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Hepatitis C. Development of new drugs and clinical trials: Promises
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http://www.natap.org/2004/HCV/030404_01.htm

Feds probe control of research on hepatitis C
By PAUL ELIAS
Associated Press
Published on: 02/27/04

I seem to be having complications with fluxuating ALTs and would like
some advice.
I'm at my halfway point in treatment -- three months into six months
for type 2.

I have HCV ; had HCB vaccine 2 years ago (3 shots); now I've just taken
my 2nd HCA vaccine, and the nurse said there's 1 more. I told her I
thought A was only 2 shots. SO she asked the DR and he said 3 shots.  
I've always read that HCA was 2 shots; HCB 3 shots;

Ok, I take back everything I said about Dr. Gitlin!  He's prompt, thorough,
and I liked him a lot.  The Zadaxin trial is closed, but he has two others I
can try on for size.  In the first one, I'd have to go to the hospital for 3
days while they removed my blood, heated it to kill ...

Here's some basic info on the hyperthermia tx done in the Netherlands.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/5670/
Thom
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    A couple of years ago I did the peg-Intron (pegalated) and
ribavarian combo treatment.  However, I'm a "non-responder" and now my
gastro doctor wants to try a daily injection of Intergen (alpha) along
with the ribavarian.  Wondered if any of you are currently undergoing

I like to post this whenever a newbie starts bragging that they haven't
had any side effects yet.  It's been nearly a year since I posted it
last......
In the fourth week, all your hair is gonna drop out. The fifth week your

Is there a transdermal patch of Infergen or Intron?
Why not???  surely if they can deliver hormones and nicotine via
transdermal patches the same could possibly and conceivably apply to
interferons.

........If this GB virus C blocks AIDS development will it block the
infamous Dragon?
 Kinda like Mad Magazine Spy vs. Spy..........
Mysterious virus may thwart HIV

Thomas can you explain this?  Is it good?
http://www.innogenetics.com/site/news.html

Just thought I would pop in here briefly to share good news.
Got my 6-month post-tx results today and I'm still negative. ALT is 12 (gone
up from 10) and AST is 23 (gone up from 13), GGT is 14 (up from 11).
I would like to thank the Universe and everyone who was here to help me

In article <40448d1b$0$28599$626a14ce@news.free.fr>
"szozu" <hoppbunny at hotmail com> wrote:

I had my schnauzer Bridget (remember from a few months ago) put down this
morning. Her quality of life was virtually none. It wall went so peacefully.
I was with her every step of the way! The vet was just the best. They gave
me time to be alone with her before the injection, then ...

If there are any still lurking-
 Debbie Quick's husband called me on Sunday to say that she died in
her sleep on Thursday, February 27.  She went through 2 phases of the
Heptazyme study, but was not a candidate for conventional treatment.