Articles Index

Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis C treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin delay or prevent complications like cirrhosis and liver cancer, but have powerful side effects and doesn't work well for some virus genotypes.

Overview of Hepatitis Treatments
There are many treatments for hepatitis but which one your physician will use depends on the type of disease. This article describes some of the most common therapies.

Side Effects from Taking Pegasys
There are many side effects from treatment of chronic hepatitis with Pegasys. All drugs have side effects and this medication is a powerful treatment for chronic hepatitis. Here is a complete list of side effects.

Will You Need a Liver Transplant?
Liver transplantation is the best treatment for some patients with acute or chronic liver disease that is progressive, life-threatening and unable to be successfully treated with alternative therapies. Liver transplantation has about a 90% one-year survival rate and thousands of people are benefiting from this procedure in the United States and worldwide every year.

Immune Globulin for Hepatitis A
Immune globulin can be used to prevent hepatitis A or even treat hepatitis A after an exposure. Find out how hepatitis A immune globulin can help you.

What Is Immune Globulin?
Immune globulin (IG) is a powerful therapy for treating hepatitis A and hepatitis B. IG, however, has limitations. This article discusses the uses of IG for treating HAV and HBV infections.

Treating Hepatitis With Alternative Medicine
Alternative medicine is very popular, but is it a good choice for treating hepatitis? An informed patient needs to consider the benefits and criticisms of alternative treatments.