Guest guest Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Better treatment for hepatitis C patients, New drugs up cure rate and cut down .... Bend Bulletin By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin Most people with hepatitis C don't know they have it. The disease can be diagnosed with a blood test given by your primary care provider or at Deschutes or Crook county health departments . Hepatitis C patients have a ... See all stories on this topic »Noninvasive tests predicted survival in chronic hepatitis C HemOncToday Noninvasive tests for fibrosis and liver stiffness predicted 5-year survival in patients with chronic hepatitis C, according to researchers from CHU Bordeaux in France. “The evaluation of liver fibrosis is a key step to manage a chronic liver disease ... See all stories on this topic »Hepatitis C sufferer tells of close call Edinburgh Evening News A blood test soon proved what he had suspected might be the problem - hepatitis C. The lucky part is that if he'd left it much longer, he would now be dead. " They told me that if I'd left it another year before getting a blood test and the diagnosis ... See all stories on this topic »Survey Finds Support for Universal Hep C Testing AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News Universal testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, as opposed to testing based on known risk factors, is the way to go, according to a survey of people attending general outpatient clinics in Seattle. While most patients surveyed preferred to ... See all stories on this topic »Pharmasset enters clinical collaboration pact with Tibotec for a combo study ... pharmabiz.com .... study the safety and efficacy of PSI-7977, Pharmasset's investigational nucleotide polymerase inhibitor, in combination with TMC435, Tibotec Pharmaceuticals' investigational protease inhibitor, for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). ... See all stories on this topic » Newly approved drugs cure Hepatitis C abc13.com HOUSTON (KTRK) -- More than three million Americans have Hepatitis C, which can destroy the liver. You can get Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion before 1992 because of contaminated needles, and sexual transmission. There was no cure, but now, ... See all stories on this topic » Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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