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Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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C-NETWORK Hepatitis News Update 6 July 2007 *Hepatitis Council of Queensland* *Inc.* www.hepqld.asn.au ========================== GENERAL HEP C ========================== Pamela Anderson gets apology over hepatitis C joke http://news.google.com.au/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=SUNA, SUNA:2006-04,SUNA:en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&tab=wn&q=%22hepatitis%22+rove&filter=0 Hepatitis C: An epidemic bigger than HIV http://www.mckinneymessenger.com/articles/2007/06/30/mckinney_courier-gazette/news/bnews09.txt Getting tattoos comes with risk of diseases http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2007/07/01/features/columnists/terry_gaff/doc4687a5d53bac7338630633.txt ========================== LIVING WITH HEP C ========================== Iron in foods may affect hepatitis C prognosis http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20070625TDY03002.htm The Pros and Cons of Using Marijuana with Hepatitis C http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/06/the_pros_and_co.html Pregnancy, Babies, Children & Hep C Factsheet – New Hepatitis C Council of NSW Resource http://www.hepatitisc.org.au/quickref/documents/Preg-Babies-Children.pdf ========================== HEALTH CARE ========================== Hep C scare for 2000 patients [Sydney, Australia] http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22016462-421,00.html New Hepatitis C Cases Connected to NYC Anesthesiologist [N.Y., U.S.A] http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2007/06/new_hepatitis_c_4.html When the Surgeon Is Infected, How Safe Is the Surgery? [United States] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/03/health/03cons.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Hepatitis C Videoconferencing: The Impact on Continuing Medical Education for Rural Healthcare Providers http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/tmj.2006.0050 Transmission of hepatitis C virus by needle-stick injury in community settings http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04568.x Needle-stick Injuries Are Common But Unreported By Surgeons In Training http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070627221733.htm http://www.medpagetoday.com/HIVAIDS/HIVAIDS/tb/6049 Hepatitis C linked to severe kidney disease http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2007/06/26/eline/links/20070626elin024.html ========================== DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ========================== New community network to boost Queensland drug efforts [Australia] http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=52784 Injecting room reason 'bogus' http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21981752-5001021,00.html A homeless alcoholic dies in plain sight [United States] http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=070107&story=tp6ew3.htm&folder=NewsArchive2 A (good) shot in the arm that’s saving junkies’ lives [United States] http://www.thevillager.com/villager_215/agoodshot.html House of Representatives Repeals 9-Year Needle Ban [United States] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062801878.html?hpid=topnews Man jailed for injecting sons with drugs [United States] http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=276111&rss=yes Public opinion on needle and syringe programmes: avoiding assumptions for policy and practice http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/09595230701373867 The gendered context of initiation to injecting drug use: evidence for women as active initiates http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a777049323~db=all~order=page ‘Of Substance’ magazine July 2007 Vol. 5 No. 3. Available online: http://www.ofsubstance.org.au/ Overdose Awareness Day 2007 – August 31 http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/SALV:LANDING::pc=PC_60908 Needle and Syringe - Podcasts, Papers and Presentations - University of Melbourne http://www.nspresearch.unimelb.edu.au/podcasts.html Alcohol and hepatitis C http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_01_020707/dug10121_fm.html ========================== PRISONS ========================== Prisons, hepatitis C and harm minimisation http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/186_12_180607/lev11089_fm.html Do condoms cause rape and mayhem? The long-term effects of condoms in New South Wales’ prisons http://sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/83/3/219 'I just keep thinking I haven't got it because I'm not yellow': a qualitative study of the factors that influence the uptake of Hepatitis C testing by prisoners http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1906754 ========================== TREATMENT ========================== Who Moved My PEG? The Changing Future of Anti-HCV Therapy Click ‘View Webcast’ http://www.clinicianschannel.com/antihcv/?mptts=20070629071511 FDA fast tracks ViroPharma's [oral] treatment of hepatitis C http://www.news-medical.net/?id=26990 FDA Approves First Drug for Treating Fibromyalgia http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF68525730100752B04 Opportunities for treating chronic hepatitis B and C virus infection using RNA interference http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00818.x Schering Plough Ends Celgosivir Deal http://www.natap.org/2007/HCV/062807_01.htm ========================== HEPATITIS B ========================== Hepatitis B patients' understanding of infection and treatment deficient http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/breaking-news-all-topics/ hepatitis-b-patients-understanding-of-infection-and-treatment-deficient_30156.html The Natural History and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: A Critical Evaluation of Standard Treatment Criteria and End Points (HBV-DNA, ALT) http://www.natap.org/2007/HBV/070307_01.htm Serum HBV RNA Is a Predictor of Early Emergence of Lamivudine Resistance http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_b/news/2007/062207_b.html ========================== HIV/HCV CO-INFECTION ========================== Scientists take step towards HIV cure http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21992355-2702,00.html HCV Replication Found in the Central Nervous System in HIV+ http://www.natap.org/2007/HCV/070307_01.htm EUROPEAN UNION: Schering-Plough Receives European Approval for Combo Drug to Treat Hepatitis C in HIV Patients http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070625/schering_plough_hepatitis.html?.v=1 Hepatitis Drug May Generate HIV Resistance http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/Hepatitis/tb/5977 ========================== LIVER ========================== Australian Liver Foundation launched http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/australian-liver-foundation-launched/20073405-m4t.html Sirius Satellite Radio Host Tawn Mastrey in Need of Life Saving Liver Transplant [United States] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537126.htm In 'Spontaneous' Liver Cancer, Researcher Sees A Cure http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070619163106.htm FIB-4: An Inexpensive and Accurate Marker of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis C http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2007/070207_a.html Transient elastography for patients with chronic hepatitis B and C virus infection: Non-invasive, quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1872-034X.2007.00160.x? prevSearch=allfield%3A%28Transient+elastography%29 ========================== INTERNATIONAL EVENTS ========================== 18th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm took place in May. Position papers, conference Videos and Media Projects online at: http://www.ihra.net/News http://www.youtube.com/HunCivLibUnion International HBV Meeting 2007 September 16-20, 2007, Rome, Italy http://www.hbvmeeting.org/ ========================== QLD EVENTS ========================== Hepatitis Support Services Feedback Survey [QLD Australia only] http://www.hepqld.asn.au/pilotproject/survey.html Hepatitis C Management Course for General Practitioners - Saturday Afternoon - 4 August 2007 Hepatitis C Management Course for Health Care Workers - 8 August 2007 Brisbane http://www.som.uq.edu.au/hivandhcvprojects/ed_activities/hcv/hcv_courses.asp# Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN) Events - July http://hepqld.asn.au/images/News/quihn%5C%27s%20calendar%20of%20activities%20-%20july%202007.pdf Hepatitis Council of QLD Info/Support Meetings Tuesday Jul 10, 2007, 10am: Rant n Rave morning Tuesday Jul 31, 2007, 6pm: Tattooing and piercing - Night D Lite Information evening http://hepqld.asn.au/content/view/38/92/ Contributions and comments are welcomed, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Use the C-network to advertise projects, services or other important news! 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