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Hepatitis B Infection

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Attributes

Commonality for Central Africais common
Commonality for Chinais common
Commonality for East Africais common
Commonality for Europeis uncommon
Commonality for North Africais common
Commonality for Russiais uncommon
Commonality for South Africais common
Commonality for South East Asiais common
Commonality for Sub Saharan Africais common
Commonality for Zimbabweis common

Linked signs and symptoms

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Linked drugs / medications

0

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Treatments, therapies and supportive options

20

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Linked diagnostic tests and investigations

61

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Biological and test markers

95

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Often increased

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Often decreased

24

Other associated markers

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Introduction / full article

Hepatitis B Infection

ID 2037

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Selenium Supplement [4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. IMPORTANT: Selenium is toxic in high doses. Massive overdoses can cause kidney failure, breathing difficulty and death. Selenium should only be taken at healthy levels which the body is able to tolerate.

Recommendation: no recommendation (Available evidene does not support claims that selenium helps to prevent or treat hepatitis)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Chlorella (Green Algae, Chlorella Pyrenoidosa) [4, 5, 6, 7]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Chlorella helps to treat hepatitis in any way)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Milk Thistle [17, 18, 19]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that milk thistle can help treat hepatitis B. More studies are needed)

Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9203930?dopt=Abstract

2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9441582?dopt=Abstract

3. Hollinger, F.; Lau, D. (2006). "Hepatitis B: the pathway to recovery through treatment". Gastroenterology clinics of North America 35 (4): 895–931. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2006.10.002

4. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

5. Nakano, S et al. “Maternal-fetal distribution and transfer of dioxins in pregnant women in Japan, and attempts to reduce maternal transfer with Chlorella (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) supplements...” Chemosphere 2005 Dec; 61(9): 1244–55.

6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=11347287&dopt=Abstract

7. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/chlorella

8. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/selenium?sitearea=ETO

9. http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/doc.aspx?viewid=ED8AD8E8-6AE5-458D-8091-393F4CB73F0D

10. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-selenium.html

11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9290116

12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9829869

13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10335455

14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2136228

15. http://www.springerlink.com/content/v0r644v4ju5153k2/

16. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/101/5/283

17. https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/viral-hepatitis

18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17943794

19. https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/milk-thistle

 

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