Makes you realize how long this “unrecognized epidemic” has really been going on with the general public/media not paying a bit of attention yet we hear the words HIV at least once each hour every day. This news story was FIFTEEN YEARS AGO! Sadly, I don’t see that *we* have made much progress!
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A new blood [...]
Lifestyles and College Students (Please pass forward to all college students)
We need your help! We are inviting college students, ages 18-30, to take a
short online survey about lifestyles and attitudes. The survey is anonymous
and no identifying information is gathered. The results will be used to
develop an educational health-related program for young adults. The online
survey data [...]
Why The World Should Ask ‘Am I Number 12?’
More than 200 patient groups launch global viral campaign
http://www.aminumber12.org ? http://www.suis-jelenumero12.org ? http://www.souonumero12.org http://www.sonoioilnumero12.org ? http://www.soyelnumero12.org ? http://www.rakam12.org
Thursday 24 April, 2008 – The World Hepatitis Alliance and over 200 patient groups around the world are asking ‘Am I Number 12?’ (http://www.aminumber12.org) to increase awareness of the shocking [...]
As part of our activities around World Hepatitis Awareness Day, a sample letter has been created for people to use to write to their Senators/Representatives urging them to take leadership on HCV issues. Please consider sending to your networks, friends, family, etc. and ask them to take a few minutes to write a letter. They can email [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Hep C Working Group of Georgia, a coalition of agencies dedicated to battling hepatitis C in Georgia, is extremely pleased to announce that the Second Edition of the Hep C Handbook, a publication written and designed expressly for Georgians living with hepatitis C, as well as professionals who work with Georgia’s Hep C patients, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This is excellent! Everyone should watch this. Positive or not
Health Matters: Hepatitis C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYMTmCoGtoo
Two Musicians who CARE about Hepatitis C! If you’re not a *My Spacer* this might be the perfect opportunity to check it out! My Space links for both musicians provided. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two Musicians who CARE about Hepatitis C. Let’s support them and show that we care! Besides - they both have WONDERFUL MUSIC!! Alejandro has [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Hepatitis C Danger In Your MD’s Office?
Outbreaks Of Dangerous Infection Coming From An Unlikely Place
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2008(CBS) During treatment for breast cancer in 2002, Evelyn McKnight was floored to learn that she would have to fight a second serious disease: Hepatitis C, CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay reports.
“We were completely confounded,” McKnight [...]
Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!
ACTION ALERT!!
Urge Your Members of Congress to Fund Hepatitis C
In Their Appropriations Programmatic Request Letters
On Monday, President Bush kicked off the Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations process with the release of his budget proposal. The President’s FY2009 budget flat funds the CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH). We need your help in [...]
Apalachicola FL Native a Victim of Hepatitis C
July 5, 2007
Apalachicola native, Ron Wilson, 51, of Tallahassee underwent a liver transplant at Shands Transplantation Center in Gainesville, FL on May 16. Wilson is the victim of Hepatitis C (hep C) a little known form of viral hepatitis.
A small nonprofit in Tallahassee, H.E.A.L.S of the South (Hepatitis [...]
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