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Blueberries: Nature's Hepatitis C Suppressant | Hepatitis Central News, Updates and Commentary by rickisjourney Posted Wed 26 Aug 2009 12:00am Blueberries: Nature's Hepatitis C Suppressant | Hepatitis Central News, Updates and Commentary Shared via AddThis Read on »
Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C by sheldon101 Posted Fri 06 Aug 2010 11:52am I'm on the email list of the National Academies Press. Subscribe here . Every now and then they offer complete versions of new publications in PDF format or you can read it online. Their latest is  Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C.   Like other childhood vaccinations, hepa ... Read on »
Mutant Chronic Hepatitis-B or Hidden Hepatitis-C by Carlitos G. Patient Expert Posted Mon 28 Nov 2011 7:07pm Today I am going to talk about something I think is very important for all that you have a diagnosis of CFS. As you know I have CFS diagnosed for 6 years now, and despite the fact that my serologies for hepatitis A, B and C were negative during these years, this year Gregorio Marañón Hospital and last year Carlos III detected B viruses in my ... Read on »
Chronic Hepatitis B goes unnotic ... by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:17pm 1 Comment Chronic Hepatitis B goes unnoticed and not diagnosed.  It can be can be transmitted by any activity that involves exposure to blood and other body fluids.  There is no cure, but treatment can slow the process down and help save liver functionality.  BD  FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD: Gilead ... Read on »
Bernadine Healy and the Hepatitis B myth by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted Fri 17 Apr 2009 11:38pm Kev has already commented on Dr. Bernadine Healy’s return to the autism world. Besides giving herself a big pat on the back for being part of a “war”, she made a number of mistakes (as Kev has pointed out ). Kev missed one of Dr. Healy’s mistakes—the Hep-B myth. One of the recurring myths of anti-vaccine groups is that Hepatitis B is only ... Read on »
Three states investigating Scrub Nurse Who Spread Hepatitis C by Swapping Needles - Update by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Fri 17 Jul 2009 11:08pm I hope this is the end of where she worked, started out in one state, Colorado and now spread to two other states, Texas and New York.  Hospital Employee Injected Patient Drugs and Replaced Syringe content with Saline Solution The hospital hired her even though they knew she had hepatitis and had provided counseling on how to limit her expo ... Read on »
VA Hospital in Missouri Warning Members of Potential Exposure to HIV And Hepatitis by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 30 Jun 2010 6:23am One more story about cleanliness or lack of in this case.  This particular exposure was in the area of not keeping dental instruments clean and/or failure to clean.  BD (CNN) -- A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to dangerous viruses like hepatitis and HIV. John Cochran V ... Read on »
Boehringer Ingelheim Receives FDA Fast Track Approval for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment and Moves In To Phase 3 Trials by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Sat 02 Apr 2011 9:48pm The final results of each endpoint of the trials is to provide a “cure” as stated in the press release, so this is big news if chronic genotype1 hepatitis C virus can be literally cured.  When you read further here there are actually 2 trials with 2 different types of treatments.  “The primary endpoint of each trial is sustained viral re ... Read on »
Investigation Continues With Radiology Technologist Accused of Infecting Dozens of Patients With Hepatitis C in a Long List of H by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Tue 31 Jul 2012 10:49am This is just scary as to how long he was able to go and how many hospitals he worked at the the cath lab.  He was taking the pain killing drug to inject into himself and then the syringes were re-used giving the patient something other than the pain medication they were prescribed.  30 people alone in New Hampshire were infected and the hospita ... Read on »
FDA Put Out Warning on Fatal Rash Originating from the Use of Incivek for Hepatitis C, Deaths Reported by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Thu 20 Dec 2012 6:28pm Apparently the rash is occurring when the drug Incivek is taken in combination with the drugs peginterferon alfa and ribavirin.  The patients who were taking the drug combination developed rashes and then continued without any clinical consult and the fact that the rash kept getting worse, and that’s not a good idea.  A box warning will now be ... Read on »