The Hepatitis C virus is a life threatening infection, and though it can take forty years before the progression of the disease reaches the life threatening stage a person with this disease wants to do everything they can to improve their health. Although not a standard treatment currently used in the United States, Europeans have […]

Amongst the many symptoms of living with the Hepatitis C virus is memory problems. Not all sufferers have this issue to deal with, but most do to at least some extent. Some health care providers call it brain fog, a non-medical term that allows them to pass it off as one of the things one […]

Once the diagnosis of Hepatitis C has been made there are many things that need to be done. The first will be to begin a treatment program. This will be something that you will discuss with your health care provider. Equally as important as what drug therapy you should use, how high your viral load […]

Hepatitis C is a particularly threatening strain of the hepatitis disease. While all types of hepatitis cause the body to experience some form of liver inflammation, hepatitis C is a particularly troublesome form of the disease. For one, no one is protected from hepatitis C as there has not been a vaccine created as of […]

Unfortunately when things scare people they feel the need to listen to rumors and gossip instead of searching out the truth. This is just as true with diseases as with anything else. If you have the Hepatitis C virus, or someone you care about does, dispel the myths, ignore the rumors and get some facts […]

Not all treatments for the Hepatitis C virus consist of drug therapy. As reported by both the National Institute of Health and the National Center of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine many patients use more then the standard methods supplied by their health care providers to treat the Hepatitis C virus that they are infected with. […]

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects the bodies’ largest organ, the Liver. Hepatitis C is transmitted via the blood and causes liver inflammation and in severe cases, Cirrhosis or cancer.
There are many sources where you can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus but if you take time to understand the risks you […]

The worst part of the drug therapy for the Hepatitis C virus, aside from not knowing if it will work or not, are the side effects that most people suffer from during this treatment period. Considering that the drug therapy will last a minimum of three months and can remain in progress for up to […]

Hepatitis C patients are routinely treated with either Interferon or a mix of Interferon and Ribavirin. These drug therapies are known to have positive results in wiping out the infection of at least diminishing its effects. . The problem is that they also have side effects, some of which can be difficult to deal with. […]

When you first learn you have Hepatitis C you’ll want to better understand what it is. Your health care provider will tell you it’s an infection that causes the liver to become swollen and painful. Then you’ll begin to discuss what to do about it. How long does Hepatitis C treatment last? That may be […]