INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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Side Effects of Hepatitis C Treatment

Before you start drug treatment, you may not have any symptoms, and your chronic hepatitis C may be relatively silent. When you begin peginterferon plus ribavirin therapy, however, you’re likely to have some side effects.

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  • Get up from your desk. People who sit hunched over their computer for most of the day are 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks.
  • Be berry merry. Ladies who ate three or more bowlfuls of berries (specifically blueberries and strawberries) per week cut their of heart attack by approximately 30 percent.
  • Light exercise such as walking for 30 minutes, four days out of the week significantly decreases your risk for heart disease.
  • Get moving to avoid heart disease. For every minute you walk, your life is extended by 1.5 to two minutes.
  • Fish: It's what's for dinner. Seafood rich in omega-3 fatty acids (salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines and tuna) reduces inflammation and prevents high cholesterol and blood pressure.

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DISEASES A-Z

Learn more about what ails you. Here are some common symptoms.

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