The Infected Blood Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. Inquiry News & Updates September 2020 Inquiry publishes […]
Read moreHepatitis News July World Hepatitis Day 2018 Worldwide, 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis unaware. Without finding the undiagnosed and linking them to care, millions will continue to suffer, and lives will be lost. On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, we call on people from across the world to take action, raise awareness and join in the […]
Read more‘Miracle’ hepatitis C drugs costing £30k per patient ‘may have no clinical effect’ Review concludes drugs hailed as cure for potentially fatal liver disease may clear virus from blood, but there is no evidence they prevent harm or save lives Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes chronic liver disease and can lead to death from cirrhosis and cancer. […]
Read moreJamaican Scientists Are Creating Affordable Hepatitis C Drug From Cannabis Stephen Calabria 25 February, 2017 Photo credit A group of Caribbean scientists has reportedly made a major breakthrough in using cannabidiol (CBD) – an active compound in cannabis – to treat hepatitis C. The discovery Photo credit The effort is being led by leading Jamaican cancer researcher Dr. Henry […]
Read moreHEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION High hepatitis C prevalence seen in Amsterdam PrEP study participants Gus Cairns Published: 06 February 2017 Jump to Background: hepatitis C prevalence in HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay men Baseline hepatitis C prevalence in the AmPrEP study Hepatitis C incidence in PrEP users Should we test PrEP seekers/users regularly for hepatitis C? Reference Researchers from […]
Read moreHepatitis C ‘effectively eradicated’ in haemophilia patients who were given contaminated blood Haemophilia patients were given contaminated blood during the 1970’s and 80’s. December 2016 – 15 Comments Image: Shutterstock/wk1003mike THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE hepatitis C has been all but eradicated in people suffering from the blood condition haemophilia – who were infected when they were given contaminated blood. The announcement today […]
Read moreAlmost half of MSM with HIV/HCV co-infection have HCV in their rectal fluid Michael Carter Published: 08 December 2016 Almost half of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) who have co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have detectable HCV in their rectal fluid, US investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The presence and level of HCV […]
Read moreA common virus could help fight liver cancer and hepatitis C November 16, 2016 9.46am GMT Author Stephen Griffin Associate Professor, University of Leeds CT scan of liver cancer. Puwadol Jaturawutthichai/Shutterstock.com Reovirus, a common virus that causes mild cases of respiratory infection, mainly in children, could be harnessed as an immunotherapy to fight primary liver cancer and hepatitis C. Viruses cause […]
Read moreSix different viruses are now known to cause hepatitis—hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and G. Hepatitis A, B and C account for almost 95% of all cases of viral hepatitis. The other strains are uncommon. For further information on heptitis viruses click on the links below. Hepatitis […]
Read moreSlings, Slamming and Chem-sex Dr Steve Taylor | Posted 10.04.2014 | UK Lifestyle Drugs, LGBT, Sex, UK Impact, Hepatitis C, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hiv,Mephedrone, Syphilis, UK Lifestyle News This blog is definitely not for the faint-hearted: If you’re easily offended, please stop reading now! For those of you who would like to have a greater understanding of a new subculture […]
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