http://www.helixexams.com Medical Directory en-us Hepatitis C, one type of virus known to infect the liver, may progress to chronic liver disease less frequently than has been thought, according to a study published in the Jan. 18 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. "We have known for some time that not everyone who is infected with hepatitis C [HCV] will go on to develop more severe disease. This study supports findings from other studies we have done showing that HCV infection and chronic liver disease are related, but chronic liver disease does not necessarily follow HCV infection," says lead author Leonard Seeff, MD, senior scientist for hepatitis C at the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, in an interview with WebMD. http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20000119/hepatitis-c-liver-disease Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:28:00 MST http://www.helixexams.com/article/Hepatitis-C-Infection-May-Not-Always-Lead-to-Chronic-Liver-Disease-1567.html A newly-developed form of interferon -- the gold standard for treating hepatitis C infection -- may offer hope for the nearly three million U.S. patients suffering from the chronic, potentially liver-destroying disease. Researchers have found that by attaching a specialized molecule to the basic form of interferon, they can create a longer-lasting drug that patients need less of, less often. And peginterferon, as it's called, produces equally good, or even better, results. http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20001206/new-hepatitis-c-treatment-looks-promising-news Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:27:42 MST http://www.helixexams.com/article/New-Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Looks-Promising-1566.html A newly-developed form of interferon -- the gold standard for treating hepatitis C infection -- may offer hope for the nearly three million U.S. patients suffering from the chronic, potentially liver-destroying disease. Researchers have found that by attaching a specialized molecule to the basic form of interferon, they can create a longer-lasting drug that patients need less of, less often. And peginterferon, as it's called, produces equally good, or even better, results. http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20001206/new-hepatitis-c-treatment-looks-promising Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:27:24 MST http://www.helixexams.com/article/New-Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Looks-Promising-1565.html Infection with the hepatitis C virus is the No. 1 cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S., but it usually takes decades for life-threatening complications to develop. Now, new research suggests that treating people within months of initial infection may be the key to preventing the damaging liver effects of hepatitis C. Researchers from Germany's Medical University of Hannover found that people treated within the first three to six months of infection successfully cleared the virus and did not develop chronic infection, the most harmful and deadly form of the infection. Their study will appear in the Nov. 15 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine but was released early due to its potential impact on treatment. http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20011001/earlier-better-for-treating-hepatitis-c Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:27:05 MST http://www.helixexams.com/article/The-Earlier-the-Better-for-Treating-Hepatitis-C-1564.html Hepatitis A is a liver disease. Hepatitis makes your liver swell and stops it from working right. You need a healthy liver. The liver does many things to keep you alive. The liver fights infections and stops bleeding. It removes drugs and other poisons from your blood. The liver also stores energy for when you need it. http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20011126/hepatitis-a Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:26:47 MST http://www.helixexams.com/article/What-Is-Hepatitis-A-1563.html