Hepatitis news update 24 July 2007

Hepatitis news update 24 July 2007

C-NETWORK
Hepatitis News Service
24 July 2007
Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc. Australia
w w w .hepqld.asn.au

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GENERAL HEP C
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"Llama Lashes and Grumpy Old Gits"
Living with hepatitis C play/documentary by BBC's Radio 4
* w w w .theboltons.plus . com /Llama Lashes.mp3

Protecting Yourself From Hepatitis C
* w w w .abcnews.go . com /Health/Germs/story?id374166&page=1

Impact of Hepatitis C on Health Related Quality of Life
* w w w 3.interscience.wiley . com /cgi-bin/fulltext/110432951/PDFSTART

New music CD gets South Asian audiences 'tuned in' to hepatitis C
* w w w .hepc.nhs.uk/news/newsarchive/archive2006/Page-15519.html

Hepatitis C Literature Review, 3 - 10 July 2007
* hepccentre.org.uk/literaturetemplate.htm


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LIVING WITH HEP C
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HCV and the Body's Most Important Antioxidant
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/07/hcv and the bod.html?eml=hepcen34

The Emotional Impact of Leaving Work on Disability
* w w w .hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/hepC/Emotional%20Impact%20of%20Leaving%20Work.html


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TREATMENT
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Factors That Affect Success of Interferon-based Treatment for
Hepatitis C
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep c/news/2007/071707 a.html

Shortened Hepatitis C Treatment Increases Relapse Rate
* w w w .hepatitis-central . com /mt/archives/2007/07/shortened hepat.html?eml=hepcen34

Researchers Isolate Genes That Battle Hepatitis C Virus
* w w w .docguide . com /news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525731B00758FE1

Gender Disparity in Liver Cancer May Be Due to Estrogen-mediated
Inhibition of Interleukin 6
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep c/news/2007/072407 a.html


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TESTING
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Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Announces Enhanced Liver
Fibrosis Test for Europe
* biz.yahoo . com /bw/070718/20070718005490.html?.v=1


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INJECTING DRUG USE
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Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2002 - 2006
* w w w .nchecr.unsw.edu.au/NCHECRweb.nsf/page/Australian%20NSP%20Survey


Illicit Drug use in Australia: Epidemiology, use patterns and
associated harm

* w w w .nationaldrugstrategy.gov.au/internet/drugstrategy/publishing.nsf/Content/17B917608C1969ABCA257317001A72D4/$File/mono-63.pdf


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HCV/HIV CO-INFECTION
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Response to Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C in HIV-HCV Coinfected
Patients
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /2007icr/ias/docs/072407 c.html

Protecting HIV Patients From Hepatitis B Virus
* w w w .medicalnewstoday . com /articles/77246.php

Preservation of HCV-specific CD4 T-cell Responses in the Livers of HIV-
HCV Coinfected Individuals
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hiv hcv co inf/2007/072007 b.html


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HEPATITIS B
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Researchers measure effect of hepatitis B on patients' quality of life
* w w w .news-medical . net /?id'444

Natural History and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: A Critical
Evaluation of Standard Treatment Criteria and Endpoints
* w w w .hivandhepatitis . com /hep b/news/2007/072007 a.html


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NATIONAL/GLOBAL EVENTS
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Brisbane 2008
Viral Hepatitis 6th Australasian Conference
Monday 20 October - Wednesday 22 October
* w w w .hepatitis.org.au

International HBV Meeting 2007
September 16-20, 2007, Rome, Italy
* w w w .hbvmeeting.org/


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