Who Gets Hepatitis C?
Who gets hepatitis C? Anyone can get hepatitis C virus. But unlike a cold or flu virus, HCV isn’t easy to catch. The virus is
Who gets hepatitis C? Anyone can get hepatitis C virus. But unlike a cold or flu virus, HCV isn’t easy to catch. The virus is
It’s natural for everyone to feel stress, but people with hepatitis C have additional concerns. There’s the prospect of medical tests and procedures, worry over
Most people knew him as bad guy JR Ewing on the TV show “Dallas.” But the actor who played the part, Larry Hagman, adopted a
In 1968 Haight-Ashbury, in the afterglow of the Summer of Love, Steve Cochran* shot up heroin for the first time. He was 16, one of
The word hepatitis is derived from Greek — “hepar” meaning liver, and “-itis” meaning inflamed or diseased. The causes of hepatitis range from chronic alcoholism
Dramatic advances have been made in the treatment of hepatitis C since the virus that caused it was first identified in 1989. The most exciting
The liver is a tough, resilient organ. We can flood it with toxins and expose it to nasty germs, and it still goes about its
Hepatitis C has been called a silent epidemic for its stealthy progress and — until recently — incognito status. Though it’s the most common cause
What are clinical trials? Clinical trials are the means by which new drugs and treatments are tested to determine if they work. They are the