Chronic Hepatitis
Research in the Area of Chronic Hepatitis Reported from A.N. Shikov and Colleagues
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 3rd, 2011
2011 OCT 3 -- Investigators publish new data in the report "Birch bark extract as therapy for chronic hepatitis C--a pilot study. 'The hepatoprotective effect of birch bark extract (BBE) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) was studied. Forty-two patients with serologically confirmed chronic hepatitis C were treated for 12 weeks with 160 mg standardized BBE per day," scientists in St. Petersburg, Russia report.
"The primary outcome parameter measured was the rate of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization after 12 weeks. Secondary parameters included the course of ALT, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, quantitative HCV RNA levels,...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2011-10-03)
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