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Hep C

A surprising number of cancers are caused by infection—the world wide rate is 1 in 6. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites, when left to fester for decades, can result in cells so damaged that cancer arises. Although in the US risk is lower, we still see it. HPV has received quite a lot of screen time [...]

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Hepatitis C is killing more people each year, and those rates are expected to continue to rise for at least another decade without a change in how Hepatitis C is talked about. Since Hepatitis C symptoms can look like any other infection, many are unaware of the viral infection until more dramatic, life-threatening symptoms appear. [...]

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Hep C Victim Speaks Out

February 21, 2012

In 2007 a Nevada clinic infected patients with Hep C—something that most often occurs in clinics as a result of one of two things: a staff member borrowing drugs and refilling the syringe with saline, or improper use of needles/equipment. Now, one of those Hep C victims is giving his deposition on tape—because the Hepatitis [...]

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A steady flow of Hepatitis C Treatments are being produced, and each is being hailed as the next best thing, either promising to give new hope to those who have unsuccessfully gone through treatment before, offering new ways to attack the toughest Hep C strain, genotype 1, or just better Hepatitis C treatment overall. But [...]

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Hepatitis C has been shown to be able to access the brain—an important breakthrough that may lead to improved treatment of Hepatitis C symptoms in the future. The blood-brain barrier is like a more tightly-woven version of the cell barriers that exist throughout the body; only very small, or very specific substance types can get [...]

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