Monday, March 13, 2006


Hep C - Local News Hepatitis C - silent epidemic


Local News Hepatitis C - silent epidemic
Thunder Bay Post - Feb 23 1:30 PM
It's being called the silent epidemic by those that deal with it on a day-to-day basis. The incidence of Hepatitis C is rising in Northwestern Ontario and alarmingly at a much higher rate than the rest of the province.Save to My Web

'Silent killer' driven out of the shadows: Hepatitis
Chillicothe Gazette - Feb 20 4:39 AM
There was a time when Arline Loh of Wilmington, Del., didn't tell people she has hepatitis B. "It carries such a stigma," says Loh, 57, an information technology expert who retired three months ago because of liver damage caused by the disease.Save to My Web

HEALTH NOTES: Patients e-records facing legal hurdles
Kansas City Star - Feb 28 12:24 PM
Although information technology promises to reduce medical errors and bolster efficiency, the road to the electronic promised land is fraught with legal potholes.Save to My Web

GoGirlsMusic.com Names HepCAware.org the Official Charity of the 2006 'Invasion of The GoGirls'
[Press Release] PR Web - Mar 04 12:10 AM
GoGirlsMusic.com and HepCAware.org are working together again to raise awareness of hepatitis C. Kelly Zirbes, founder of HepCAware.org and a GoGirls member, has received a lot of support from Madalyn Sklar, founder of GoGirls, including a GoGirlsMusic Sponsorship for her annual "Hep C Aware -- The Internet Telethon". This year it was business as usual for Sklar to offer an opportunity for Kelly Save to My Web

Experts warn public on dangers of Hep C
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 18 12:20 AM
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Health experts are warning that Australia doesn't have the resources to deal with a burgeoning epidemic of viral hepatitis, a debilitating disease, which affects the liver.Save to My Web