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Hep C Vaccine in the Works? 24 Mar 2012 | 04:37 am
A Bloomberg News report indicates that biotech company Okairos is working on a vaccine for hepatitis C, an infection that now kills more Americans than HIV/AIDS. The vaccine would be a first of its k...
Hep C Now Kills More People than AIDS/HIV 24 Mar 2012 | 04:20 am
A report published in a February issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine sheds light on a scary new fact: Hep B and Hep C are now responsible for more deaths than AIDS/HIV. ... Read Full Post
Keep Healthy Through the Holidays 11 Nov 2010 | 06:25 am
With Thanksgiving approaching--and then the onslaught of more food, drink, family and indulgence that follows--you might be in need of a strategy for keeping yourself on track. To simplify your needs,...
New Hepatitis C Drug Looks Promising 27 May 2010 | 12:40 am
The 4 million Americans affected by Hepatitis C may have some good news coming to them today: Vertex Pharmaceuticals' experimental drug, telaprevir, has performed even better than expected in clinical...
Tour Your Immune System 28 Mar 2010 | 09:39 am
Your immune system is a collection of organs and cells that work together to defend your body against harmful bacteria and viruses. One of the most fascinating abilities of a properly functioning immu...
Tour Your Digestive System 18 Mar 2010 | 09:51 am
Since this is a hepatitis site, naturally, there is a focus on the liver. However, the liver is very interconnected with other body systems--particularly the digestive system. If you've ever wondered ...
Hepatitis C and the Silent Infection 10 Mar 2010 | 12:28 pm
Your body can tell you if something is wrong, but you first need to understand its language. Unfortunately, this is a language you can't learn from Rosetta Stone, Berlitz or Pimsleur. This is the lang...
There's More to Hepatitis Than HCV 3 Mar 2010 | 12:59 pm
There's more to hepatitis than hepatitis C. To many people, it's not worth the time to sort out the ABCs of hepatitis soup: if you have hepatitis then you must have hepatitis C. However, just like all...
HCV Lingers in Certain Syringes 23 Feb 2010 | 12:55 pm
A new study suggests that certain types of needles can allow the hepatitis C virus to stay viable for a longer period of time. Researchers found that the virus can survive for nine weeks in tuberculin...
Sex and Hepatitis 15 Feb 2010 | 12:28 pm
Can you get hepatitis from having sex? Yes, you can; however, there are significant differences in how each of the five viruses are spread and their risk of exposure during sex. ... Read Full Post
