Hepatitis C Information - Screening test available to detect an antibody to hepatitis C

Screening test available to detect an antibody to hepatitis C
Inside Bay Area - This is the fourth in a series of columns on medical conditions that are hard to diagnose in women. To read last week's column, visit insidebayarea.com, click on "health" and then click on the headline for "Knowing the warning signs for cervical

HIV In Injecting Drug Users Reaches Highest Levels For A Decade, UK
Medical News Today - Figures released today by the Health Protection Agency show that the number of injecting drug users (IDUs) infected with HIV has reached its highest level since 1992. The figures from the Unlinked Anonymous Prevalence Monitoring Programme (UAPMP

Hepatitis C Epidemic Vastly Underestimated By UK Government
Medical News Today - There are more than double the number of people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in England and Wales than the government has estimated, delegates at the British Society of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific Meeting were warned. The

HIV cases reach record level in IDUs
999 Today - The number of injecting drug users (IDUs) infected with HIV has reached its highest level in nearly 15 years, the Health Protection Agency has said Figures showed that in England and Wales, one in 62 (1.6%) IDUs were infected with HIV in 2005