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Do you have hep B or hep C? Or have you recently cleared either of them? Speak up!
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C positive speakers are needed by Hepatitis SA.
Hep C: Going Viral is a six week online group program with a focus on health education around hepatitis C, and learning the skills for setting goals around health and well-being.
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The Federal Government approved telaprevir and boceprevir for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
The new listings are expected to take effect on the 1st of April 2013.
A coordinated, comprehensive approach is required to curb the silent hep C pandemic, according to a recent report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Calming the C in the North, our support group for people living with hepatitis C in the northern suburbs is held on the 4th Friday of every month.
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For women living with and affected by hep C
Women in Wellness is a group where women can come together, connect, use creativity and share their strengths, skills, resources and inspirations.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the label on Incivek (telaprevir) to include a "Black Box" warning following reports it received of potentially fatal skin rashes in patients receiving the drug.
According to a new report from the Australian Institude of Health and Welfare, the fastest growing cause of cancer mortality in Australia is liver cancer - caused mainly by chronic hepatitis B and C.
Hepatitis SA library's online collection of over 600 free-to-access online resources
Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver by the blood-borne Hepatitis C Virus. It results in liver inflammation and over time, can lead to chronic liver disease.
Some people with hepatitis C experience flu-like symptoms. Others don't have any symptoms in the first ten years or so after infection.
The hepatitis C virus is transmitted only from blood to bloodstream. Infection occurs when blood with hepatitis C virus gets into the bloodstream of another person.
The presence of hepatitis C virus in the blood is detected with a PCR test on blood samples.
Looking for hep C resources for young people? Visit hepatitissa.asn.au/youth.
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