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Title: Hepatitis C: A Personal Guide to Good Health
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1569751838
ISBN 13: 9781569751831
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good

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America's deadly viral epidemic, Hepatitis C, is following a terrible path, affecting over 4 million Amencans. As a result, the search for efiective treatments against Hepatitis C have been te top priority of numerous drug companies. With the first of this new generation of drugs becoming available to patients, Hepatitis C:A Personal Guide to Good Health has been completely updated with the latest information these patients are seeking. Includes the latest information on new drug treatments including PEG-Rebetron and Pegasys Introduction by Emmet B. Keeffe, M.D.. of Stan Tord University School of Medicine Highly recommended by liver specialists nationwide Hepatitis C continues to be a growing problem, with many Americans discovering they have it when they contributed blood afterthe September 11 terrorist attacks In the first part of the book, the author provides a thorough yet easy-to-understand overview of Hepatitis C-why it can be a very serious threat to your health, how it "tricks" the immune system, how transmission occurs, the symptoms, and risk factors. Most importantly she details how to protect your own health and that of others. Next she guides the reader through the diagnostic process, describing the latest treatment options and the role oidiet and exercise in controiling tile disease's effects. Inclujed are fully updated sections on drug and surgical treatments, such as PEG-Rebetron and Pegasys as well as liver transpiantation?. Finally, she tells readers how to build a support network through foundations, on-line sources, and support groups. Hepatitis C:A Personal Guide to Good Health organises and explains the information in a more reader-friendly style than any other source. ihe author has years of experience bridging -the gap between porentjal confusion and often frightening medical facts and patients' simple desire to understand their situation. This book empowers the patients with the information needed to make the important decisions about their treatment.

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GET THE FACTS ON AMERICA'S SILENT EPIDEMIC!
Although it can cause debilitating illness, severe damage to the liver and even complete liver failure, the hepatitis C virus was not even isolated until just a few years ago. Warnings about this deadly disease have still not been adequately communicated to the public. Hepatitis C: A Personal Guide to Good Health relates the vital facts about this debilitating disease. It explains how it is contracted, identifies the symptoms, and shows how to test for it and offers details on available treatments. This book also tells how to manage the disease through lifestyle changes and alternative health practices. It helps you cope with the psychological problems of a chronic disease and offers sensible advice on how you can overcome the complications created by hepatitis C.

WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT HEPATITIS C; A PERSONAL GUIDE TO GOOD HEALTH:
"Aninvaluable resource for patients with hepatitis C, their care-givers and health care workers."
-Tarek Hassanein, M.D., Chief of Clinical Hepatology, UC San Diego Medical Center

"An excellent reference that should be mandatory reading for all patients with hepatitis C. It is concise and thorough at the same time. I strongly recommend that this book be read by my patients and their families."
-Kenneth D. Rothstein, M.D., Center for Liver Disease, Temple University School of Medicine

"Contains a great deal of information important to patients afflicted with chronic hepatitis C. It is well organized, and written in a language that is easy to understand."
-Steven L. Flamm, M.D., Northwestern Memorial Hospital

"Accurate, unbiased, easy-to-read, and up-to-date, this book translates medical jargon into easy-to-understand terms. It is filled with practical advice."
-Jorge L. Herrera, M.D.,Director of Hepatology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine

FACTS ABOUT HEPATITIS C:
*4 million American have hepatitis C; four times more than have AIDS
* Hepatitis C is incurable in 80 to 90 percent of cases
*There are an estimated 30,000 new cases of hepatitis C diagnosed a year in America
*Many people carry the virus and are unaware that they have hepatitis until problems arise
*At present, there is no cure for Hepatitis C

WARNINGS FROM PAST AND PRESENT SURGEON GENERALS ABOUT HEPATITIS C
"We know that many Americans infected with hepatitis C are unaware they have thedisease. Unfortunately, many of them cannot be readily identified because the disease does not cause symptoms until it is far advanced."
-Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher

"Many of those at high risk are average people– middle aged housewives who had a cesarean, young adults who had transfusions as high-risk babies or middle-aged men who served in Vietnam, these people have no reason to believe that they are infected."
-Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop END

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