2006

December 2006

Top Hep C News in December ... Canada’s Federal Prison system had allowed tattoo parlors – a good idea, since it helped to curb the spread of HCV & HIV.  But this month it’s announced that the Canadian government’s giving the parlors the cabásh.  Here’s a couple stories about it ....

Harper Conservatives kill tattoo program for federal inmates
National Union of Public and General Employees - Nepean,Ontario,Canada
... are killing a safe-tattoo program for federal prisoners, despite concerns that it will will increase the spread of AIDS and hepatitis C, putting both inmates ...

Closing prison tattoo parlours can only cause infectious diseases ...
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... is facing a crucial and controversial decision on prison tattoo parlours that could reduce the rate of infectious diseases (like HIV and hepatitis C) not only ...

But then, another batch of articles came out about a woman with hep C who was – get this – charged with a felony for biting a cop.  Here’s what I wanna know ... if she’s convicted, then does that mean the rest of us are carrying a concealed weapon?  Definitely in the category of what-the-fuck.  Here’s one of the articles .... 

Woman Said to Have Hepatitis C Bites Cop
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
(AP) A Cape Girardeau woman reportedly infected with the Hepatitis C virus faces felony charges for biting a police officer's finger. ...

October 2006

October 27, 2006

HCV tests shunned by Tokyoites
Only half of people in Tokyo subject to tests for the hepatitis C virus in accordance with the Health and Medical Service Law for the Aged actually had the tests, according to a survey by the Tokyo metropolitan ...

Customizing Treatment With PEGASYS® Plus COPEGUS® Improves Chances ...
By Roche Pharmaceuticals
PEGASYS® ‘super-responders’ (patients who were virus-free at week 4) have an excellent chance of being cured from Hepatitis C virus following a shortened duration of therapy according to a Roche study.

10 Steps to End the Drug War from DrugSense
Effect: Prevent overdoses, reduce drug-related hospital admissions, and slow the spread of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. 7. Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Sentencing. Effect: Reduce the non-violent prison population, and end the racial ...

Hepatitis C haemophiliacs in line for payouts
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Haemophilia sufferers infected with Hepatitis C by contaminated blood will receive up to $63,000 each in a move expected to cost the Government $11 million, it ...

China to Prevent Hepatitis C
Beijing, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina)
China declared near 40 million nationals carriers of hepatitis Ca significant threat to national public health.

What would happen if Bill Gates invested 3 billion dollars to ...
By attilachordash
Researchers there are implanting human cells in mice to look for better ways of making vaccines against aids and hepatitis C. A spokesperson for the Gates Foundation says the Peking researchers hit on the right idea; that the foundation ...

October 25, 2006

Clinic part of hepatitis C study
The Republican - Springfield, MA, USA
SPRINGFIELD - Physicians and staff at Northgate Medical Center are trying to improve the health of those afflicted with hepatitis C by participating in a new ...

Hepatitis C fatal no more
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson, MS, USA
Diagnosed with hepatitis C, Chandler Mangum sought treatment several years ago to overcome the potentially fatal blood-born viral infection of the liver. ... 

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October 24, 2006

One Drug Vial Infects 16 Heart Patients With Hepatitis C
MedPage Today - Little Falls, NJ, USA
... 24 -- Sixteen patients in three unrelated clinics were infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) when they were injected with a radiotracer prepared at a single ...

October 23, 2006

Percent of College Students Report Risk Factors for Hepatitis C
Infection Control Today - Phoenix, AZ, USA
College undergraduates in the United States do not recognize the magnitude of their risk behaviors for contracting Hepatitis C, according to a survey conducted at a large midwestern university. Researchers found that 75 percent of ...

News 8 Anchor Stan Miller Fights Hepatitis C
KFMB - San Diego, CA, USA
Four million Americans have Hepatitis C, and many of them don’t even know they have it. ... Stan first learned he had Hepatitis C over 20 years ago. ...

October 19, 2006

Kids to be recalled for hep C tests
Irish Health - Ireland
Up to 100 children may have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus in the early 1990s, after they were given blood products at a Dublin children's hospital ...

€580m is paid out to Hep C patients over contamination
Irish Medical Times - Dublin, Ireland
At least €580m has been paid to hepatitis C patients who were contaminated by blood products, according to a solicitor on the Hepatitis C Compensation Board. ...

October 18, 2006

Culturing Hepatitis C
Scientist - UK
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been difficult to study since its discovery in 1989; its unculturable status left researchers with a narrow view of the viral life ...

October 17, 2006

Heart From Donor With Hepatitis C Reduces Survival

Forbes – NY, USA

Heart transplant recipients whose organ comes from a donor infected with the hepatitis C virus have a much lower survival rate than ...

October 16, 2006

Roche, InterMune team up on Hepatitis C treatments

Reuters - USA

Roche Holding AG and InterMune Inc. said on Monday they have agreed to develop a products from InterMune's hepatitis C protease inhibitor program …

October 9, 2006

Chopper Read has hepatitis C

The West Australian – Perth, Western Australia, Australia

“Virtually everyone contracted hepatitis C because they made us all use the same shaver.” Read said …

October 6, 2006

Hepatitis C: By No Means Lily-livered! Beware

MedIndia - India

Hepatitis C has become the scourge of multitudes of Queenslanders, with nearly thousands of them fighting a relentless battle with the disease …

October 5, 2006

Stigma & hepatitis C

Irish Health - Ireland

People who contracted hepatitis C through anti D blood products have experienced high levels of stigma and depression, according to a new Irish study. …

Victim infected with Hep “C”

630ched.com – Edmonton, Canada

He was cut around his chin, neck, hands and forearm during a struggle with McGilvery, who held a kitchen knife to his throat.

October 3, 2006

Hepatitis C rate ‘will soar’

NEWS.com.au - Australia

The rate of hepatitis C and liver disease in South Australia is expected to double within the next decade unless urgent action is taken to curb the growing …

September 2006

September 27, 2006

Former Charger Star Rolf Benirschke Kicks Hepatitis C

NBC Sandiego.com 0 San Diego, CA, USA

But his recent struggle with Hepatitis C kicked off the biggest challenge of his life.  Hepatitis C is a sometimes fatal liver disease …

Hepatitis C Background

Scoop.co.nz (press release) – New Zealand

Hepatitis C is the new global epidemic liver disease, affecting 200 million people.  It is the cause for half of the 10,000 adult …

September 26, 2006

Aerosmith’s Tyler reveals Hepatitis-C battle

Boston Herald – United States

… Tyler, who is slated to perform tonight and Thursday at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, has been fighting a secret battle with Hepatitis C, according to an Us …

September 24, 2006

Tainted drug test kept inmate off list for liver transplant

The Grand Rapids Press – Grand Rapids, MI, USA

March 23, 2003, Jeffrey Muller died. He fought hepatitis C for years on two fronts -- one medical, the other legal. ...

September 14, 2006

Hepatitis C Support Group Forms

Billings Gazette – MT, USA

A new support group here seeks to help people with hepatitis C, the nation’s most common chronic blood-borne infection.

September 12, 2006

Plaintiffs appeal in hepatitis C case

The Japan Times - Japan

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) All but one of the 18 plaintiffs in a lawsuit over hepatitis C infections caused by tainted blood products filed an appeal Tuesday of a court ...

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