Dentist Suspected Of Spreading HIV & Hepatitis To Patients
Dr. Wayne Harrington, an oral surgeon with a practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is being investigated by the state dental board, the state bureau of narcotics…
Hepatitis C
Coping With Chronic Hepatitis C
Living with a chronic disease like hepatitis C can be depressing and nerve-wracking. Coping with the side effects of treatment isn’t easy either. But another…
Hepatitis Risk Found At Barbershops & Nail Salons
Before going to get a fresh cut or your “nails did,” you may want to consider this potential health concern. Customers in nail salons and…
Hepatitis C 101
First things first. What’s hepatitis C? It’s a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. In time, it can lead to permanent liver…
Health Officials Warn Of Hepatitis C Scare, Urge Testing
Some patients should get tested for hepatitis C if they were treated at four local hospitals linked to a traveling health care worker accused of…
Hepatitis C Spreads Rampantly Amongst HIV-Positive Men
(BlackDoctor.org) — There is an ongoing “explosion” of deadly hepatitis C among men who have sex with men. It’s spread mainly by anal sex, often…
Natalie Cole & Her Battle With Hepatitis C
(BlackDoctor.org) — Hepatitis C is killing more Americans than HIV, according to a just-released study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One of…
Natural Remedies For Hepatitis C
Get a handle on hepatitis. This common liver disease can be severe, or even fatal, so it is important to know the facts. According to…
Study: Blacks Now Face Hep C Triple Threat
(BlackDoctor.org) — African Americans face a “triple whammy” when it comes to the hepatitis C virus, a new study finds. Two aspects of this triple…
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a liver disease. Hepatitis (HEP-ah-TY-tis) makes your liver swell and stops it from working right. You need a healthy liver. The liver…
Hepatitis C Spreads Rampantly Amongst HIV-Positive Men
(BlackDoctor.org) — There is an ongoing “explosion” of deadly hepatitis C among men who have sex with men. It’s spread mainly by anal sex, often…
FDA Approves New Hepatitis C Drug
(BlackDoctor.org) — The FDA today approved a new drug called Victrelis (boceprevir) to treat certain adults with chronic hepatitis C. “Victrelis is used for patients…
What Baby Boomers Need To Know About Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C invisibly incubates in the liver for decades possibly causing cirrhosis, cancer, and liver failure. It is possible for people to spend years living…
HCV & HIV
(BlackDoctor.org) — Following up from our last article on hepatitis B infection in HIV disease, we will now discuss another one of HIV’s party companions,…
