New Use For Old Drugs In Treating Hepatitis C

Common drugs used to treat conditions such as diabetes and obesity could be used to successfully treat hepatitis C virus infection. Research led by the University of Leeds has found drugs such as anti-diabetic drug Metformin and AICAR, used to combat obesity, can prevent the hepatitis C virus from replicating in the...

Higher HCC Risk With Increased Insulin Resistance In Hepatitis C Patients

Recent studies have demonstrated that type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Insulin resistance (IR), which correlates inversely with circulating adiponectin concentration, is a consistent finding in patients with type 2...