C-NETWORK
Hepatitis News Service
24 July 2007
Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc. Australia
www.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
http://www.theboltons.plus.com/Llama_Lashes.mp3

Protecting Yourself From Hepatitis C
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Germs/story?id=3374166&page=1

Impact of Hepatitis C on Health Related Quality of Life
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/110432951/PDFSTART

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

Hepatitis C Literature Review, 3 - 10 July 2007
http://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

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/07/hcv_and_the_bod.html?eml=he\
pcen34

The Emotional Impact of Leaving Work on Disability

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/hepC/Emotional%20Impact%20of%20Leaving%20Wo\
rk.html


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TREATMENT
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Factors That Affect Success of Interferon-based Treatment for Hepatitis C
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2007/071707_a.html

Shortened Hepatitis C Treatment Increases Relapse Rate

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/07/shortened_hepat.html?eml=he\
pcen34

Researchers Isolate Genes That Battle Hepatitis C Virus

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525731B00758FE1

Gender Disparity in Liver Cancer May Be Due to Estrogen-mediated Inhibition of
Interleukin 6
http://www.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
http://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
http://www.nchecr.unsw.edu.au/NCHECRweb.nsf/page/Australian%20NSP%20Survey


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

http://www.nationaldrugstrategy.gov.au/internet/drugstrategy/publishing.nsf/Cont\
ent/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
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/2007icr/ias/docs/072407_c.html

Protecting HIV Patients From Hepatitis B Virus
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/77246.php

Preservation of HCV-specific CD4 T-cell Responses in the Livers of HIV-HCV
Coinfected Individuals
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv_hcv_co_inf/2007/072007_b.html


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HEPATITIS B
==========================

Researchers measure effect of hepatitis B on patients' quality of life
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=27444

Natural History and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: A Critical Evaluation of
Standard Treatment Criteria and Endpoints
http://www.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
http://www.hepatitis.org.au

International HBV Meeting 2007
September 16-20, 2007, Rome, Italy
http://www.hbvmeeting.org/


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