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The Canadian Hepatitis C
FAQ is provided by HepC VSG. Currently it is under construction and will be
updated as the chapters are finished. Bob Edwards of the Heptitis C Society has done all of the conversions to pdf and html. Please visit his site HeCSC Victoria and thank him. :-)
All the chapters are online - some
chapters are html and some are PDF's. Just click on the link to adobe if you do
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If you want the whole FAQ (it's over 2MB without links)to download onto your computer, right click on FAQ in PDF and choose "SAVE TARGET AS" and then save it where you'd like.
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HepC VSG -The Hepatitis C Vancouver Support Group
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The Hepatitis C Vancouver Support Group Society
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This document is meant to provide education and information to people that have hepatitis c and their loved ones. It is not meant to take the place of your practitioner and the information is provided in the hopes that you can become an active partner in your health care with your physician. We believe in empowerment through education. We have tried to get permission to copy from the folks that wrote the articles contained herein but it wasn’t always possible. We got most of the information from the internet which is public domain so we hope we haven’t stepped on anyones toes.We’re not selling this document for profit and in many cases we give them away to people that don’t have the money to pay.All we want to see is the information getting to the people that need it the most. That’s You. Other documents available include the combo survival guide from a–z written by some great gals in the us and double jeopardy about coinfection.
CANADIAN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON HEPATITIS C
HepC VSG FAQs
Thanks to the very special people that helped put together the information for this project.
And chapter four and ten aren’t missing- I just miscounted. And there is no page 136 or 169. But if you find other mistakes in the book, please let us know. The little things in life--- aren’t things.
Darlene M Last Minute Updates:Pickering,Ontario
Dr. Peter J.
Campbell,110, 1885 Glenanna Rd, Pickering, L1V6R6 HepC VSG
Douglas, Perry, DTCM wrote an article on acupunture and Chinese medicine in Hepatitis C. He can be reached at 604.805.0672
HepC VSG
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Support Groups in the Lower Mainland BC Support Groups Ontario Support Groups New Brunswick Support - please see Hopsy section
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How to Start Your Own Support Group The HEP Support Group Handbook May is Hepatitis Awareness Month in Vancouver The HepC Ribbon and What it Means Odering the How to Start a Heptaitis C Rhogam Hepatitis C Risk Factrs and Transmission |
The
Diagnosis
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I've Been Diagnosed - Now What? Questions to ask about your medication Questions to ask your doctor Questions to ask about tests and procedures Symptoms of Hepatitis C Important Notes about Vaccination and General Cost of Rebetron Success Reported in Treated Hepatitis C Fatigue Assessment of Liver Dysfunction Fatigue as a Symptom of Liver Disese Fatigue Affecting People with Liver Disease Resting Energey Expenditure in Patients with Chronic Heptatiis C: effect of interferon alpha therapy |
Reflief from Prolonged Fatigue Associated with Chronic Liver Disesae by Long Term Ondansetrn Therapy Safety of Ondansetrn Treatment of Pruitus in Chronic Liver Disease Brainfog and its Significance Assessment of Liver Dysfunction The Mechanism of Progression of Liver Disease Scoring Systems for Staging of Chronic Hepatitis HAI Histological Activity Index by Knodell Common Laboratory Tests in Liver Diseases Blood Tests - What the Numbers Mean Blank Blood Test Chart for you to use Glossary of Terms BC Transplant Society Info |
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Alberta BC Nova Scotia Ontario Manitoba Saskactewan Qubec |
Yukon New Brunswick New Foundland Nova Scotia and PEI Selected Leading Causes of Death by Sex from Statscan Conditions and Diseases Found in Association with HepC |
Treatments for Hepatitis C
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Rebetron Press Release from the BC Government Rebetron Treatment Guidelines in Ontario A dynamic duo for Chronic HCV Ribavirin Treatment Alone or in Combination September15: Update Interferon plus Ribavirin Expanded Indications Bring More Complications |
New Therapy Packs a Powerful One-Two Punch Hepatitis C Virus Dynamics in vivo Increased hepatitic iron deposition Increase in hepatitic iron stores How to Open a Ribavirin Blister Packet The Future of Hepatitis C Research Emerging Therapies for Hepatitis C |
Adjunctive and Alternative Treatments
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Diet and Hepatitis C Nutrition and Hepatitis C Natural Interferon Boosters Chinese Medicine: Recent Treatment Strategies The Live Life Range |
Top Herbal Products Encountered in Drug Information Requests: Part 2 Naturopathic Treatment of Hepatitis C Experimental and Alternative Therapies for Liver Disease Ayurvedic Medicine |
Warning for People with
Liver Disease
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Terbinafine and Fulminant Liver Failure Interferon Therapy may Endanger Asthma Patients Alcohol, vitamin A and beta-carotene: adverse interactions, including hepatotoxicity and carcinogenicity List of Hazardous Herbs Herbs Which May Cause Liver Problems St. John's Wort Linked to Seratonin Syndrome Adynamic Ileus Associated with St. John's Wort St. John's Wort Linked to Cataracts Drugs that may cause liver dysfunction or damage Top "10" Killer Household Chemicals Disulfiram use in patients with abnormal liver function test results Pediatric AnesthesiologistsMay Risk Halothane-related Liver Injury |
Duract Voluntarily Withdrawn Due to Liver Problems Severe hepatitis attributed to paroxetine Special Note: Rezulin Withdrawn Toxic Oil Bought Via the Internet Fatality associated with combined fluoxetine-amytriptyline therapy Morbid prognostic features in patients with chronic liver disease undergoing nonhepatitic surgery Diclofenac associated acute cholestatic hepatitis Ibuprofen induced hepatotoxicity in patients with chronic hepatitis c Preventing Liver Damage More studies on the use of NSAIDS Anti-inflammatory drugs and variceal bleeding New arthritis drug |
Internet Support
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Online Support Top 20 Internet Health Sites Hepatitis C Sites on the Internet |
Resources for People with
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Books Videos |
Compensation
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re: class action suits Test back procedures Thrusday Dec 9, 1999 Report from David Klein Compensation to Date: The Runaround Continues |
Moral Suppport
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The Curse of Looking Good and Feeling Terrible My Letter to People that Don't Have Hepatitis C How to Say No Ten Commandments for Hepatitis Survival
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Big Rocks Attitude Victim or Survivor Anonymous Patient Manifesto |
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Scientific American October 1999 Cosmopolitan October 1999 Alternative Medicine Digest 1998 |
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Hopsy the HepC Bunny HCV Diagnostic Tests An Inside Look at the Liver Precautions against spreading Heptatis C How to Protect Yourself Risk Factors
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Self Help Tips What is a Virus? Who Should Be Tested? Comparing Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Support Group in New Brunswick |
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What you can expect from Acupuncture/ Traditional Chinese Medicine? From Doug Perry, DTCM Bone Mineral Metabolism and Hepatitis C |
