Testing is the only way to determine with certainty if hepatitis C is the source of these symptoms. If you come into contact ...

Chronic hepatitis C infection can damage the liver ... stop taking heroin and other opioid drugs by preventing withdrawal symptoms and reducing cravings. This treatment might also lower the ...

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, ...

However, you may not notice symptoms right away. Hepatitis C is diagnosed with a blood test and can be treated. In these instances, traces of blood carrying the hepatitis C virus can enter the ...

The most common ones in the U.S. are hep A, B, and C. Hepatitis A can make you feel like you have the flu. The first symptoms show up 15-50 days after contact with the virus. An anti-smooth muscle ...

The research, published in the journal Immunity, focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV)—which affects ... disease rather than just managing symptoms," says Dr. Suan.

What our study showed was that during a chronic hepatitis C infection, antibodies on the ... of autoimmune disease rather than just managing symptoms," says Dr. Suan.

A surgery patient is suing Providence Health & Services and Oregon Anesthesiology Group for up to $4 million after contracting hepatitis C, alleging that the infection was linked to a physician ...