Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Hepatitis C Health information topics about Hepatitis C: Alternative Therapy 1. Hepatitis C: Treatment Alternatives National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/hepatitisc/index.htm Children 1. Hepatitis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/hepatitis.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hepatitis C National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006526&recruiting... Coping 1. Telling People You Have Hepatitis C Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-03-08-91 2. Coping with Your Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-03-08-90 Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Hepatitis C Virus: The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hepatitis_c/test.html 2. Liver Panel American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.htm... 3. Liver Biopsy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/liverbiopsy/index.htm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/glossary.htm Disease Management 1. Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/chronichepc/index.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/viralhepatitis/index.htm 2. What I Need to Know about Hepatitis C National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hepc_ez/index.htm Nutrition 1. Coping with Hepatitis C: Diet and Nutrition Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-03-05-90 Organizations 1. National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm 2. Hepatitis Foundation International http://www.hepfi.org/ 3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 4. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Viral Hepatitis C National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/faq.htm 2. Hepatitis B and C American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/032.xml Prevention/Screening 1. Veterans: The War against Hepatitis C American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 2. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adult American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/6/I-62 3. Hepatitis C Prevention National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/hepcprev.htm 4. Right Way to Use a Condom American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/condom_a.html Related Issues 1. Sex and Hepatitis C Virus Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp05-01-01-90 2. Hepatitis, Viral, Type C: Health Information for I Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/hcv.htm 3. Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/coinfection.htm 4. Hepatitis Information You Need to Know: Injection American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... Research 1. Duration and Dose of Antiviral Treatment for Chron American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/5/I-67 2. Long-Term Effects of Antiviral Treatment for Hepat American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/2/I-51 Specific Conditions 1. End-Stage Hepatitis C Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00758 Teenagers 1. Hepatitis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/hepatitis.html Treatment 1. Before You Start Hepatitis C Treatment Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-01-05-92 2. Common Questions about Finishing Hepatitis C Treat Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-01-05-94 3. Side Effects of Hepatitis C Treatments Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-02-02-90 4. Treatments for Hepatitis C Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp03-01-05-90 5. 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