The book covers the disease, detailing associated conditions and subjective symptoms, translating medical terms where necessary. Patients experiences and doctors findings are juxtaposed. How the virus is spread, the global epidemiology, differences between types of hepatitis, co-infection, implications for dual diagnosis and testing technolog are all detailed.

Treatment options is the outstanding section of the book. Many different approaches are discussed in detail, together with information about why a particular approach may benefit some patients and not others. The controversial drug interferon is analysed in detail. There is a very strong set of information on herbal medicines, also acupuncture, diet, yoga, Qi Gong together with contacts for follow up.This section is scrupulously balanced, and is entirely superior to any other literature on the subject currently available. Lifestyle changes are discussed in depth together with informed reasoning on the strengths and weaknesses of such adjustments and the experiences of patients who have tried them.

Overall this is a superb guide to this difficult and important subject.