Hepatitis C Now Kills More Americans Than HIV

pixiegirl

pixiegirl

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Chasey_Lane said:
People and companies benefit too much from disease, cancer, viruses, you name it. Just look at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer hoopla. This has been going on for YEARS and they have raised BILLIONS of dollars. You can buy pink toasters, pink KitchenAid mixers, pink curling irons, pink cups, etc. Instead of producing more pink ####, put that money to good use. You'd think they would have found a cure for cancer with all their monetary support over the years.
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I think you're absolutely right. So there are what 3 strains of heppatitis? There's a vaccine for at least one of them. They have to be pretty damn similar but they can't make a vaccine for the one that's killing people? You can survive HIV/AIDS for years now because of good drugs but they can't figure out a vaccine for a virus? More money in treatment I suppose... :coffee:
 
Chasey_Lane

Chasey_Lane

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pixiegirl said:
I think you're absolutely right. So there are what 3 strains of heppatitis? There's a vaccine for at least one of them. They have to be pretty damn similar but they can't make a vaccine for the one that's killing people? You can survive HIV/AIDS for years now because of good drugs but they can't figure out a vaccine for a virus? More money in treatment I suppose... :coffee:
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When I was on BC pills I had two options: pay for them through insurance or pay for them without insurance. I chose to pay for them without insurance because it was cheaper! It cost me $9 a month, otherwise it would have cost me $30 through insurance. Figure that one out.
 
pixiegirl

pixiegirl

Cleopatra Jones
Chasey_Lane said:
When I was on BC pills I had two options: pay for them through insurance or pay for them without insurance. I chose to pay for them without insurance because it was cheaper! It cost me $9 a month, otherwise it would have cost me $30 through insurance. Figure that one out.
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Oh I'm sure when I had my first neck surgery, insurance denied it and I had to jump through hoops and have 2 different doctors finally say it was medically necessary. Before jumping through said hoops the surgeon told me that the surgery was somewhere around $50k but he could/would do it without insurance for $11k. A 2-3" cut in my scalp to untangle a nerve, $50K... A new set of hooters $6k.
 
Roman

Roman

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Misfit said:
I'm not a Doctor (although I have pretended to be one while hanging around the emergency room waiting to be seen) but, I thought hep was transmitted by blood, not necessarily sex, (eww) I've known people who claimed they got it from tattoo needles? So I'd guess you could get it from almost anywhere.
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That is true. Now a days, the Artists have to sterilize them, but back in the 70's, they did not. I have seen a few Patients that never used needles, but have been tattooed over 30 years prior, come down with Hep C. It is a Blood Borne Pathogen. The higest population with Tattoo induced Hep C, got their Tats in Prison. There are many strands of Hepatitus. From Hep A, to Hep E. I jokingly call that "Alphabetitis". People can get a different form from taking too many medicines, or from Alcohol Abuse. Those types are not transmittable.
 
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Roman

Roman

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The deadliest of all the Hepatitus, believe it or not, is Hep B. As stated some where on here, a person can live for decades with Hep C, and not even know it, until it rears it's ugly head. Most times, people find out they have Hep C when they get blood drawn for Insurance purposes, or their Doctor has them on a Medication for Cholesterol, or for Acne. So the Doctor has to check the Liver Enzymes. In my opinion, everyone should get the Hep B Immunization, because you never know when you might be at the Scene of a terrible accident, and it's Human Nature to want to help. If you DO get the Vacination, you need to have Boosters every 5 years. Many don't know that.
 
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As first responders, we were offered Hep B vaccine. At first they said it was good your whole life but that was revised a few years ago.
 
Misfit

Misfit

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Sun-dried tomatoes linked to hepatitis A outbreak

Sun-dried tomatoes linked to hepatitis A outbreak in UK | News.com.au

SUN-dried tomatoes have been linked to an outbreak of potentially deadly hepatitis A in at least seven people in the UK.

The infectious disease, which can lead to fatal liver complications, affected two men and five women from eastern England, London and southwestern England, The (London) Daily Telegraph said today.

Health protection officials do not know which brand of sun-dried tomatoes is responsible - leading to fears that the product is still on sale.
 
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