It is estimated that between 10,000 and 20,000 Americans will die this year from Hepatitis C. Worldwide, this infectious liver disease impacts the lives of 200 million people. Despite the organized efforts of the healthcare community, the cure rate for Hepatitis C is still only fifty percent.

Certainly, the fight against Hep C has taken a turn for the better in recent years. The foremost reason is that diagnosing for the disease has become quicker, easier, and surer. A new blood test cuts down the identification of Hepatitis C to a mere twenty minutes where before it took several hours. Indeed, it’s believed that a simple mouth swab test is on the horizon.

Complicating Hep C research is the fact that only humans and chimpanzees can be infected with the disease (though there has been headway in finding ways to infect other test animals, such as mice). New Hep C drugs and treatments can take longer to reach the clinical trial stage for this very reason. Researchers are in need of a steady stream of human volunteers to develop these exciting new therapies.

That’s where you can help. If you happen to suffer from Hepatitis C and live in Florida and are interested in participating in one of our Hep C studies, please give us a call, or find more information by typing “Hep C Trials Orlando” into your search engine.