Bush Administration Puts Squeeze on Hamas (Cirrhosis)

Bush Administration Puts Squeeze on Hamas
Washington Post - 2 hours agoBy BARRY SCHWEID. WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is putting the squeeze on the Hamas-led Palestinian government, suspending all US aid to its Cabinet and ministries until it recognizes Israel or is replaced ...

Three blasts kill 74 at Baghdad mosque
CNN - 2 hours agoMourners on Saturday carry the coffin of a student killed in Friday's attack on a Baghdad mosque. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Three suicide bombers -- two of whom were disguised as Shiite women -- struck a Baghdad ...

`Today' to Get Co-Anchor With New Point of `View'
Los Angeles Times - Apr 7, 2006By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer. NEW YORK It was clear just minutes into Thursday's news conference at Rockefeller Center that Meredith Vieira was going to inject a different sensibility into NBC's "Today ...

12 killed in Nepal Maoist attacks
Daily News & Analysis - 3 hours agoKATHMANDU: Nine Maoist rebels and three security men were killed in overnight clashes in insurgency-racked Nepal, the army said on Saturday, as the kingdom was gripped by a pro-democracy general strike. "Thousands ...

VX-950 To Get Fast Tracked (Cirrhosis)

VX-950 To Get Fast Tracked
As you may recall we've been saying VX-950 is the revolutionary new therapy to watch for HCV. Now it looks like the FDA agrees this treatment is quite promising and deserving of faster approval than a lesser worthy approach. Another...

Conclusions About Milk Thistle
A May 2005 review of clinical studies which casts doubt on milk thistle's value has recently been re-released into the press. Alternatively, an extensive amount of research supports the continued usage of this herb at higher dosages. Researchers of the...

Alcoholism Facts
Title: Alcoholism FactsCategory: Health FactsCreated: 8/9/2005Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2005

What is Hepatitis C?(NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious (Cirrhosis)

What is Hepatitis C?

(NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious virus that is carried in the blood and harms the liver. About 240,000 Canadians are infected, many of whom are unaware that they even have it. The number of people with hepatitis C is increasing in Canada and around the world, primarily among those who share needles and other drug equipment. An estimated 5,000 Canadians - mostly young people - get this virus each year. p>

Although the hepatitis C virus has been around for a long time, it was only identified in 1989. It causes inflammation of the liver, which often progresses to cirrhosis (scarring that makes it difficult for the liver to function normally). Of the estimated 5,000 people that are newly infected each year, up to 70 percent experience no symptoms. For some, symptoms may not show up for 20 or 30 years. In the meantime, they may, unknowingly, be infecting others. That is why it is important to know if you are at risk and how to take preventative action.

If you think you have hepatitis C, or that you may be at risk, visit your doctor and ask for the simple blood test for this disease. For more information, contact a health care professional, and visit Health Canada's Web site at www.healthcanada.ca/hepc.

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Italian press split over TV duel (Cirrhosis)

Italian press split over TV duel
BBC News - 1 hour agoItalian newspapers are divided on who won Monday's televised debate between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his rival Romano Prodi. Il Giornale, which is owned by Mr Berlusconi's brother Paolo, delivers ...

Madonna "Confesses" to Summer Tour
Rolling Stone - 1 hour agoMadonna will tour in support of her platinum selling Confessions on a Dance Floor this spring and summer. The Confessions Tour, which kicks off May 21st in Los Angeles, will take the Material Girl to major ...

Three dead in Boston scaffolding collapse
Boston Globe - 7 hours agoBy Glen Johnson, Associated Press Writer | April 4, 2006. BOSTON --James Carney was in his third floor office far above Boylston Street when he heard a terrible sound. "I heard a thunderous noise -- like a ...

Hussey continues meteoric rise
CricInfo.com - 35 minutes agoAustralia's Mike Hussey has broken into the top ten of the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen faster than any other player in history. Just five months after his Test debut, Hussey is now placed 10th in ...

Supreme Court Avoids Combatant Challenge
ABC News - 18 hours agoJose Padilla, center, held as an "enemy combatant" for more than three years, is escorted by federal marshalls in this file photo upon his arrival in Miami, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. The government transferred ...