C-NETWORK
Hepatitis News Service
20 August 2007
Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc.
www.hepqld.asn.au

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GENERAL HEP C
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Hep C Advocate Online Game-Show Quiz on Hepatitis C:
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/quiz/Quiz_1/quiz_1.html


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LIVING WITH HEP C
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Mistletoe and Hepatitis C

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/08/a_plant_to_kiss.html?eml=he\
pcen36

Coffee Drinking Related To Reduced Risk Of Liver Cancer

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-216.html#_Coffee_Drinking_R\
elated

The Skinny on Fatty Liver Disease

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/08/the_skinny_on_f.html?eml=he\
pcen36

'Walls of Paper' by moorlandt. Hepatitis C Awareness Song
http://www.macjams.com/song/33744


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TREATMENT
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Visible light pulses to zap HIV, Hepatitis C

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2007/NewsRev-216.html#_Visible_light_pul\
ses


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PRISONS
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Prison Health: Inside Out
Paul Smith. Australian Doctor 27 July 2007.

http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/Common/ContentManagement/AusDoc/pdf/AD_037_04\
3b_JUL27_07.pdf

Guards veto needle plan Prison officers block syringe exchange in prison

http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=general&story_id\
=1032358&category=general


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INJECTING DRUG USE
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Heroin crackdowns up risk of hep C infection
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/75/0c04da75.asp

Supervised injecting facilities: how much evidence is enough?
http://members.westnet.com.au/paulgall/docs/MSICevidence.pdf


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HCV/HIV CO-INFECTION
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HIV Audio Interview
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/ats_20070726.mp3
"What's it like for a successful, single, heterosexual American female to be HIV
positive? We will introduce you to Regan Hofmann, editor-in-chief of Poz
magazine in New York, who guarded her secret for 10 years before going public in
2006 amid considerable media attention."

New Data Indicate Lower Number Of HIV/AIDS Cases In Papua New Guinea, Rapid
Spread Of Epidemic In Rural Areas
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/79443.php

Novel HIV Treatment Approved
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/79514.php

31% of HIV+ People in Australia Are Below Poverty Line
http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/1097/31_HIV_Below_Poverty_Line

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Many-HIV-sufferers-going-hungry-study/2007/0\
7/24/1185043068497.html

Papua Considers 'Chipping' People With HIV/AIDS
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20070724.G04

Circumcision cuts HIV/AIDS risk by 60%
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/24/1986695.htm?section=justin

Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin Effective in HIV-Positive Patients
With Acute Hepatitis C: Presented at IAS

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF685257322006B589E

IAS: Hepatitis C clusters reveal international transmission among HIV-positive
gay men
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/C168511C-3344-4B0A-9AFF-302AD73C53FC.asp


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HEPATITIS B
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Mummies provide clues to combat hepatitis B
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=28098


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HEPATITIS COUNCIL OF QLD
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The Torres Strait creole resource (produced by HCQ, QaHC, Men's & Women's Health
and the Torres Strait community) was the cover story for the Aboriginal and
Islander Health Worker Journal July/August 2007, Vol 31 – Number 4.
http://www.aihwj.com.au/


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