An opioid epidemic in Virginia may be the beginning of other alarming health concerns, such as a rise in hepatitis C and HIV cases, according to state officials. Earlier this ... Read More
Hepatitis C
How To Manage Hepatitis C Side Effects
Though hepatitis C – an infection of the liver – can be treated and in rare cases cured, the side effects can be daunting. According to the CDC, about 3.5 million people in the ... Read More
5 Ways To Get More Energy With Hepatitis C
Chronic liver disease is a leading cause of death for many African Americans. Black men are especially suffering at staggering rates. Seventy percent of our men are more likely to ... Read More
At Least 50% Of People With Hepatitis C Don’t Know They’re Infected
Did you know that hepatitis C virus infection and liver cancer are serious health problems that disproportionately affect African Americans? They are. But today, though there is no ... Read More
CDC: Reports Of Hepatitis C Rising Among Dialysis Patients – How To Protect Yourself
Reports of hepatitis C infections among dialysis patients in the United States are rising, largely because of poor infection control practices, health officials say. Between ... Read More
Hepatitis C Testing In Prisons Has Benefits For Society, Says Study
Around the country, prisoners are clamoring to be cured of a potentially deadly disease, while prison administrators are reeling from the treatment's price tag. Hepatitis C, a ... Read More
How Do You Know You DON’T Have Hepatitis C?
There are 40 million people around the world living with hepatitis B and C, according to the World Hepatitis Alliance. Furthermore, 1.4 million people die from viral hepatitis ... Read More
Knowing Hepatitis C: Signs, Types, Treatments
First things first, hepatitis C is a disease that attacks the liver. Although there are approximately 2.7 million people in the U.S. living with hepatitis C, the disease itself can ... Read More
10 Ways To Prevent Spreading Hepatitis C
People with hepatitis C often worry about passing the virus on to loved ones unknowingly, especially if they’ve just been diagnosed. Contrary to popular belief, it takes a lot for ... Read More
Foods To Protect Your Liver
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 25 percent of people with HIV are also living with hepatitis C. The combination makes treatment difficult ... Read More
FDA Warning With Two New Hepatitis C Medications
A potentially life-threatening slowing of the heart can occur when the common heart drug amiodarone is taken with new hepatitis C medications, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... Read More
Hepatitis C: How Well Do You #KnowHepC?
Of the estimated 3.2 million Americans who have Hepatitis C, 3 in 4 are people born from 1945 to 1965. Since as many as 50% of people with Hepatitis C don't know they are infected, ... Read More
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 barbershops may be at risk for hepatitis ... Read More
FDA Approves Viekira Pak to Treat Hepatitis C
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Viekira Pak (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir tablets co-packaged with dasabuvir tablets) to treat patients with chronic ... Read More