All the news Showing 10 of 32 articles from: Living with HCVGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources High cholesterol diet more harmful to the liver for women with hepatitis C than men Keith Alcorn / 17 February 2016 A diet high in cholesterol appears more harmful to the liver, and is more strongly linked to liver-related death and liver transplantation, in women with hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis but not ... Cardiovascular disease risk is higher for people with hepatitis C Keith Alcorn / 20 January 2016 People with hepatitis C are at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, suffering a stroke or developing cardiovascular problems than people with similar risk factors for heart disease who ... HCV infection associated with hardening of the coronary artery Keith Alcorn / 14 September 2015 Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an important early warning sign of cardiovascular disease, investigators from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) report in the online edition of the Journal of ... Alcohol misuse the strongest predictor of severe liver damage and death in French people with hepatitis C Keith Alcorn / 28 April 2015 People with hepatitis C have a much greater risk of liver-related hospitalisation or death if they have an alcohol use disorder or another serious co-morbidity such as HIV infection, chronic kidney disease ... Even moderate drinking increases risk of advanced liver fibrosis for people with HIV and HCV co-infection Michael Carter / 28 May 2014 Even moderate alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of advanced liver fibrosis for people living with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection, investigators from the United States report in Clinical ... Lifestyle changes can have big health benefits for overweight people with HCV Michael Carter / 07 October 2013 A low-fat or low-calorie diet combined with moderate physical activity has tangible health benefits for people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who are overweight, research published in Nutrition Journal shows. The study participants ... Drinking coffee halves the risk of liver cancer Michael Carter / 02 April 2013 Coffee consumption reduces the risk of liver cancer by approximately 50%, the results of a meta-analysis published in the online journal BMC Gastroenterology show. A total of 16 studies published before May 2012 ... Support improves hepatitis C treatment completion and response rates among drug users Michael Carter / 02 January 2013 Hepatitis C treatment completion and response rates among injecting drug users are similar to those seen in general patient populations, the findings of a meta-analysis published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious ... Adherence to hepatitis C treatment: unravelling the complexities Rob Camp / 13 December 2012 Successful adherence to hepatitis C treatment may require physicians and care teams to address a wide range of factors, according to research from the United States and Germany presented at The Liver Meeting ... European guidelines on management of mental health for people with hepatitis C published Michael Carter / 16 October 2012 European investigators have developed a consensus statement on hepatitis C and mental health. Published in the online edition of the Journal of Hepatology, the wide-ranging document assesses evidence concerning the effect of hepatitis C ... ← Prev1234Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Transmission and prevention Diagnosis and monitoring Disease course and symptoms HCV and coinfections Living with HCV Treatment issues Side effects Therapies Liver transplants Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive