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There's hope for millions infected with the hepatitis C virusNewsOK.comTwo new drugs just approved by the Food and Drug Administration offer the first significant hope for the majority of patients with hepatitis C. BY SONYA COLBERG scolberg@... Leave a comment A young Poppell shot illegal drugs into his veins, ...See all stories on this topic »

Hep C alert as cases hit a ten-year highScotsmanHepatitis C numbers have hit a record high in the Lothians, sparking a warning from health bosses. There were 274 new diagnoses of the disease last year - a ten-year-high - and it is estimated as many as 7000 people in the Lothians could be living with ...See all stories on this topic »

Mayor Gray Releases Annual Report Showing Progress on Addressing HIV/AIDS ...Patch.comIn addition, more than 90% reported that they had been told they had hepatitis C. The study did highlight the success of needle-exchange programs in providing services to active drug users. The study recommends increasing the availability of free ...See all stories on this topic »

Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C among individuals presenting to HIV ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)Hepatitis C virus (HCV), either alone or in combination with Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV), constitutes a major public health concern. This study was conducted to describe the prevalence and risk factors for HCV infection in people

with and ...See all stories on this topic »

City lab adopts new technology for safe bloodTimes of IndiaThe laboratory has claimed that a near zero transmission of infective viruses like HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C through blood and its component transfusion can be achieved by using the technology. "It is the second such lab in the state of ...See all stories on this topic »

Vertex In-Licenses HCV CandidatesZacks.comVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX - Snapshot Report) recently announced a worldwide licensing agreement with Alios BioPharma, Inc. for the latter's hepatitis C candidates ALS-2200 and ALS-2158. Both candidates are currently in preclinical trials and ...See all stories on this topic »

Good news, bad news about lifestyle-related diseases in Mountain EmpireTriCities.comA team of University of Virginia health experts presented some good and bad news about Hepatitis C and other lifestyle-related diseases that plague Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia during a special conference organized by the Mountain Empire ...See all stories on this topic »

Liver Tests may Help Predict Patients' SurvivalMedIndiaby Sheela Philomena on June 15, 2011 at 1:58 PM Non-invasive liver tests such as liver stiffness measurement or the FibroTest can predict the survival rate of patients with chronic hepatitis C condition. "Liver stiffness measurement and/or the ...See all stories on this topic »

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Health Matters 06/15/2011Leader-TelegramDuring that same period, 98 cases of chlamydia were reported, along with six cases of hepatitis C-chronic and five cases of varicella. Like strep throat, not all cases of the others are reported to the department. Other communicable diseases reported ...See all stories on this topic »

State shuts down unlicensed tattoo parlorSouth County SpotlightBy Tyler Graf A St. Helens tattoo artist is under scrutiny for operating without a health license intended to protect patrons against the spread of serious ailments such as Hepatitis C, blood poisoning and staph infections. The Oregon Health Licensing ...See all stories on this topic »