Telaprevir hepatitis C treatment

Adding the investigational drug telaprevir to standard treatment for hepatitis C infection cures about half the patients willing to give therapy a second try. That compares to a cure rate of just 14 percent among those who were re-treated with the standard regimen, according to researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute.

 

Hi, This is my first post of my Video Diary following my Liver Transplant and my continued fight against my Hepatitis C infection/virus. Just a quick one to saay hello - I've never done video before and so lets hope for all our sakes that I get better at it soon! Please check out my blog: http://www.ianquill.blogspot.com - Thanks for watching.... Ian Quill

Hepatitis C fascinating insight into how difficult to detect yourself the condition is, but also how common it is for people who travel back and forward between the UK and Pakistan.

An interview with Charles Gore - CEO of Hep C Trust and President of World Hepatitis Alliance

11 mins great overview of hepatitis C issues

lifestyle issues and hepatitis C prt 2

video on lifestyle issues and hepatitis C--Part 2 by hepatologist/liver disease specialist Melissa Palmer, M.D. Dr. Palmer is the author of the bestselling book "Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide to Hepatitis and Liver Disease." For more information, go to Dr. Palmer's website www.liverdisease.com

medicine; marijuana and cigarette smoking iron cirrhosis; interferon; obesity

length 10 mins

lifestyle issues and hepatitis C prt 1

Video by internationally renowned hepatologist/liver disease specialist Melissa Palmer, M.D. on lifestyle issues and hepatitis C. Dr. Palmer is the author of the bestselling book "Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide to Hepatitis and Liver Disease." For more information, pleaase go to Dr. Palmer's website www.liverdisease.com

lifestyle and hepatitis; interferon; nutrition disease

length 9.49 mins

Andrew Loog Oldman has become a patron of the hepatitis C Trust. Here he talks about he manages his own illness and why he decided to become a patron.

This is a video from the ALF (American Liver Foundation)with Naomi Judd speaking about her diagnosis with Hepatitis C.

length 3.3 mins

Interview conducted by the Hepatitis C Council of South Australia in March 2007, regarding the study "Experiences of hepatitis C treatment and its management: what some patients and health professionals say"

Length 9 mins

Local BC doctors worry there is a Hepatitis C epidemic in BC; government not making enough effort to treat the patients. CBC Vancouver News at Six Reports

Same story different place Hepatitis C Global epidemic

DON'T BE BUNTHA Hep C don't let it be

This DVD is about telling the people about the dangers of the blood disease, Hepatitis C. I would like to acknowledge all my sisters and brothers that were involved with bringing this project to you, Australian claymation video about hep c

5.5 mins long

Tim Garon, talented musician and Hepatitis C patient, is dying after being denied a liver transplant for having used legal medical marijuana on the advice of his physician.

1.5 mins long

Jake and Jodie from the Hepatitis Council of Qld (HCQ) respond to Bill's post about hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis Council of Qld
http://www.hepqld.asn.au

5 mins long

Bill Johnson reveals his medical nightmare of Hepatitis C and discusses a chance of a lifetime for a treatment plan

4 mins long

A public health video to create awareness of Hepatitis C by Salford Drug & Alcohol Action Team.

(10.5 min's long)

Short American health information video about HCV in community

(4 min's long)

Tarek Hassanein, M.D., Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Chief of Clinical Hepatology at UCSD, educates us on Hepatitis C, including the latest treatment options, while Stan Miller, respected anchor at Channel 8 evening news, bravely shares the story of his own Hepatitis C diagnosis. Series: "Health Matters" [4/2007] [Health and Medicine]

(28 mins long)

The Big Combo is about hep C. It's an engaging doco-drama which personalises the process of considering interferon ribavirin combo treatment for hepatitis C. Directed by Kathy Sport. Produced by the Hepatitis C Council of NSW. Funded by NSW Health Dept. (2007) For more hep C information, visit http://www.hepatitisc.org.au

(eight minute video) part one

(7.3 minutes long)

The Big Combo is about hep C. It's an engaging doco-drama which personalises the process of considering interferon ribavirin combo treatment for hepatitis C. Directed by Kathy Sport. Produced by the Hepatitis C Council of NSW. Funded by NSW Health Dept. (2007) For more hep C information, visit http://www.hepatitisc.org.au

(nine minute video) part two

click here part one

HCV BASICS Health education video regarding hepatitis-c infection produced by OASISVIDEO in Oakland, CA. Segment 1 of 5.

The Basics