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CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Federal health officials say a hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report

Reused Syringes, Hepatitis Outbreak
(RENO, Nev.) - A hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was contacted by state health

UPDATES AND COMMENTARY

What You Must Know About Alcoholic Hepatitis
This much-needed synopsis of alcoholic hepatitis reminds us that you don't need to be a heavy drinker to suffer from this condition. Looking over the causes, risk factors and complications of alcoholic hepatitis will motivate anyone with liver concerns to...

15 Tips for Managing Interferon-Ribavirin Side Effects
Finding new ways to manage the side effects of Hepatitis C combination therapy adds to a person’s likelihood of conquering the virus....

New Mexico Offers Free Hepatitis C Hotline
Finally being recognized as the widespread, public health problem that it is, the New Mexico Department of Health has taken a giant step forward to help people with Hepatitis C. By launching a new, toll-free phone number, locals concerned about...

Liver Disease

Liver Pain and Hepatitis	Basic Facts about the liver
Cirrhosis of the liver table of contents	Basic Histopath of the Liver. (4 Photos)
Is Liver Fibrosis Reversible?	Grading Liver Damage Chart
What is cirrhosis?	Livers from hepatitis C-positive donors
Complications of Cirrhosis	Liver Graphics
Fibrosis from chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C	Frequently Asked Questions about Liver Disease
Fibrosis & Cirrhosis Pathology	What Is Fatty Liver?
Scoring Liver Damage Chart	What Is A Liver Biopsy?
Inflammation of the Liver	Caring for your Liver
AST, ALT, GGTP, AP	Cirrhosis Summary
Effect of shunt surgery	Portal Hypertension TOC
Alcoholic Liver Disease	TIPS procedure
Slow Intestinal Transit and Gallstones	Liver Biopsy Variations
Etiology of the disease and possible pathogenetic factors	HCV Genotypes in patients with liver disease of different stages
Ascitic Pseudouridine Discriminates Between Hepatocarcinoma Derived Ascites and Cirrhotic Ascites	Use of the Diagnostic Radionuclide Ascites Scan
Hepatic Pathology Index (Photos of the Liver)	Achieving Maximum Results: Putting Combination Therapy For HCV Into Practice
Diagnostic Value of Breath test in liver disease	Liver damage score--a new index for evaluation of the severity of chronic liver diseases
Granulomatous Hepatitis	Benefit of prophylactic endoscopic sclerotherapy of esophageal varices
Flumazenil for hepatic encephalopathy grade III and IVa in patients with cirrhosis	Conditions Linked To HCV Infection
Prevention of variceal rebleeding	Ascites
Alcoholic Liver Disease, Liver Failure and Chronic Liver Disease	Ibuprofen Speeds Hepatitis C Into Cirrhosis Of The Liver
Risk of Liver and Other Types of Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark	Liver Disease and Alcohol TOC
Decreased Muscle Strength in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis in Relation to Nutritional Status, Alcohol Abstinence, Liver Function, and Neuropathy	Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Versus Endoscopic Sclerotherapy for the Prevention of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Management of Ectopic Varices	Ultrasound Surveillance of TIPS
Ultrasound Surveillance of TIPS-- Why Bother?	An Appraisal of Percutaneous Treatment of Liver Metastases
Slow Progression Rate of Fibrosis in Hepatitis C Virus Patients With Persistently Normal Alanine Transaminase Activity	Effects of Chronic Ethanol Administration on Rat Liver Proteasome Activities: Relationship With Oxidative Stress
A Prospective, Community-Based Evaluation of Liver Enzymes in Individuals With Hepatitis C After Drug Use	Homeostatic Control of Angiogenesis: A Newly Identified Function of the Liver?
"Close Relation Between Cirrhosis and Gallstones: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Survey"	Primary Prevention of Bleeding from Esophageal Varices
The Risk of Surgery in Patients With Liver Disease	Liver Dialysis Unit
AcroMetrix, Inc. Introduces the First Hepatitis C Virus Nucleic Acid Quantification Panel	SEN VIRUS Virus Discovery Fact Sheet
Banding of Esophageal Varices (photos)	Outlook not so bright for patients with bleeding esophageal varices (photos)
Liver cancer rates jump 70 percent in 20 years	Clinical Features of Hepatitis C-Infected Patients With
Persistently Normal Alanine Transaminase Levels in the Southwestern United States	Controversial Issues in HCV
Portal Hypertensive Bleeding

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