C-NETWORK
Hepatitis News Service
12 September 2007
Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc., Australia
www.hepqld.asn.au


"Dame Anita Roddick dies aged 64"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6988343.stm

Anita's article 'Hep C and Me' was published in the HCQ's Autumn issue of the
Hep Factor:
http://hepqld.asn.au/content/view/31/111/
Hepatitis Videos Online!
The Hepatitis Council of QLD is making a range of hepatitis c videos available
online through YouTube and GoogleVideo. These can be accessed via the HCQ
website at http://www.hepqld.asn.au. New videos will be added in the coming
weeks.

New Hep B Forum!
hep B forum is a new email distribution list that allows subscribers to keep up
to date about current events and happenings and to share ideas, exchange
opinions, and debate current issues relevant to local and national public health
responses to hepatitis B. hep B forum is hosted by Hepatitis Australia .
To subscribe to hep B forum visit http://hepbforum.hepatitisaustralia.com and
follow the instructions on screen.

'Red Hot': Hep C Education Comic [NZ]
http://www.hicksville.co.nz/Red%20Hot%201.htm


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TRANSMISSION
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Body Piercing Hervey Bay
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/healthieryou/body_piercing.asp

HCQ Body-piercing and Tattooing Info
http://hepqld.asn.au/content/view/73/1/

Hep C (Vaccine) hope hovers on the horizon
http://www.biopharma-reporter.com/news/ng.asp?n=79563-novartis-hepatitis-c-vacci\
ne

Immunity to hepatitis C virus infection: Update 2007
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/abstract_en.asp?f=4807&v=13

"A tiny cut turns into a close call"
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-practice3sep03,1,5323619.story?coll\
=la-headlines-health

Hepatitis E In Europe : Are Pigs Or Pork The Problem?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070903205004.htm

World Journal of Gastroenterology
September issue full-texts online.
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/index.jsp

ACT Government tackles HIV, Hep C
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/04/2024058.htm

Hepatitis in refugees who settle in Australia
http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200709/18552


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TREATMENT
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Does protracted antiviral therapy impact on HCV-related liver cirrhosis
progression?
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/abstract_en.asp?f=4903&v=13

Sorafenib (Nexavar) Demonstrates Promising Results for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2007/090707_c.html


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HEP C / HIV CO-INFECTION
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Fined over invisible condom HIV boast
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22371882-5001021,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6978421.stm

Investigating PNG's dark Aids secret
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6978421.stm

Nevirapine (Viramune) Hypersensitivity Reaction Increases the Risk of Death in
HIV/HCV Coinfected Individuals
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv_hcv_co_inf/2007/091107_a.html


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DRUGS & ALCOHOL
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The heroin trial 10 years on: how politics killed hope [Alex Wodak]
http://www.ffdlr.org.au/commentary/Herointrial10yearson.htm

ANCD releases major report on compulsory drug treatment in Australia
http://www.ancd.org.au/media/media111.htm

A peer-education intervention to reduce injection risk behaviors for HIV and
hepatitis C virus infection in young injection drug users
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wolterskluwer/aids/toccurrentrss/~3/147899126/abs\
tract.00002030-200709120-00012.htm

Case study: Accessible primary health care—A foundation to improve health
outcomes for people who inject drugs
http://www.ijdp.org/article/PIIS0955395906002337/fulltext

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 241-332 (August 2007). Full-text online.
http://www.ijdp.org/current


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