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Alcohol Accelerates Liver Damage in People Living with Hepatitis C

By Angela J. Beck | Elsevier Health Services on May 10, 2016 Featured, Health

Ann Arbor, MI, May 10, 2016 – Drinking alcohol can increase the risk of illness and death from the hepatitis C virus. A new national household study of U.S. adults published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that many people living with hepatitis C report either former or current excessive alcohol use. In […]

Hepatitis C Reaches Historic Highs: More Than 75% of Infected are Baby Boomers

By Anne Gold | Median News Brief on Oct 30, 2014 Health

The numbers are sobering: While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 3.2 million Americans are currently infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), the World Health Organization (WHO) further estimates that a staggering 130–150 million people globally have a chronic HCV infection and that 350,000 to 500,000 people die each […]