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The purpose of this pamphlet is to let patients know what they can do to keep their livers healthy. It contains information about liver health lab tests, the virus and how it is spread, hepatitis A and B, sex and hepatitis C, and hepatitis C treatment. The guide also includes some useful resources...

This information sheet discusses tests that gay men should have, including hepatitis, HIV, and STDs. It explains the different testing methods for diseases.

This pamphlet is a guide is about depression and hepatitis C—what the symptoms are and what steps can be taken to help with depression. The guide states that some people may be ashamed to have depression but should remember that depression is a medical condition that is treatable. Topics include...

This pamphlet is a general guide to hepatitis C, a virus that lives in blood and usually affects and damages the liver. Topics include testing, liver basics, transmission, symptoms, herbs, treatments, and staying healthy.

This pamphlet provides recommendations for providing services to partners of individuals infected with STDs, HIV, hepatitis, and TB. It provides suggested questions for different diseases, information about the diseases, treatment information, safety tips, and a list of investigative internet...

This pamphlet provides general facts about hepatitis A. It describes hepatitis A, the liver and how hepatitis A affects the liver; who gets hepatitis A, its transmission and symptoms, how it is diagnosed and treated, what to do if exposed to the disease, and prevention, including vaccination and...

This workbook is designed for patient's use throughout treatment with triple therapy--pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and boceprevir. The workbook explains triple therapy, how and when to take medications, what to do if you miss a dose, the length of treatment, if treament does not work, treatment...

This workbook is designed for patient's use throughout treatment with triple therapy--pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and telaprevir. The workbook explains triple therapy, how and when to take medications, what to do if you miss a dose, the length of treatment, if treament does not work, treatment...

This pamphlet discusses the new drug treatments for chronic hepatitis C. It describes the drugs boceprevir and telaprevir, which were approved by the US Food and Drug administration for treatment of chronic hepatitis C. The pamphlet explains how the new drugs are used in triple therapy, how they...