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Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

Since vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, any excess is excreted in the urine in a few hours. Current U.S. recommendations call for 75 mg of vitamin C per day for adult women and 90 mg per day for ...

Some athletes avoid taking creatine because they believe this supplement is a steroid. We asked a doctor if creatine is actually a steroid.