HCV Advocate Eblast, January 2, 2008

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> Hello,

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> 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 on-line in

> color! Here's the direct link to the English and

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> In addition we have posted the following items to

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

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

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

> 10 Downloads of 2007 - check out the documents

> that were most viewed and downloaded by the HCV Advocate web audience.

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> <http://www.hbvadvocate.org/news/NewsUpdates_pdf/News_Review_2008/HBJ-5.1.pdf

> >HBV

> Journal Review, Vol 5, no 1, January 1,

> 2008<http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/Top_Dwnloads_2007.asp>,

> by Kukka - read the latest information

> about hepatitis B in our monthly journal.

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

> C Treatments in Current Clinical Development -

> updated December 28, 2007 with the latest

> information on drugs in development to treat hepatitis C.

>

>

>

> ***Updated Factsheets

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

>

> •

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

> 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

>

> To download pdf version click

> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/NewsUpdates_pdf/News_Review_2007/NewsRev-237

> .pdf>here

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> This Issue:

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

> rs_likely>Michigan

> voters likely will decide whether to legalize medical marijuana in November

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

> >State

> to hold itself liable in hep C bill

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> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_5_infected_wi

> th>5

> infected with hepatitis C after undergoing heart test at hospital

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> <http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-237.html#_For_Chinese,_

> a>For

> Chinese, a push against hepatitis stigma

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

> ced_to>Stokes

> sentenced to 10.5 years in prison

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

> S.>In

> Largest U.S. Hepatitis C Trial, Researchers

> Determine Weight-Based Dosing Is Key to Optimal Treatment

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

> how_that>Researchers

> Show that Fibrosis can be Stopped, Cured and Reversed

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

> uses_detected>Hepatitis

> viruses detected in four more Green Cross blood products

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

> ffective_for>Eltrombopag

> Effective for Hepatitis C Patients With Low Blood-Platelet Counts

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>

>

> Thanks!

>

> Alan Franciscus

> Executive Director, Hepatitis C Support Project

> Editor-in-Chief, HCV Advocate

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