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Hepatitis C and HIV (February 20, 2006)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Frequently Asked Questions About Hepatitis C (June 26, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hepatitis C (2004)
What it is, how people get it, how it can be prevented/treated, and what people with HIV need to know about it.
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From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Hepatitis C (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Hepatitis C Fact Sheet (December 8, 2006)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV (August 2007)
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In Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV, from Treatment Action Group
HCV Resources (August 2007)
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In Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV, from Treatment Action Group
Coinfection With Hepatitis C Virus (January 23, 2007)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hepatitis C Transmission (August 2007)
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In Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV, from Treatment Action Group
Hepatitis C and Co-Infection: An Overview (Summer 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

The Basics

The Hepatitis C Epidemic: Where's the Leadership? (May 8, 2008)
From Project Inform
Double Duty (Spring 2008)
For those co-infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV, living with two infections requires twice as much determination.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
National HCV Prison Coalition -- Hepatitis C Awareness Project
Hepatitis C: A Closer Look (Fall 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HIV and Hepatitis C: Learn the Facts, Take Action (Fall 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Join Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED! (August 7, 2007)
From Project Inform
Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV (August 2007)
Testing, coinfection, treatment and support.
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From Treatment Action Group
Making Liver-Smart Choices When You're Living With Hepatitis C (August 2007)
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In Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV, from Treatment Action Group
United States Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy (December 8, 2006)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HCV and HIV Co-infection (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Dental Health and Hepatitis C (PDF) (June 2006)
From Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
Hepatitis C in Children: Update 2006 (March 2006)
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From HCV Advocate
Stigma: Hepatitis C and Drug Abuse (February 2006)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis C In Brief (PDF) (2006)
From Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
Hepatitis C Infection (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
HIV and Hepatitis C Co-Infection (2006)
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Hepatitis C: A Serious Threat (September 20, 2004)
A quick review of the facts about hepatitis C infection.
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From PositiveWords
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV Coinfection: A Critical Review of Research and Treatment (July 2004)
Treatment Action Group, a prominent U.S. AIDS advocacy organization, has released this detailed report explaining key areas in which hepatitis C infection can be more effectively prevented, monitored and treated throughout the world.
From Treatment Action Group
HCV 101: Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus in the United States (June 2004)
Table adapted from a 1998 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web-based training course.
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Understanding Hepatitis (May/June 2004)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Department of Veterans Affairs' Hepatitis C Web Site Aimed at Veterans, Medical Practitioners (March 29, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Depression as a Side Effect of Interferon (January 22, 2004)
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From PositiveWords
Interview With Charles Rice, Ph.D., on HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection (Winter 2003/2004)
Dr. Rice is a researcher at Rockefeller University in New York; both a transcript and audio of this interview are available.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
Comparing Three Viruses: HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (October 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Extrahepatic Manifestations of Chronic Hepatitis C (August 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis C and End-Stage Renal Disease (August 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis C and HIV (August 2003)
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Health Related Quality of Life and Hepatitis C (July 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Sex and the C Virus (June 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
HCV in the Setting of HIV Co-Infection (May 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis C in African Americans (May 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection (April 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis C Virus in HIV-Infected Persons: A Brief Review (April 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Coinfection With Hepatitis Viruses and HIV (March 2003)
From HIV InSite
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (March 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Needlestick Exposure and Hepatitis C (February 2003)
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From HCV Advocate
Hepatitis C: For Injection Drug Users (PDF) (2003)
A brochure specifically for people who use injection drugs; provides information about HCV infection risks, prevention, screening and diagnosis.
From Harm Reduction Coalition
HIV and Hepatitis Coinfection (Winter 2002/2003)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Hepatitis C: Be Positively Aware of the Risk of Transmission and Treatment (November/December 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus in Hepatitis C Virus Infection (October 2002)
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From HCV Advocate
Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C (September 2002)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Viral Hepatitis and Injection Drug Users (September 2002)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
One Approach to HCV Treatment (August/September 2002)
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In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Progress and Future Directions for Management of Hepatitis C (June 12, 2002)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Management of Hepatitis C: 2002 (June 10-12, 2002)
Consensus conference statement.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Antiretrovirals and Liver Toxicity: How Big a Concern? (Summer 2002)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HCV 101: Hepatitis C Treatment: Combination Therapy (April 2002)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
HCV in Corrections: Frontline or Backwater? (April 2002)
An in-depth review of hepatitis C epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment in correctional settings.
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
Medicine Chest: HCV/HIV Co-Infection Therapy (March/April 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Avoid Smoking and Drinking if You Have Hepatitis C (2002)
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From PositiveWords
Hep C: The Next HIV? (December 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HCV Costs the U.S. $5 Billion in 1997 (November 2001)
In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
Liver Disease in AIDS (October 21, 2001)
In 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, from The Body PRO
Hepatitis, HIV and Your Liver (June 2001)
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HCV in HIV: Challenges and Opportunities (March 2001)
In The PRN Notebook
Natural History and Treatment of Hepatitis C (Winter 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Hepatitis C Virus and Coinfection With HIV (November 1, 2000)
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Liver Function Tests Explained (November 1, 2000)
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
The Liver and Living With HIV/AIDS: A Naturopathic Perspective (November 1, 2000)
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Hepatitis C -- The Newest Opportunistic Infection (September 2000)
HIV/Hepatitis C co-infection in the age of HAART.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Liver Dinner (September 2000)
HIV/HCV co-infection, diet, and liver health.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection: Confronting Twin Epidemics (January 2000)
From Community Research Initiative on AIDS
Hepatits C Virus (HCV) & HIV (December 1999)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Co-Infection With HIV and HEP C: Beyond the Basics (Fall 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Diagnosis and Monitoring HEP C Infection (Fall 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Hepatitis C Resources Page (Fall 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Liver Health (Fall 1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Hepatitis Hits Prisons: Scope of Problem in State Called Terrifying (May 3, 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA Approves First Home Test for Hepatitis C Virus (April 29, 1999)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
When HIV and HCV Cohabitate (April 1999)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Does Your Liver Quiver? (Spring 1999)
In Notes From the Underground, from PWA Health Group
Hepatitis C: New Treatment Helps Some, but Cure Remains Elusive (March/April 1999)
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Double Trouble (Winter 1998/1999)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Co-Infection (Winter 1998/1999)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Hepatitis C (December 1998)
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Editorial (July 1998)
IAPAC's special issue on hepatitis.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
What Do I Need to Know About Hepatitis C? (October 1997)
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Hepatitis C Reference Manual
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Personal Accounts

Personal Perspective: The Whys and Hows of Me and Treatment (Fall 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Personal Perspective: This Too Shall Pass (Fall 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Hepatitis C and Self-Management (May/June 2004)
As George E. Burgess testifies, prepararing yourself for hepatitis C treatment is as much mental as it is physical.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
HCV/HIV Coinfection: A Patient's Perspective (November/December 2003)
Gerald Moreno recaps his year on hepatitis C treatment.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Positive Empowerment (July/August 2002)
Sylvia O'Shaughnessy is frank about her experience living with HIV and hepatitis C.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Positive Empowerment (May/June 2002)
Beverly explains how she finds the courage to go on; she's in prison dealing with HIV and hepatitis C.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HCV/HIV Co-Infection II: Sobriety and Treatment (March/April 2002)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
HCV/HIV Co-Infection I: A Patient's Perspective (September/October 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
A Personal Perspective: Inside Job (Winter 2000/2001)
Lillian Thiemann has HIV, hepatitis and cirrhosis and is a recovering addict. Her 12-step recovery group helps her maintain her emotional quality of life.
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

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