tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post2618246431656436840..comments2024-03-18T05:46:06.835-04:00Comments on HCV New Drugs: AASLD-Milk thistle: Herb Favored by Hepatitis C Patients Has No Medical Benefit: StudyHCV New Drugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049941177490552710noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358569997429791810.post-27479481433387814432011-11-14T06:47:24.109-05:002011-11-14T06:47:24.109-05:00Measuring liver enzymes is not the gold standard t...Measuring liver enzymes is not the gold standard to see if milk thistle is working in hepatitis C patients. One clinical study concludes: "Silymarin use among patients with advanced hepatitis C-related liver disease is associated with reduced progression from fibrosis to cirrhosis..." This is essential for good liver health and why milk thistle (silymarin) is important. Patients can live with fibrosis of the liver... Here is the reference:<br /><br />Silymarin use and liver disease progression in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment against Cirrhosis trial - <br />http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04503.x/pdfSteven Maimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890116990120099679noreply@blogger.com