Hepatitis C

~ Hi ~ Eileen
Eileen, Thanks for your reply...and also the websites!! the Family Album was very touching...also a pleasure to put some of the names I see here, to the faces, and hopefully get to know you all better in the days to come. If you are the webmaster for the Family Album, I can offer my pic as well..let me know... 24 Apr 2008 00:31

Ultimate Functional Foods
THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Volume 14, Number 3, 2008, pp. 299–301 The Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill Extract Normalizes Liver Function in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B CHUNG-HUA HSU, M.D., Ph.D.,1,2 KUNG-CHANG HWANG, M.D.,3 YI-HSIUNG CHIANG, M.D.,4 and PESUS CHOU, Dr.P.H.2,4 ABSTR... 19 Apr 2008 15:32

Phlebotomy Improves Hepatitis C
Bloodletting in hepatitis .. Whoda .. thunk. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Mar;53(3):815-22. Epub 2007 Sep 12. Phlebotomy improves therapeutic response to interferon in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a meta-analysis of six prospective randomized controlled trials. Desai TK, Jamil LH, Balasubramaniam M, Koff R, Bonkovsk... 22 Apr 2008 02:23

MK7009
More research, more studies, more tests... Saw this online on Wired Science, the link goes to a site that has a list of cities where participants are being recruited for a "Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study" http://blog.wired.com/wired... 17 Apr 2008 19:45

Side Effects After Treatment
Hi, I have been post TX now for 4 months after 48 weeks of treatment. I still feel the side effects in the morning and it usually tapers off and I feel better during the second half of the day. Has anyone experienced the same thing after treatment ? I guess depending on the individual it can take 6 months or mo... 17 Apr 2008 15:47

checking in, Hi to other newbies!
Hello, just needing to check in, how are you guys doing? Haven't seen much activity here for a while. Hey Wally's Girl, did you get your 12 week results back? hopin it was goooood news, Jamfer, you still taking a "walk in the park"? My first 2 weeks weren't bad, I didn't get the "ick" until Sunday, but week 3... 16 Apr 2008 23:39

Anti-cholesterol drug appears to hold promise against hepatitis C
I just found this online and it sounds very encouraging. Go Sooner Doc! cheers, Frogger Associated Press - April 11, 2008 10:25 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center say an anti-cholesterol drug is showing promise in helping treat hepatitis C. Gas... 24 Apr 2008 20:40

A 'NEW NORMAL': LIFE AFTER HEPATITIS
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:25:33 -0700 (PDT), TX-012 <withbacon(a)aol.com> wrote: I wonder if they goofed on reporting the length of her treatment; I was under the impression that it's almost always done in factors of 24 weeks. For most people in the US, 48 weeks, for some lucky souls, 24 weeks, and for those whom... 24 Apr 2008 20:40

Riba Rage?
Hello All. I have read on here something about "Riba Rage". I think I am a card member.(LOL) I tend to be pretty mild manner....Lately I think I can rip someone's head off.They really don't need to be doing any thing-Breathing is enough. If I don't like their tone I feel the death ray start up in my belly! ... 16 Apr 2008 19:41

Celexa or Lexapro?
Hello oh wise and seasoned veterans, I decided to get an anti-d after accepting the fact that I am full of self-loathing and misery. the dr. suggested celexa, a friend of mine who knows me (thinks I worry a lot anyway), suggested Lexapro. care to share? TC ps: Hello to Grey, and Sarah, and Dbo, and Jamfer and T... 10 Apr 2008 07:00