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TODAY'S FEATURE ARTICLE:Friday July 25, 2008
Insulin Resistance Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C: Etiology and Impact on Treatment
Harrison SA - Although adjunctive therapies such as insulin sensitizers and weight loss often are recommended, their ability to improve antiviral treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis C is unproven. Studies are under way to determine whether improving insulin sensitivity results in better outcomes in patients receiving pegylated interferon alfa plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C. ...   Click Here to Read More
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Overview
Hepatitis C: An Overview
Hepatitis C is a liver disease. Hepatitis (pronounced HEP-ah-TY-tis) makes your liver swell and stops it from working right. Most people with hepatitis do not have symptoms...
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
Liver Biopsy
In a liver biopsy, the physician examines a small piece of tissue from your liver for signs of damage or disease. A special needle is used to remove the tissue from the liver...
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Treatment
Treatments for Hepatitis C
Treatments for hepatitis C try to do three things. Most of the time, they can't do them all. Treatments for hepatitis C try to remove (or clear) all the hepatitis C virus from your body, sto...
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Prevention/Screening
Prevention of Hepatitis
For infections of Hepatitis A and B, vaccine is the best prevention method. There is no vaccine available to prevent Hepatitis C, D and E but there are some basic hygiene strategies...
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Clinical Trials and Studies Related to Hepatitis
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others...
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