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 May 31, 2012
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Curative Hep C Treatment Benefits Non-Liver Health and Survival in HIV
For people living with both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), not only does curative hepatitis C treatment reduce the risk of liver-related disease and death, but it also helps limit HIV disease progression and deaths not related to liver disease, according to a Spanish study published ahead of print by Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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| May 30, 2012
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May 29, 2012
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Baby Boomers With Hep C Susceptible to Advanced Liver Disease
A new study confirms long-standing suspicions: Rates of advanced liver disease (ALD) are increasing substantially in baby boomers living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), likely because many have not been tested or treated for the disease. The sobering findings were highlighted by Martin Zalesak, MD, PhD, from Trinity Partners in Waltham, Massachusetts, and his colleagues at the Digestive Disease Week 2012 conference in San Diego and reported by Medscape.
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May 21, 2012
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Electronic System Speeds Up Reporting of HIV, Other Diseases
Health departments nationwide are switching from paper-based to electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) systems, which will expedite reporting of diseases and medical conditions such as HIV and hepatitis, according to an Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) statement.
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May 18, 2012
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Hep C Risk Highest for Baby Boomers, but Most Haven’t Been Tested
Almost three-quarters of those most likely to be living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection—baby boomers, notably those born between 1945 and 1965—have never been tested or are unsure if they have been tested for hepatitis C, according to a new survey conducted by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).
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| May 16, 2012
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May 14, 2012
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National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day is May 15
Tuesday, May 15, marks the debut of the annual National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day. Coordinated by the Latino Commission on AIDS, this important series of events, primarily focusing on the need for increased screening and testing in Latino communities, will take place annually on May 15 and will coincide with viral hepatitis testing and educational programming during National Hepatitis Awareness month.
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May 11, 2012
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May 19 is National Hepatitis Testing Day
Saturday, May 19, is the first annual National Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) educational campaign--a part of the agency's 'Know More Hepatitis' initiative--is aimed at ensuring that at-risk populations learn about and get tested for chronic viral hepatitis.
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May 09, 2012
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Depression Is Common and Needs Managing Before and During Hep C Interferon Treatment
Monitoring people undergoing therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection for depression, and taking steps to manage this common side effect of pegylated interferon-based treatment, is an essential component of care, according to a new review article published by the International Journal of Interferon, Cytokine and Mediator Research.
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May 08, 2012
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Risk of Liver-Related Deaths Twice as High With Chronic Hep B Versus Hep C
In a cohort of men who have sex with men, most of whom were living with HIV, those who were coinfected with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) were twice as likely to die of liver disease compared with those chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new report published online ahead of print by Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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| May 07, 2012
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May 03, 2012
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Hep B, Hep C Magnify Familial Liver Cancer Risk
People with a family history of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—a common type of liver cancer—who are also infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 70 times as likely to develop liver cancer than the general population, according to a study published in Hepatology and highlighted in an accompanying news release by the journal's publisher.
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May 01, 2012
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Facebook to Promote Organ Donation; May Benefit People With Hep C or HIV
Social networking giant Facebook has announced a plan to encourage its 161 million U.S. members to advertise their organ donor status in their profiles, according to The New York Times. The move may avert thousands of deaths in the United States among people waiting for transplants, including people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or HIV infection.
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