Hep C - Relative Risks Of Cirrhosis From Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Relative Risks Of Cirrhosis From Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Medical News Today - Cirrhosis related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with fewer complications and a lower mortality compared to cirrhosis from hepatitis C, despite NASH patients' greater risk of dying from cardiovascular events. These findings are

Tattoo, Piercing And Breast Implantation Infections
Medical News Today - 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Nice, France - In the USA, Canada, Australia and Northern Europe, between 8 and 13% of the population has tattoos and/or piercings, Jean-Baptiste Guiard-Schmid of the Paris

AP Update at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Mojave Daily News - While many people have heard of Hepatitis A and B, not everyone is familiar with Hepatitis C. While types A and B have vaccines, there is no vaccine for type C. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Hepatitis C has now reached epidemic

Antibodies Neutralizing Peginterferon Alfa during Retreatment of
New England Journal of Medicine - To the Editor: Peginterferons are widely used to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, an important cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 We describe a patient who did not have a virologic response to