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Drug Use Linked to Hep C IncreaseThirdAgeBy Heigl Drug use in the United States is increasing and may be to blame for a rise in hepatitis C among adolescents and young adults in Massachusetts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim. Working with public health officials from ...See all stories on this topic »

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911 policemen found suffering from hepatitis in two yearsDAWN.comSpeaking to Dawn , Dr Roshan Ali Bhatti, medical superintendent of the police hospital, Karachi, said that 911cases of hepatitis B and hepatitis C had been registered since 2009. Apart from those tested negative after treatment, another group of about ...See all stories on this topic »

Age-Based Hep C Screening May Work Better Than Risk-Based ScreeningInternal Medicine News Digital NetworkData Source: Investigators applied a Markov model to a population of 80626900 individuals who were eligible for hepatitis C screening. Disclosures: The study was funded in part by Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Younossi had no additional financial ...See all stories on this topic »

Hepatitis C in HIV-infected individuals: cure and control, right now7thSpace Interactive (press release)For persons living with HIV, hepatitis C is a major public health problem that must be controlled and could be eliminated. The challenge arises because the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is prevalent among HIV-infected persons in most parts of the world, ...See all stories on this topic »

Strides in identifying and improving screening practices and treatment for ...EurekAlert (press release)CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2011) — Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) shows that screening individuals for hepatitis C based on age instead of conventional risk factors may help increase detection rates as well as prevent liver disease ...See all stories on this topic »

Prosecutors file competing indictments in Desai caseLas Vegas Review-JournalBuy this photo By Jeff German Federal and local prosecutors started out as partners in the massive criminal investigation of Dr. Dipak Desai and his role in the hepatitis C outbreak that disrupted the lives of tens of thousands of his former patients. ...See all stories on this topic »