I'll be starting treatment soon and I can either choose the Roche or
Schering Peg-Interferon/Ribivarin product. Anyone have a comment of one
vs. the other? Any subtle differences that I should be aware of?
Thanks.

NOV-205, Hepatitis
NOV-205 is being developed to treat chronic hepatitis C in the U.S.
NOV-205 is designed to act as a hepatoprotective agent with
immunomodulating and antiviral activity.

    I just got 48th week (End of treatment) lab results: UNDETECTABLE! :)
Yes!
LFTs do look great to me too:
    ALT:    24

First the BAD news...
Today, knowing it was my LAST shot tonight, (thats right , 48 out of 48?
down) I called my doctors office, and spoke with his NEW nurse
practitioner, thats taking over the treatment program (again) for him.

I had an opportunity to participate in a Roche study. Basically that
measn that I'd get the drugs for free. I declined because a requirement
was that I have three biopsies (I had one already and would like that to
be the last) and I wasn't keen on all of the structure. Figure ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVELOS THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION
WITH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
NOV-205 is being developed to treat chronic hepatitis C in the U.S.

I'm looking for a simple database program to keep my blood results?  I
haven't the brain at the moment to learn a full featured database
program.  Thanks.

Morgan Stanley raised the target price on Idenix Pharmaceuticals to $29
from $27 and said the biotech firm's experimental hepatitis B drug
telbivudine has the potential to be a "best-in-class" drug, given
recent data. Monday, the company reviewed data to be presented for

It looks like they are ready to start treatment next week. Still dont
know what genotype, they forgot to test for that. I have to go for
another blood test tommorrow.
If interferon works on the hep C virus, what about the flue virus of

I understand there are hepatitis support meetings. Anybody have any
opinion on these?

I learned today that it's best to take the riba after a meal.
I experimented this morning and ate the 600mg before eating.
It messed up my intestinal fauna.  
That's a very bad no-no with myself.  With portal systemic

The other day I found myself leaning against the sink with my legs
quivering. My friend was in the doorway and I could hear her saying
"brian are u allright, over and over again". When I finally came around,
I was dripping sweat and talking to people who weren't there. I forgot

Hey guys! I hope everyone's had their dog soup today!
Did you know that the Spanish Influenza killed more people in a couple of
weeks than AIDS has in over 24 years? Here we are worrying about Hep C when
there is a pandemic on the way that could wipe most of us right off the face

Hey Everyone,
Just got a call from my doctor.
My six month post treatment result says I'm virus free!!!!
NO more freaking HEP C!!

I am making a new blog containing tales of abuse from wives who have been
treated like dirt by their husbands and then made to feel guilty about it.
Just to let you all know, so that you can all see what goes on behind closed
doors.