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While many people living with hepatitis C never have serious symptoms, some develop fibrosis or cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). All people living with HIV should be tested for hepatitis C, with a blood test.

Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

New US guidelines recommend hepatitis C test for everyone born between 1945 and 1965

News
21 August 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C: CDC

Editor's pick
Reuters
17 August 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

INDONESIA: Growing concern over hepatitis -

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IRINnews.org
17 August 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Decompensated liver disease more frequent in HIV/HCV co-infected people

News
26 July 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Chronic hepatitis C infection more than doubles the risk of kidney disease for people with HIV

News
18 July 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Insulin resistance is a big risk factor for the progression of liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV co-infected people

News
13 July 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Boomers' hep C tests may torpedo insurance chances, experts say

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MSNBC
19 June 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

HIV/hepatitis C co-infection increases risk of hip fracture

News
19 June 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

NICE consults on new public health guidance aiming to improve uptake of testing for hepatitis B and C

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NICE press release
18 June 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Doctors in Europe and the US disagree over the pace of liver fibrosis in men co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C

News
13 June 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Hepatitis C Causing Liver Damage in Greater Numbers: Study

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Health Day News
23 May 2012
Pharmaceutical industry

How CDC's hep.-C testing advice is already benefiting drugmakers

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Medical Marketing and Media
23 May 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

CDC recommends hepatitis C tests for all baby boomers

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Washington Post
20 May 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Hepatitis C testing rate low and knowledge of the infection poor in the US "baby boomer" generation

News
18 May 2012
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

Hepatitis C a latent legacy of baby boomers' youth

Editor's pick
Los Angeles Times
2 May 2012
Cancer

Brivanib did not improve overall liver cancer survival, but did show anti-tumour activity

News
30 April 2012
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

Scotland: Quality Indicators for Hepatitis C

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Health Care Improvement Scotland
30 April 2012
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Chronic hepatitis B infection associated with twice the risk of liver-related death compared to hepatitis C

News
27 April 2012
Hepatitis C treatment

Liver Fibrosis Tests Predict Mortality in HIV/HCV Coinfected Women

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HIVandHepatitis.com
11 April 2012
CD4 count

Discordance between CD4 cell count and percentage associated with markers of liver disease in HIV/hepatitis C co-infected people

News
9 April 2012
CD4 count

Liver fibrosis increases risk of discordance in CD4 cell count and percentage in HIV-positive people

News
9 April 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Highest-Risk Individuals Missed by Current HCV Screening

Editor's pick
Medscape (requires registration)
3 April 2012
Hepatitis C treatment

Antiretroviral rollout provides a model for efforts to expand hepatitis C treatment and care in resource-limited settings

News
27 March 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

US: HCV Testing, Diagnosis Being Overlooked in People With HIV

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AIDSMeds
27 March 2012