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Re Interferon, I am taking the stuff from Roche, which is the common one in Europe. I beileve in the USA Schering is the main manufactuer. Somebody told me that Schering has a slightly higher response rate ( a few percent here and there) but it is heavier to take.
What is the most expensive liquid in the world? Blood!
What is the second most expensive? Possibly interferon!
I am lucky enough to be on a clinical trial, and between requesting to join and starting took only 2 weeks. But if not, our Health service would take years to fund this. And this is the problem. It takes millions and millions to develop treatments and this cost has to be recuperated by the pharma companies, since they must operate in a finacially sound environment. It's a major issue facing the haves and the have nots in the world.
Re StarTreck, I wonder (in general) at what point does a mental action transform itself into a physical reaction. I do not mean that just a healthy mental attitude can combat the virus, but perhaps positive thought can faciliate the drugs do their thing. So, as strange and non scientific as it may seem, I try to love the virus, and hope that this will be repaid
Best wishes to everybody
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 Chronic hepatitis C infection continues to be a common problem that affects millions of individuals in the United States. The combination of pegylated IFN plus ribavirin offers improved efficacy over the 3-times-weekly IFN plus ribavirin regimen, with sustained viral response rates greater than 50%.[81,97,99] The growth of alternative medicine use in hepatology has been driven by patient dissatisfaction with currently available therapies and thus poses a challenge to the treating physician, who must remain aware of the information regarding the perceived effectiveness and the potential hepatotoxic effects of these alternative options.
Several new strategies for the treatment of hepatitis C are currently under development. These strategies include the development of antisense oligonucleotides to inhibit viral replication; development of inhibitors to the enzyme inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, leading to depletion of intracellular guanosine triphosphate levels; and the development of antifibrotic agents. [141] Although these new strategies are exciting in their potential, they may take several years to reach the stage of large, multicenter phase 3 trials. Therefore, pegylated IFN plus ribavirin has become the new standard of care for the treatment of previously untreated patients with hepatitis C.
Keep us Updated on how you are Doing Sounds Great and the Trekky stuff I get Hahahahahhaa  Tony aka WIZofWAZ
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Replying to: Hello out there - just surfing the web looking for info. I'm into month 7 of peg-interferon and the other stuff, Ribavirin. I just love it, can't get enough of it, and it tastes good too!! Actually not true, of course, but my expereience of the heavy duty stuff from Roche is that it isn't too bad. It's not fun, but I had heard that some people just can't tolerate the treatment. I have not had any time off work and have found my concentration levels have actually improved (in short bursts). Sure, I have no energy, got eye sight problems, hair seems to be thinning, skin rashes,some sleepless nights, but that throbbing level pain in liver area and prior general malaise about life seems to have dissipated. So I would recommend to anyone giving peg -interferon a try and see what happens. On the other hand , if I do not get a Sustained Response, then I have heard ayuvedic medicine is good for containment.
My other thought for the day is that if God created life, then he created the virus. Hep C is just doing God's work, doing what its nature makes it do - and so are we doing god's work and following our nature and in taking medicine to combat the virus. A virus is a form of life.
Is the human race just a sophisticated virus under attack from another life form?
Sorry - that's either the Interferon talking or too much Startreck!
Love to all of you out there
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