Chronic Hepatitis B
Chronic Hepatitis B: Introduction
A long term hepatitis B liver inflammation. Hepatitis B is an infectious hepatitis. Most people recover from hepatitis B but if it becomes a long-term condition (i.e. chronic) then it may never completely resolve itself. ...more »
Symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis B
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symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis B
Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis B
- Antiviral medications such as interferon
- Treatments of chronic hepatitis B include:
- Avoidance of alcohol and medications that may worsen hepatic function, or rely on the liver for metabolism
- Antiviral therapy - for severe acute illness and chronic hepatitis B
- Interferon - for chronic infection
- more treatments...»
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Chronic Hepatitis B?
Chronic Hepatitis B: Deaths
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Chronic Hepatitis B: Complications
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Causes of Chronic Hepatitis B
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Disease Topics Related To Chronic Hepatitis B
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Chronic Hepatitis B: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Chronic Hepatitis B
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see ...read more »
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients
with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician.
The reasons are multifactorial.
Possible conditions include chronic...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel...read more »
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Chronic Hepatitis B: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Chronic Hepatitis B
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Chronic Hepatitis B: Rare Types
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Latest Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis B
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Chronic Hepatitis B
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Prognosis for Chronic Hepatitis B
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Clinical Trials for Chronic Hepatitis B
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Chronic Hepatitis B include:
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Clinical Trials for Chronic Hepatitis B
Statistics for Chronic Hepatitis B
Chronic Hepatitis B: Broader Related Topics
Types of Chronic Hepatitis B
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