Awareness

Hepatitis Testing Day

May 16, 2013

Sunday, May 19 is the second national Hepatitis Testing Day. The purpose of this day is to promote screening for people who are at risk for viral hepatitis. Hepatitis Testing Day is also an opportunity to educate the public and to increase awareness about viral hepatitis. Millions of Americans have chronic hepatitis; most of them do not [...]

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Hepatitis C: Get Tested

May 9, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate the number of people in the U.S. with chronic hepatitis C virus infection is 3.2 million. Other research places the figure closer to 5 million or more. The bottom line is this—there are a lot of people in the U.S. with hepatitis C. Worldwide, there are [...]

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Compelling Facts about Hepatitis C

May 3, 2013

Here is some compelling information about hepatitis C: Hepatitis C is the most common blood borne virus in the U.S., a virus that infects 3 to 5 million people depending on which data you trust. More people die in the U.S. from hepatitis C than from HIV. The majority of people who have it were [...]

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May: Hepatitis Awareness Month

May 1, 2013

Hepatitis Awareness Month begins today. For the next thirty-one days hepatitis activists, advocates, patients, consumers, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, and everyone who wants to make a difference will make an extra effort to increase hepatitis awareness. Here is one small act you can take that will make a huge difference. Urge every Baby Boomer [...]

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A Message of Freedom

October 25, 2012

In observance of October’s Liver Awareness month, I am sharing stories from the front lines of those who are working to raise awareness around hepatitis C issues, and are changing the future.  Kevin Maloney contracted hepatitis C, genotype 1a, went through treatment and came out the other side, free and clear of hepatitis C. Although he is [...]

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A Message of Determination and Victory

October 16, 2012

Alan Franciscus is my longest and dearest friend in the hepatitis C community. We met fifteen years ago and he is my mentor, brother, and hero. Alan founded the Hepatitis C Support Project and the HCV Advocate. He is a testimony to the power of what someone can do after answering “yes” to a deep [...]

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A Message of Love

October 4, 2012

The first guest blogger for Liver Awareness Month is Dan Palmer. Dan is a musician and has done much to increase awareness around hepatitis C and liver transplantation.  I was introduced to him after someone sent me a copy of Dan’s song, Lactulose Is My Friend. He has a powerful message of hope. Hello Friends – My name [...]

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Hepatitis C by the Numbers

September 8, 2012

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. ~Betty Reese Perhaps a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes numbers can be equally as powerful. I am still thinking about those 120,000 people that might live if we can get the U.S. healthcare [...]

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One Hundred Twenty Thousand Hepatitis C Deaths

September 5, 2012

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that if Baby Boomers (people born from 1945-1965) are screened with one-time testing for hepatitis C, this may identify more than 800,000 infections. This translates into the potential to save more than 120,000 lives. Think about this—120,000 people might live who would otherwise die. One hundred [...]

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Hepatitis C and Labor Day

September 2, 2012

I always think of Labor Day weekend as the official end of summer. It is when we rest, and then roll up our sleeves and get back to work. With hepatitis C, we have our work cut out for us. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their recommendations for hepatitis [...]

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