Jamaican 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 moreDirect-acting Antiviral (DAA) treatment for Hepatitis C risks Hepatitis B reactivation 03 February 2017 New guidance from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) advises that all hepatitis C patients should be screened for hepatitis B before starting treatment with new Direct-acting Antivirals (DAAs). If patients are infected with both viruses this does not preclude treatment but this should be […]
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 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 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 […]
Read morePress release Shigella dysentery on the rise among gay and bisexual men From: Public Health England First published: 30th January 2014 PHE raising awareness of Shigella infection risk among gay and bisexual men in England. A new campaign to warn gay and bisexual men about the risk of Shigella dysentery is being launched today by Public […]
Read moreFisting It’s understandable that some people may not be up to speed on fisting. Chances are, most parents and health teachers don’t cover this technique during the “birds and bees” talk. For now, let’s excuse them, considering birds and bees don’t have fists. Also called handballing, fisting is when a person puts […]
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