Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Researchers find possible link between marijuana, HCV

Researchers find possible link between marijuana, HCV

HONOLULU — Any use of marijuana was found to be associated with a positive hepatitis C antibody serum test, according to a poster presentation at ACG 2015.

Akeem O. Adebogun, MD, MPH, of Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, and colleagues extracted and analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 7,821 patients with HCV between 2011 and 2012. The goal was to determine any link or impact marijuana and further drug use had on a hepatitis C antibody test.

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