HCV-Related Conditions
Coverage of the 2012 AASLD Liver Meeting
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD 2012) in Boston, November 9-13, 2012.
Conference highlights include treatment for hepatitis B and C, new direct-acting HCV drugs, interferon-free hepatitis C therapy, management of liver disease complications, HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV coinfection, and prevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcioma.
HIVandHepatitis.com AASLD 2012 conference section
11/13/12
Bone Loss and Vitamin D Deficiency Are Common among People with Liver Cirrhosis
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- Category: Fibrosis & Cirrhosis
- Published on Tuesday, 01 September 2009 14:01
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People with liver cirrhosis -- a potential outcome of chronic hepatitis B or C -- frequently experience bone loss, or reduced bone mineral density (BMD), and often have low vitamin D levels, according to an Indian study published in the July 28, 2009 issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology.