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> Hello,

> Happy New Year from the staff of the HCV Advocate Web site! In

case you

> missed it, we have completely redesigned our newsletter and our 10th

> Anniversary Issue can be viewed online in color! Here's the direct

link

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> In addition we have posted the following items to

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> Downloads of 2007 - check out the documents that were most viewed

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<http://www.hbvadvocate.org/news/NewsUpdates_pdf/News_Review_2008/HBJ-

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read the

> latest information about hepatitis B in our monthly journal.

> *** Hepatitis C

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Treatments in

> Current Clinical Development - updated December 28, 2007 with the

latest

> information on drugs in development to treat hepatitis C.

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> ***Updated Factsheets

> . Extrahepatic

> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets.asp#extrahepatic>

> Manifestations of HCV - we have updated many of our fact sheets on

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> conditions that have been found to be associated with hepatitis C

or are

> seen more frequently in people infected with hepatitis C.

> . HCV

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets.asp#Education>

> Education and Support - the following fact sheets have been recently

> updated in our Education and Support section: A Brief History of

HCV;

> Hepatitis C: Disclosure; Dispelling Myths about HCV; Testing

Positive

> for Antibodies to the Hepatitis C Virus.

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> *** <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-

237.html> HCV

> ADVOCATE WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW: A Review of HCV, HBV and HIV/HCV

> Coinfection Related News and Highlights, Week Ending: December

29th ,

> 2007

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> This Issue:

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> _voters_likely> voters likely will decide whether to legalize

medical

> marijuana in November

> * State

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237.html#_State_to

> _hold> to hold itself liable in hep C bill

> * 5

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237.html#_5_infect

> ed_with> infected with hepatitis C after undergoing heart test at

> hospital

> * For

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237.html#_For_Chin

> ese,_a> Chinese, a push against hepatitis stigma

> * Stokes

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237.html#_Stokes_s

> entenced_to> sentenced to 10.5 years in prison

> * In

> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-

237.html#_In_Large

> st_U.S.> Largest U.S. Hepatitis C Trial, Researchers Determine

> Weight-Based Dosing Is Key to Optimal Treatment

> * Researchers

> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-

237.html#_Research

> ers_Show_that> Show that Fibrosis can be Stopped, Cured and

Reversed

> * Hepatitis

> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-

237.html#_Hepatiti

> s_viruses_detected> viruses detected in four more Green Cross blood

> products

> * Eltrombopag

> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-

237.html#_Eltrombo

> pag_Effective_for> Effective for Hepatitis C Patients With Low

> Blood-Platelet Counts

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> Editor-in-Chief, HCV Advocate

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Hello,

The following items have been posted to www.hcvadvocate.org

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*** <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/quiz/spanish/spquiz-1.html> Concurso Nº

1 sobre la Hepatitis del HCV Advocate (Flash Presentation)

Our famous hepatitis C quiz is now available in Spanish. For those of

you who missed the English version of the quiz, here it is

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*** <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/hepC/HCVDrugs.html> Hepatitis

C Treatments in Current Clinical Development: Updated January 12th, 2008

*** <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/community/stories/Dee.pdf> Dee's Story

Read this fascinating real-life story about the ups and downs of living

with hepatitis C.

*** <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html> HCV

ADVOCATE WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW:

A Review of HCV, HBV and HIV/HCV Coinfection Related News and Highlights

Week Ending: January 12th , 2008

To download pdf version click here

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/NewsUpdates_pdf/News_Review_2008/NewsRe

v-239.pdf>

This Issue:

* Hepatitis

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Hepatiti

s_patient_sues,> patient sues, blames dental implants

* Vertex

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Vertex_P

harmaceuticals_Reports> Pharmaceuticals Reports Progress in Development

of Investigational HCV Drug Telaprevir and Provides Business Update

* Pharmasset

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Pharmass

et_Up_on> Up on Hepatitis C Data

* The

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_The_Impa

ct_Of> Impact Of Hepatitis B On Quality Of Life

* Tacere

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Tacere_T

herapeutics_Enters> Therapeutics Enters Collaboration and License

Agreement With Pfizer To Develop and Commercialize RNAi Hepatitis C Drug

* Idenix

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Idenix_P

harmaceuticals_Provides> Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Hepatitis C

Pipeline at JP Healthcare Conference

* Chronic

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Chronic_

Marijuana_Use> Marijuana Use May Increase Fibrosis for Hep C Patients

* Social

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Social_w

orkers_urged> workers urged to improve Hepatitis C awareness

* Safety

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Safety_M

onitoring_Committee> Monitoring Committee Recommends That Emergent

BioSolutions Continue Its Hepatitis B Immunotherapy Phase II Trial

* Palisades

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Palisade

s_Expert_Warns> Expert Warns about Liver Disease

* Organ

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Organ_do

nor_rules> donor rules cut gay men

* N.Y.

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_N.Y._Law

suit:_Hepatitis> Lawsuit: Hepatitis Patient Mistakenly Got HIV

Medication

* UK

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_UK_Soldi

ers_May> Soldiers May Have Been Given Contaminated Blood

* Japan

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Japan_to

_compensate> to compensate patients in hepatitis scandal

* Nucleonics

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2008/NewsRev-239.html#_Nucleoni

cs_Initiates_Hepatitis> Initiates Hepatitis B Clinical Trial With

Expressed Interfering RNA Therapeutic

Thanks!

Alan Franciscus

Executive Director, Hepatitis C Support Project

Editor-in-Chief, HCV Advocate

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