Overcoming Hepatitis C
Click on the image below to view a copy of Dr. Steven Finkbine’s Overcoming Hepatitis C article in Alternative Medicine magazine.
Painkillers and the Liver
This is a question that comes up quite often: What is the safest painkiller to take when one has liver...
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Painkillers and the Liver
April 4, 2012
This is a question that comes up quite often: What is the safest painkiller to take when one has liver disease? In terms...
April 4, 2012
This is a question that comes up quite often: What is the safest painkiller to take when one has liver disease? In terms...
Drug Development
October 25, 2011
The clinical studies that we have funneled my patients into have all been done with GS-7977, now called...
October 25, 2011
The clinical studies that we have funneled my patients into have all been done with GS-7977, now called...
Astaxanthin
August 12, 2011
Astaxanthin (asta-ZAN-thin) is the most abundant carotenoid in the marine world. It can be found in many different sea creatures...
August 12, 2011
Astaxanthin (asta-ZAN-thin) is the most abundant carotenoid in the marine world. It can be found in many different sea creatures...
Blueberry Extract as HCV Antiviral
August 12, 2011
Proanthocyanidins contribute the astringent flavor to foods. POA’s are found in a number of foods including blue &...
August 12, 2011
Proanthocyanidins contribute the astringent flavor to foods. POA’s are found in a number of foods including blue &...
Research Study
Non-Invasive Staging of Hepatitis C Patients by Dr. Steven FinkbineThe current standard of staging Hepatitis C patients is through liver biopsies. There are many issues with liver biopsies including accuracy, cost, injury, and how often they can be performed. There is tremendous need for non-invasive methods for staging liver disease and this paper will delve into some of the systems that have already been developed. Many of these new methods are also expensive and contain proprietary algorithms.
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Hepatitis C Staging Model
This is a formula based on commonly performed blood tests as well as age that gives one number that corresponds to the stage of liver damage developed by Steven Finkbine as part of his doctoral program. The Alchemist Lab Formula, based on inexpensive tests routinely performed, is more accurate than the FibroSure HCV which uses a proprietary algorithm that and a panel of tests which is expensive.
Take the AST and add 5 zeros to it.
Divide the ALT into the AST.
Then divide that number by the platelets.
Add the age.READ MORE
