Does Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection Cause Severe Liver Disease Only in People Who Drink Alcohol?
Lancet Infectious Diseases published in May 2002 an interesting article on the relationship of alcohol and hepatitis C by Professors Vento and Cainelli, Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. The article focuses on the primary role of alcohol in HCV disease progression, cirrhosis and hepatitis C-related cancer. Following is a summary of their article. Full Story 06/28/02 Important Areas for Future Research in Hepatitis C The following text on areas of future research for hepatitis C is an excerpt from the consensus report on the NIH conference on hepatitis C held in Bethesda, Maryland, June 10-12, 2002. Full Story 06/26/02 What Can HCV Positive Patients Do to Prevent Transmission of the Virus? The following text on what HCV positive patients can do to prevent transmission of the virus is an excerpt from the NIH consensus report on hepatitis C held in Bethesda, Maryland, June 10-12, 2002. Full Story 06/21/02 European Union Approves New Roche HCV Drug Pegasys Roche
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- Does Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection Cause Severe Liver Disease Only in People Who Drink Alcohol?
- Does hepatitis C virus cause severe liver disease only in people who drink alcohol?
