts Tagged ‘hepatitis’
Observing National Hepatitis Testing Day
Observing National Hepatitis Testing Day Dr. Ronald Valdiserri Next Monday, May 19th, is the third national Hepatitis Testing Day, established to raise greater awareness of an epidemic that is too often unrecognized. Millions Living with Undiagnosed Infections There are approximately 3.5–5.3 million Americans living with chronic viral hepatitis, but most of them do not know…
Read MoreMedicare Eases Restrictions On Pricey Hepatitis C Treatment
Medicare Eases Restrictions On Pricey Hepatitis C Treatment By Richard Knox Alexandra Olgin for NPR This policy change would pay for treatment with a combination of new, expensive drugs for patients who haven’t responded to older treatment regimens and are approaching or have cirrhosis of the liver. Friday, May 16, 2014 Federal Medicare officials are…
Read MoreLiver Care After Successful Hepatitis C Treatment
Liver Care After Successful Hepatitis C Treatment March 19, 2014 Being cured of Hepatitis C is an exciting and more frequent occurrence thanks to improvements in antiviral therapy; however, caring for your liver afterwards is important for the liver’s longevity. By Nicole Cutler L.Ac. One of your most precious internal organs, the liver takes a…
Read MoreLiving With Auto-Immune Heptatitis
Living With Auto-Immune Heptatitis Comments (0) Out of the blue, Marina Barlow developed a yellow hue to her skin – jaundice – and found herself in the Bristol Royal Infirmary for a week where doctors diagnosed auto-immune hepatitis, for which there is no cure. So Marina, who is 29 and lives in Filton, is stuck with…
Read MoreWhat is Alcoholic Hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis Definition Definition Alcoholic hepatitis describes liver inflammation caused by drinking alcohol. Though alcoholic hepatitis is most likely to occur in people who drink heavily over many years, the relationship between drinking and alcoholic hepatitis is complex. Not all heavy drinkers develop alcoholic hepatitis, and the disease can occur in people who drink only…
Read MoreFDA approves OLYSIO (simeprevir) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection
FDA approves OLYSIO (simeprevir) Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP (Janssen), announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OLYSIO™ (simeprevir), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection as part of an antiviral treatment regimen in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in genotype 1 infected…
Read MoreSofosbuvir taken before or after liver transplant reduces hepatitis C recurrence
Sofosbuvir taken before or after liver transplant reduces hepatitis C recurrence Liz Highleyman An interferon-free combination of sofosbuvir plus ribavirin administered before liver transplantation prevented hepatitis C recurrence in nearly two-thirds of patients, while the same regimen led to early viral clearance in three-quarters of those treated after transplantation, according to studies presented this week…
Read MoreThe fight against hepatitis B
The fight against hepatitis B Dr Teerha Piratvisuth Special to The Nation July 16, 2013 1:00 am In Thailand, chronic hepatitis B is the most significant factor leading to liver cancer. Up to 75 per cent of Thais with liver cancer had previously had chronic hepatitis B. The hepatitis B virus is the most commonly…
Read MoreAm I Number 12?
AM I NUMBER 12? One in 12 people worldwide is living with either chronic Hepatitis B or C. The numbers are absolutely staggering and the prevalence is far higher than HIV or any cancer. While the public awareness about HIV is high mainly due to relentless campaigns and the media, the awareness of Hepatitis B…
Read MoreAntiviral therapy may halve risk of liver cancer after chronic hepatitis C infection
Antiviral therapy may halve risk of liver cancer Treating chronic hepatitis C infection with antiviral drugs could halve the risk of developing the most common form of liver cancer, in some cases, indicates an analysis of the published research in one of the new BMJ Open Editions.* Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common form of…
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