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Hepatitis C Prevention (October 5, 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Along the Latex Highway: Getting Pierced or Tatooed Safely (October 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
HIV, IV Drug Users, and Hepatitis C (Fall/Winter 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Syringe Exchange and Risk of Infection With Hepatitis B and C Viruses (February 4, 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV and Hepatitis C Among Injecting Drug Users (August 15, 1998)
Success in preventing HIV has not been mirrored for hepatitis C.
From British Medical Journal

The Basics

Protect Yourself From Hepatitis (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Mother-to-Child Transmission of HCV: Update 2006 (April 2006)
To read PDF, click here
From HCV Advocate
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
Preventive Care in Chronic Liver Diseases (November 2002)
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From HCV Advocate

News

Hepatitis C Rates Rise Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (March 1, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
HIV-Positive Gay Men and Sexual Transmission of HCV - Fisting is Key (August 7, 2006)
In aidsmap.com
Three of Four HIV-Positive Homeless in San Francisco Also Have HCV (April 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Oklahoma: No Appeals Filed During Settlement Protest Period for Hepatitis C Exposure Lawsuit (January 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nebraska: Doctor Denies Blame in Hepatitis C Outbreak (September 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Officials Warn Travelers of Hepatitis (July 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senators Introduce Hepatitis C Bill (June 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Colorado: Hispanics Launch Hepatitis C Campaign (May 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada Resists Mandatory Disease Testing in Prisons (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maine: New Program Provides Testing, Education on Hepatitis C (May 13, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oklahoma: State Senator Supports Hepatitis C Education (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nebraska: Fifteen Lawsuits Filed in Hepatitis C Outbreak (November 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eighty-One People Treated at Nebraska Cancer Clinic Test Positive for Hepatitis C (November 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preventing Blood-Borne Infections Through Pharmacy Syringe Sales and Safe Community Syringe Disposal (PDF) (November/December 2002)
Full issue devoted to syringe access issues.
In Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
Nebraska: Hepatitis Cases May Be Linked to Needles at Clinic (October 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oklahoma: Reuse of Needle at Hospital Infects 50 With Hepatitis C (October 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Finally, New Jersey Informs All Inmates of Hepatitis C (October 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Forty People Unknowingly Got Tissue or Organs From Donor With Hepatitis C; 5 Died (October 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HCV Infection Doesn't Reduce High-Risk Activities in Injection-Drug Users (October 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Attitudes & Strategies: A Comprehensive Approach to Preventing Blood-Borne Infections Among IDUs (October 3, 2002)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Number of Known Boston HCV Cases Triples in Four Years (August/September 2002)
In HEPP Report, from Brown Medical School
Massachusetts Canceling Hepatitis C Programs (November 2001)
In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School

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