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hepatitis : Health & Medical
Many With Hepatitis C Missing Out on Treatment, Study Finds
Without proper care, infection can lead to liver failure
Detecting Hepatic Steatosis Based on Transient Elastography
What are the most effective and noninvasive methods for detecting liver diseases such as hepatic steatosis?
Usefulness of Surveillance for Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
How soon does hepatocellular carcinoma need to be detected in order to impact survival? Learn who benefits from early disease detection and treatment.
SCCA-IC Serum Levels and Clinical Response in Chronic HCV
How is it possible for clinicians to determine the level of clinical response in patients with HCV on antiviral medications? Are certain lab tests optimal?
Second Wave Anti-HCV Protease Inhibitors
Are new second wave protease inhibitors a viable alternative to pegylated interferon and antivirals in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C?
Distinguishing Functional Dyspepsia From NERD
What types of diagnostic scales exist for clinicians to distinguish between different gastrointestinal diseases, such as functional dyspepsia and NERD?
Sustained Response in Pediatric Patients With Chronic HCV
This new study explores the most effective treatments for children with hepatitis C. How well do they do on interferon and antivirals?
Celiac Disease Arthropathy and Autoimmunity Study
How common is it for patients with celiac disease to also have rheumatic diseases such as spondyloarthritis?
Is Hepatitis Contagious?
WebMD explains how you catch hepatitis, how long the virus lives outside the body, and how long it takes for symptoms to show up after you've been infected.
HCV: Current Standard of Care and Emerging DAA Agents
What are some of the standard as well as emerging therapies on the horizon for the treatment of hepatitis C? This new study investigates.
Chronic Liver Injury Induced by Drugs
How common is drug-induced liver injury, and how can it best be managed?
Folate Intake and the Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers
What does the latest science tell us about the possible connection between folate intake and the risk for developing upper gastrointestinal cancer?
Cerebral White Matter Lesions in Patients With Cirrhosis
What is the relationship between cerebrovascular risk factors and the prevalence of white matter lesions in patients with cirrhosis?
Clinical Impact of Treatment Timing for Chronic HCV
Does timing of treatment, with or without interferon, make a difference for patients with chronic hepatitis C?
Hepatocellular Carcinomas <2 cm in Diameter
Eighty percent of cirrhosis patients may go on to develop hepatocellular carcinoma, study shows.
Therapeutic Management and Evolution of Chronic HBV
What type of negative impact does HIV infection have on patients with chronic hepatitis B, and is it changing at all as medications improve?
Cirrhosis Regression in HCV Patients After Antiviral Therapy
Do the majority of patients with cirrhosis who achieve a sustained virological response develop cirrhosis regression? This new study investigates.
New Indication for Endoscopic Treatment of Colorectal Carcinoma
The authors retrospectively analyzed clinicopathological factors to establish criteria for curative endoscopic treatment of early CRC.
Advances in Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B
Chronic hepatitis B remains a major public health problem, affecting approximately 350 million people globally.
New Paradigms for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B
The main goals of chronic hepatitis B treatment should be the long-term suppression of viral replication to minimize disease progression and the risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. What are the ideal treatment end-points for patients who acquire the disease early in life?