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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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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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While most people know that the key to a strong immune system is maintaining good nutrition, exercise, and rest, a new study has found a more specific role for Vitamin D levels. Sunlight helps the body naturally produce Vitamin D, a process which occurs in the liver. According to the new study, conducted in Israel [...]
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During the nineties, AIDS awareness spread, teaching people about safe sex, safe drug use, and getting tested for STDs. Unfortunately, Hepatitis C, although less intimidating as a disease, spreads far more easily, and is far less well known. While AIDS rates have decreased, Hepatitis C rates have stayed the same—or even gone up in some [...]
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Over the last thirty years the liver cancer rate in the US has tripled, and studies are finding that may be due to the increased rate of Hep C infections. Liver cancer is caused by scarring, and is traditionally associated with diseases like alcoholism. The new, higher rates of liver cancer are being attributed to [...]
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