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HepC Choices  

Hepatitis C Choices, 4th Edition

Table of Contents

Individual chapters are available below in PDF format, or you can download the complete book here (9.23MB)

PART 1: Information for Everyone with Hepatitis C

1: How to Use Hepatitis C Choices
(4 pages, 436 KB)

2: Overview of Hepatitis C (8 pages, 470 KB)
Robert G. Gish, MD

3: Alcohol and Hepatitis C (10 pages, 639 KB)
Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD and Lorren Sandt

4: Understanding Hepatitis C Disease

5: Signs and Symptoms That May Be Associated with Hepatitis C (8 pages, 385 KB)
Tina M. St. John, MD

6: Laboratory Tests and Procedures
(20 pages, 1.17MB)
Tina M. St. John, MD

7: The Immune System and Hepatitis C

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PART 2: Hepatitis C Treatment and Management Approaches

8: Western (Allopathic) Medicine

9: Integrative Medicine (7 pages, 429 KB)
Randy J. Horwitz, MD, PhD and Julia Jernberg, MD

10: Ayurvedic Medicine (13 pages, 535 KB)
Shri K. Mishra, MD, MS, Bharathi Ravi, BAMS, and Sivaramaprasad Vinjamury, MD

11: Chinese Medicine

12: Homeopathic Medicine (8 pages, 424 KB)
Sylvia Flesner, ND

13: Mind-Body Medicine & Spiritual Healing
(12 pages, 481 KB)
Sharon D. Montes, MD

14: Naturopathic Medicine (14 pages, 509 KB)
J. Lyn Patrick, ND

15: Nutrition and Hepatitis C (12 pages, 431 KB)
Lark Lands, PhD

16: Nutritional Supplementation (9 pages, 394 KB)
Lark Lands, PhD and J. Lyn Patrick, ND

17: Products Marketed to People with Hepatitis C
(12 pages, 467 KB)
J. Lyn Patrick, ND

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PART 3: Other Topics for People Living with Hepatitis C

18: Women and Hepatitis C (12 pages, 1.49 MB)
Norah Terrault, MD and Jessica Irwin, PAC

19: Hepatitis C in Children (6 pages, 431 KB)
Aparna Roy, MD, MPH and Kathleen Schwarz, MD

20: HIV/HCV Coinfection

21: Mental Health & Hepatitis C

22: Military Veterans & Hepatitis C
(8 pages, 463 KB)
Terry Baker

23: Choosing: My Journey, My Choices
(16 pages, 614 KB)
Randy Dietrich

24: A Look to the Future (8 pages, 434 KB)
Lorren Sandt

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APPENDICES

I: How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
(4 pages, 357 KB)

II: Ayurvedic Herbs (8 pages, 380 KB)

III: Chinese Medicine Herbs and Formulas
(10 pages, 441 KB)

IV: Liver-Toxic Medications and Herbs
(4 pages, 366 KB)

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Hepatitis C is the most common, chronic blood-borne
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