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Tig · Tig

If you haven't seen this offering from the University of Washington, you need to check it out. Very informative and educational. Be sure to look at the title bar at the top of the page. Thanks to Hepatitis C Online and the University of Washington School of Medicine. UW Treatment Guidelines Objective...

Tig · Tig

Hi Everyone, I was looking for some information on Harvoni and came across this rather comprehensive PDF file related to it from the University of Washington. I liked all of the ION trial data and the various reaction studies that were mentioned too. It's a lengthy read, but answers many questions, t...

CeeGee2 · CeeGee2

Information from the American Liver FoundationDiet and Hepatitis CWHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND HEPATITIS C? Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that infects the liver. Up to 85% of people exposed to this virus develop chronic liver disease. In general, chronic HCV appears to be a slowly prog...

Marktq1 · Marktq1

Just seen this on the hep c trusts websiteNew Treatments available for Cirrhotics NHS England has confirmed today that it plans to make the best oral hepatitis C treatment available for all those with cirrhosis as soon as the formal approval process has been completed. This is expected to happen t...

Tig · Tig

Hi Everyone, I was doing some reading and came across this very informative website. It's called "My Sick Liver". I think it will be a nice resource that we can all refer to. http://mysickliver.weebly.com/

Tig · Tig

An interesting article on HCV and its relationship with depression, before, during and after treatment. It's worth reading imo. "In the current generation of direct-acting antiviral agents, a new wave of data is showing that, apart from remarkably high 12-week sustained virological resp...

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/diagnostic.pdf

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

Thursday, April 16, 2015FDA approved changes to the Olysio (simeprevir) package insert to include two new Warnings and Precautions; serious symptomatic bradycardia when co-administered with sofosbuvir and amiodaronehepatic decompensation and hepatic failure. Additional changes to th...

Tig · Tig

Hi Everyone, I was searching for new information today and was able to find a new payment assistance program. It's called Harvoni Help and I will post the link here and add it to our existing Payment Assistance information in the Knowledge Base/Useful Info section. Anyone having a financial hardshi...

rblood · rblood

Free Hep C Education Courses... http://www.hepatitisc.uw.edu/alternate

Tig · Tig

Our member Rblood or Roger sent this to me yesterday and I wanted to share it with you. It's an article published in July and August of 2014, so it's relatively new. While technical in nature, the charts and discussion on fibrosis regression is particularly interesting. I hope this helps answer some q...

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

Recently, the National Sleep Foundation released new recommendations for Americans of every age. While these are recommendations, there are always reasons why people may require more sleep than recommended. For instance, if you have an illness or are being treated for hepatitis C your body ne...

Tig · Tig

I was doing some continuing research into this blog and found this article from 2014 that goes into short specific descriptions of various liver ailments. Again, I found it informative and wanted to share it for anyone interested in learning more on individual conditions. http://orangeisthenew...

Tig · Tig

http://orangeisthenewliver.blogspot.com/2015/01/liver-awareness-globulins.html?spre...

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/choosing.pdf

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/calling.pdf

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C (Reuters Health) - For people with the chronic liver infection hepatitis C, heavy drinking is an obvious no-no, but a new study links even modest alcohol consumption with an increased risk of death - and not just from liver disease."What this stud...

inthewind · inthewind

http://seekingalpha.com/news/2200865-fda-clears-aethlons-hemopurifier-ide-supplement-to-include-ebola

inthewind · inthewind

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/12/22/express-scripts-turns-abbvie-huge-hepatitis-deal/lIZmKNKuX9plF801Hk00bJ/story.html-- Edited by inthewind on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 05:08:48 PM

inthewind · inthewind

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141223/Abbviee28099s-HOLKIRA-PAK-for-chronic-genotype-1-Hepatitis-C-treatment-receives-Health-Canada-approval.aspx

inthewind · inthewind

http://pipelinereview.com/index.php/2014122356474/Small-Molecules/Achillion-Shows-Potential-for-Best-in-Disease-HCV-Regimen-100-SVR4-Following-a-Dual-6-Week-ACH-3102-Based-Regimen-and-Separately-a-4.8-Log10-Reduction-With-ACH-3422.html

inthewind · inthewind

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141221/FDA-approves-AbbVies-VIEKIRA-PAK-for-treatment-of-patients-with-GT1-HCV-infection.aspx

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

A very useful guide to new HCV drugs in the pipeline and HCV medications approved by the FDA, from the HCV Advocate website. Updated Dec 2014. How to use the new HCV Advocate HCV Drug Pipeline: The Quick Reference Guide lists the drugs currently in Phase 2 and 3 clinical development. HCV Medications A...

inthewind · inthewind

http://depts.washington.edu/hepstudy/presentations/uploads/116/m5_l3_treatment_of_gt3.pdf-- Edited by inthewind on Sunday 14th of December 2014 11:26:03 PM

inthewind · inthewind

I found this article that I believe helps explain why I failed to achieve SVR after 24 weeks of SVLD/RBVRN treatment. I have IR and Steatosis . At the present time I am working on getting my weight down to hopefully reduce my Steatosis and improve my IR. I am down from a high of 275 pounds a year and a 1/2 ago...

inthewind · inthewind

http://www.medgadget.com/2013/06/hemopurifier-to-be-studied-as-treatment-option-for-hepatitis-c.html

Cinnamon Girl · Cinnamon Girl

WHEN AND IN WHOM TO INITIATE HCV THERAPYRecommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis CThe introductory statement of When and In Whom to Initiate Therapy has been revised to reiterate that treatment will benefit almost all patients in all stages of chronic infection and that urg...

johnsshutts · johnsshutts

You all need read this article that posted today, at healthline.com, by David Heitz, great article. "Harvoni Takes the Sting Out of Hepatitis C Treatment." It is posted on the right side under most resent. I just want to be cured, just like a lot of us. So tired of waiting, when the great med...

JLynch30 · JLynch30

http://www.informedhorizons.com/resistance2014/pdf/Presentations/Pawlotsky_MAC_BERLIN-RESISTANCE.pdf

JLynch30 · JLynch30

Keiser will not have the drug for a while my doctor just emailed me - how long does it usually take to hit the shelves?

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Current Guidelines for Tx of GT 1-6 (Preview) If you haven't seen this offering from the University of Washington, you need to check it out. Very informative and educational. Be sure to look at the title bar at the top of the page. Thanks to Hepatitis C Online and the University of Washington School of Medicine. UW Treatment Guidelines Objective...	Tig	0	1133	Aug 12, 2015 by Tig
	Hepatitis Web Study - Harvoni (Preview) Hi Everyone, I was looking for some information on Harvoni and came across this rather comprehensive PDF file related to it from the University of Washington. I liked all of the ION trial data and the various reaction studies that were mentioned too. It's a lengthy read, but answers many questions, t...	Tig	1	1136	Aug 6, 2015 by Matt Chris
	Diet and Hcv (Preview) Information from the American Liver FoundationDiet and Hepatitis CWHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND HEPATITIS C? Hepatitis C (HCV) is a virus that infects the liver. Up to 85% of people exposed to this virus develop chronic liver disease. In general, chronic HCV appears to be a slowly prog...	CeeGee2	3	3445	May 23, 2015 by Tig
	Good news for cirrhotic in England (Preview) Just seen this on the hep c trusts websiteNew Treatments available for Cirrhotics NHS England has confirmed today that it plans to make the best oral hepatitis C treatment available for all those with cirrhosis as soon as the formal approval process has been completed. This is expected to happen t...	Marktq1	5	1431	May 9, 2015 by Loopy Lisa
	My Sick Liver: Information (Preview) Hi Everyone, I was doing some reading and came across this very informative website. It's called "My Sick Liver". I think it will be a nice resource that we can all refer to. http://mysickliver.weebly.com/	Tig	0	1068	May 2, 2015 by Tig
	Lifting the Brain Fog: HCV and Depression in the DAA Era (Preview) An interesting article on HCV and its relationship with depression, before, during and after treatment. It's worth reading imo. "In the current generation of direct-acting antiviral agents, a new wave of data is showing that, apart from remarkably high 12-week sustained virological resp...	Tig	5	1703	Apr 23, 2015 by mallani
	An Overview of HCV Diagnostic Tests - Fact Sheet (Preview) http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/diagnostic.pdf	Cinnamon Girl	1	1069	Apr 23, 2015 by 4William
	FDA approved changes to the Olysio (simeprevir) package insert to include two new Warnings and Precautions (Preview) Thursday, April 16, 2015FDA approved changes to the Olysio (simeprevir) package insert to include two new Warnings and Precautions; serious symptomatic bradycardia when co-administered with sofosbuvir and amiodaronehepatic decompensation and hepatic failure. Additional changes to th...	Cinnamon Girl	0	1147	Apr 17, 2015 by Cinnamon Girl
	New HCV Payment Assistance Program (Preview) Hi Everyone, I was searching for new information today and was able to find a new payment assistance program. It's called Harvoni Help and I will post the link here and add it to our existing Payment Assistance information in the Knowledge Base/Useful Info section. Anyone having a financial hardshi...	Tig	0	1209	Apr 10, 2015 by Tig
	Hep C education course. (Preview) Free Hep C Education Courses... http://www.hepatitisc.uw.edu/alternate	rblood	2	2689	Mar 6, 2015 by Tig
	Annals of Hepatology: Long term changes following treatment (Preview) Our member Rblood or Roger sent this to me yesterday and I wanted to share it with you. It's an article published in July and August of 2014, so it's relatively new. While technical in nature, the charts and discussion on fibrosis regression is particularly interesting. I hope this helps answer some q...	Tig	2	1531	Feb 26, 2015 by Zlikster
	Coping with Sleep and Insomnia (Preview) Recently, the National Sleep Foundation released new recommendations for Americans of every age. While these are recommendations, there are always reasons why people may require more sleep than recommended. For instance, if you have an illness or are being treated for hepatitis C your body ne...	Cinnamon Girl	2	1631	Feb 21, 2015 by Cinnamon Girl
	Liver Awareness 101-Hepatology and Disease Highlights (Preview) I was doing some continuing research into this blog and found this article from 2014 that goes into short specific descriptions of various liver ailments. Again, I found it informative and wanted to share it for anyone interested in learning more on individual conditions. http://orangeisthenew...	Tig	0	934	Feb 13, 2015 by Tig
	Liver Disease Awareness 101-Globulins (Preview) http://orangeisthenewliver.blogspot.com/2015/01/liver-awareness-globulins.html?spre...	Tig	0	1086	Feb 13, 2015 by Tig
	Choosing a Medical Provider - Fact Sheet (closed) (Preview) http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/choosing.pdf	Cinnamon Girl	0	1305	Feb 4, 2015 by Cinnamon Girl
	Calling Your Medical Provider - Fact Sheet (closed) (Preview) http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/calling.pdf	Cinnamon Girl	0	768	Feb 4, 2015 by Cinnamon Girl
	Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C, new study... (Preview) Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C (Reuters Health) - For people with the chronic liver infection hepatitis C, heavy drinking is an obvious no-no, but a new study links even modest alcohol consumption with an increased risk of death - and not just from liver disease."What this stud...	Cinnamon Girl	10	3038	Feb 3, 2015 by hrsetrdr
	Aethlons-hemopurifier News (Preview) http://seekingalpha.com/news/2200865-fda-clears-aethlons-hemopurifier-ide-supplement-to-include-ebola	inthewind	0	2764	Dec 31, 2014 by inthewind
	FYI Insurance 2 costly hepatitis C drugs get insurance restrictions (Preview) http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/12/22/express-scripts-turns-abbvie-huge-hepatitis-deal/lIZmKNKuX9plF801Hk00bJ/story.html-- Edited by inthewind on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 05:08:48 PM	inthewind	11	1970	Dec 25, 2014 by Harvoninme
	GT1 Treatment Canada (Preview) http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141223/Abbviee28099s-HOLKIRA-PAK-for-chronic-genotype-1-Hepatitis-C-treatment-receives-Health-Canada-approval.aspx	inthewind	0	753	Dec 23, 2014 by inthewind
	More GT1 Treatment (Preview) http://pipelinereview.com/index.php/2014122356474/Small-Molecules/Achillion-Shows-Potential-for-Best-in-Disease-HCV-Regimen-100-SVR4-Following-a-Dual-6-Week-ACH-3102-Based-Regimen-and-Separately-a-4.8-Log10-Reduction-With-ACH-3422.html	inthewind	0	715	Dec 23, 2014 by inthewind
	GT1 Treatment (Preview) http://www.news-medical.net/news/20141221/FDA-approves-AbbVies-VIEKIRA-PAK-for-treatment-of-patients-with-GT1-HCV-infection.aspx	inthewind	0	900	Dec 21, 2014 by inthewind
	HCV Drug Pipeline, updated December 2104 (Preview) A very useful guide to new HCV drugs in the pipeline and HCV medications approved by the FDA, from the HCV Advocate website. Updated Dec 2014. How to use the new HCV Advocate HCV Drug Pipeline: The Quick Reference Guide lists the drugs currently in Phase 2 and 3 clinical development. HCV Medications A...	Cinnamon Girl	0	1100	Dec 16, 2014 by Cinnamon Girl
	Info On Treatment Retreatment GT3 (Preview) http://depts.washington.edu/hepstudy/presentations/uploads/116/m5_l3_treatment_of_gt3.pdf-- Edited by inthewind on Sunday 14th of December 2014 11:26:03 PM	inthewind	0	838	Dec 14, 2014 by inthewind
	GT3 Information Platelets (Preview) I found this article that I believe helps explain why I failed to achieve SVR after 24 weeks of SVLD/RBVRN treatment. I have IR and Steatosis . At the present time I am working on getting my weight down to hopefully reduce my Steatosis and improve my IR. I am down from a high of 275 pounds a year and a 1/2 ago...	inthewind	2	955	Dec 13, 2014 by inthewind
	Blood Filter (Preview) http://www.medgadget.com/2013/06/hemopurifier-to-be-studied-as-treatment-option-for-hepatitis-c.html	inthewind	2	1113	Dec 10, 2014 by Tess
	Updated introductory statement of When and In Whom to Initiate Therapy, from AASLD (Preview) WHEN AND IN WHOM TO INITIATE HCV THERAPYRecommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis CThe introductory statement of When and In Whom to Initiate Therapy has been revised to reiterate that treatment will benefit almost all patients in all stages of chronic infection and that urg...	Cinnamon Girl	7	4416	Oct 29, 2014 by mallani
	Harvoni Takes the Sting Out of Hepatitis C Treatment (Preview) You all need read this article that posted today, at healthline.com, by David Heitz, great article. "Harvoni Takes the Sting Out of Hepatitis C Treatment." It is posted on the right side under most resent. I just want to be cured, just like a lot of us. So tired of waiting, when the great med...	johnsshutts	2	1303	Oct 26, 2014 by johnsshutts
	Found this (Preview) http://www.informedhorizons.com/resistance2014/pdf/Presentations/Pawlotsky_MAC_BERLIN-RESISTANCE.pdf	JLynch30	8	1876	Oct 12, 2014 by mallani
	Keiser California (Preview) Keiser will not have the drug for a while my doctor just emailed me - how long does it usually take to hit the shelves?	JLynch30	0	637	Oct 12, 2014 by JLynch30
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