Dos & Don’ts
Posted on April 2, 2011 by A&U in Hep Talk, LifeGuide, Noteworthy
Hep C Is Manageable—If You Know the Ins and Outs by Larry Buhl You’ve been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Now what? First, don’t panic. Doctors agree a Hep C diagnosis is not a death sentence. But the virus does require some lifestyle changes and careful monitoring to avoid chronic liver disease. There are a lot [...]
Guided Response
Posted on February 2, 2011 by A&U in Hep Talk, LifeGuide, Noteworthy
A second hepatitis C antiviral—boceprevir—moves closer to approval
Be Smart
Posted on December 14, 2010 by A&U in Hep Talk, LifeGuide, Noteworthy
In an Effort to Prevent HCV, One Campaign Is Educating Youth on Body Art Risks by Larry Buhl In the U.S., an estimated thirty-six percent of people under thirty years-old have tattoos. During tattooing, the skin is punctured up to 150 times a second in order to inject color pigments, leaving the customer at risk [...]
Clearing Hurdles
Posted on December 1, 2010 by A&U in Hep Talk, LifeGuide
What can we do to address the obstacles to HCV treatment? by Larry Buhl Hepatitis C (HCV) is a “silent killer” in more ways than one. It is a sneaky disease that can leave its victim asymptomatic for many years while doing massive damage to the liver. And too often it’s not talked about, due [...]
