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Hep C Vaccine in the Works?

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:37:56 +0000

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 kind -- not working like traditional vaccines that rely on the body's immune system to form an antibody response, but instead a "gene-based vaccine designed to stimulate the body's immune system to prevent hepatitis C from taking hold," according to Chief Operating Officer Tom Woiwode, who was quoted in the article.

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Hep C Now Kills More People than AIDS/HIV

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:20:16 +0000

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.

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Keep Healthy Through the Holidays

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:25:37 +0000

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, consult these eight straightforward tips. You might even consider printing out this list and re-reading it when you need some guidance.

New Hepatitis C Drug Looks Promising

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:40:36 +0000

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 trials.

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Tour Your Immune System

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:39:24 +0000

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 immune system is that, while defending against dangerous pathogens, it can determine between what is supposed to be in the body and what is foreign and should be attacked. For people infected with a hepatitis virus, your immune system should be working to rid the virus from your body.

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Tour Your Digestive System

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:51:35 +0000

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 what your liver does, and for that matter, what the other organs of the digestive system do, here's your chance to take a picture by picture tour.

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Hepatitis C and the Silent Infection

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:28:32 +0000

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 language of signs and symptoms, but, in the case of hepatitis C, often there's not much of either.

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There's More to Hepatitis Than HCV

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:59:24 +0000

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 facial tissues aren't Kleenex and all adhesive bandages aren't Band-Aides, all hepatitis isn't hepatitis C. There are different types of hepatitis and it turns out that inflammation of the liver has many causes.

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HCV Lingers in Certain Syringes

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:55:32 +0000

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 syringes that have detachable needles. This is far longer than in insulin syringes with attached needles.

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Sex and Hepatitis

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:28:51 +0000

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.

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