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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

to the English and Spanish versions:

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsLetter/2008/advocate0108.html

In addition we have posted the following items to www.hcvadvocate.org

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/> and www.hbvadvocate.org

<http://www.hbvadvocate.org/>

*** Top 10 <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/Top_Dwnloads_2007.asp>

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

downloaded by the HCV Advocate web audience.

*** HBV

<http://www.hbvadvocate.org/news/NewsUpdates_pdf/News_Review_2008/HBJ-5.

1.pdf> Journal Review, Vol 5, no 1, January 1, 2008, by Kukka

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/Top_Dwnloads_2007.asp> - read the

latest information about hepatitis B in our monthly journal.

*** Hepatitis C

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/hepC/HCVDrugs.html> Treatments in

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

information on drugs in development to treat hepatitis C.

***Updated Factsheets

.. Extrahepatic

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

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

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.

*** <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

To download pdf version click here

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/NewsUpdates_pdf/News_Review_2007/NewsRe

v-237.pdf>

This Issue:

* Michigan

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_Michigan

_voters_likely> voters likely will decide whether to legalize medical

marijuana in November

* State

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_State_to

_hold> to hold itself liable in hep C bill

* 5

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_5_infect

ed_with> infected with hepatitis C after undergoing heart test at

hospital

* For

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_For_Chin

ese,_a> Chinese, a push against hepatitis stigma

* Stokes

<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_Stokes_s

entenced_to> sentenced to 10.5 years in prison

* In

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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

Thanks!

Alan Franciscus

Executive Director, Hepatitis C Support Project

Editor-in-Chief, HCV Advocate

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