Thursday, February 23, 2006


Victim of tainted blood scandal puts human face on criminal trial (Hepatitis C Treatment Options)


Victim of tainted blood scandal puts human face on criminal trial
Philadelphia Inquirer - TORONTO - James Kreppner, his legal career halted when he contracted HIV and Hepatitis C through tainted blood, sat in the back of a courtroom Wednesday, putting a human face on a criminal trial resulting from Canada's worst public health scandal

Hepatitis C - silent epidemic
Thunder Bay Source - 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. To help bring the issue to the

'Silent killer' driven out of the shadows: Hepatitis
Chillico Gazette - 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

Daily Planner: Monday
Chico Enterprise-Record - BLOOD DRIVE: Donor hours 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday. BloodSource, 555 Rio Lindo Ave., Chico. 893-5433. Weekly. BUTTE COUNTY COORDINATING COUNCIL: 11:15 a.m.-1