#hep-c

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Jesse James Hollywood - Corona Virus, Prison Conditions, HIV/Hep C, IV Drug Use and more

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Hep-C testing day!

Tomorrow, July 28th is Hepatitis-C Testing Day!

Did you know that an estimated 23,000 persons in Hawaii are currently living with chronic hepatitis C, which can lead to liver disease and cancer?

If you have any questions about Hep-C (HCV) and are interested in getting tested give us a call at 808-242-4900

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STEAMy Week 10/4/2017 - 16/4/2017

Six days of work. Six STEAMy articles to work your mind. Check in each week for news from the previous week. These articles will satisfy your curious mind.

Firstly, MIT and UC Berkeley develop a proof-of-concept device that would yield water, even in arid regions.

Secondly, Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have identified a compound that can help cells against Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Thirdly, University of Oxford researchers developed methods to analyze how Hepatitis-C interacts with and changes because of the human host DNA.

Also, Stanford University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory find over-pumping of water from water aquifers cause a permanent loss in ability to store water.

Finally, Rochester Institute of Technology develop reusable carbon nanotubes that filter water,

Want to help us out?

Use it or lose it.

We want to compile a list of the best stories throughout the year. We would love to hear feedback.

Did we miss anything? Want us to showcase a particular story? Submit your ideas to [email protected] and we will be sure to get back to you quickly.

Be sure to stop by our STEAM category to see articles with more specificity in them. Or, check out our entire STEAMy week catalog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Colin

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https://www.medicalmarijuana.com/can-medical-marijuana-help-people-hep-c/

First, let’s discuss Hepatitis-C. Hep-C is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the liver. If left untreated, it can be a fatal disease, slowly eroding the body’s ability to digest food properly. In order to combat Hep-C, you have to take a daily pill regimen to halt the progress of the disease. Unfortunately, these pills can have a large variety of unwanted, and very acute, side effects.

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In Hep-C battle price is big issue

In Hep-C battle price is big issue

POST SUMMARY: The largest manager of U.S. prescription-drug benefits is taking sides in a fight between new hepatitis C treatments that cost close to $100,000 per patient. (more…)

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How is Viral Hepatitis Spread?

Primarily through contact with infected blood. Common routes of infection include:

Receiving blood, blood products, and organs before June 1992 (yes! > 20 years ago)

Sharing razors, toothbrushes and other infected personal household items that may have blood on them

Use of unsterilized and infected needles or ink for tattooing and piercing

Intranasal cocaine use through shared paraphernalia

Sexual contact with an HCV-infected person (unless tested for it your partner wouldn't know!)

Birth to an HCV-infected mother!

The use of shared or unsterilized needles and injection equipment (e.g. injection drug use)

Hemodialysis for kidney failure

Accidental exposure to a needle contaminated with infected blood

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Chronic viral hepatitis infections are 3 to 5 times more frequent than HIV infection in the USA

Colvin, HM, Mitchell, AE. Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12793&page=1.