Category Archives: Medical News

Baltimore VA Vietnam veteran infected

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Laura

The multi-state David Kwiatkowski drug diversion/HCV case is complicated. The Baltimore VA has not released information on the test results of the 168 patients they’ve contacted but we know that one veteran has joined a lawsuit. What’s alarming is that Kwiatkowski … Continue reading →

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MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS NOWHERE ON THE HORIZON

Posted on September 8, 2012 by asknod

Five long months ago we were assured that the mental health dilemma was all but over. Sixteen hundred new mental health workers were in the hiring pipeline and would be coming online after suitable training. Not. Today I find in … Continue reading →

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Internet junk in claims

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Laura

HCVets.com contains so many terrific resources! They give the following warning for people planning to print and use information from their site to include in their claims: “All data printed from this website is under scrutiny by Veterans Affairs Claims Process. … Continue reading →

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Tropical foot rot

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Laura

It’s funny what one remembers. My DH developed a painful infection on his right foot in Vietnam. He said it was from wet feet. He remembers that a corpsman cleaned it with soap and water, then used a “peanut-shaped” bristle … Continue reading →

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The carcinogen, HCV

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Laura

The U. S Department of Health and Human Services publishes fat books listing human carcinogens. The Hepatitis C Virus “known to be a human carcinogen,” was first listed in the Eleventh Report on Carcinogens in 2004 (pg 216-218). Public health officials knew … Continue reading →

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NPR blogger: Great news boomers! You beat your IV drug addiction!

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Laura

Is NPR blogger, Alva Noe’s response to the recent CDC’s advisory for boomers to get tested, a joke or is he serious? Noe says that boomers are “five times more likely than the population at large to carry the hepatitis C … Continue reading →

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FDA puts hold on HCV drug testing at Idenix

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Laura

This news may be of interest to those who are waiting for HCV treatments that are less toxic than current ones and effective in achieving SVR in more patients. This action is related to the Bristol-Myers post made previously. Pipeline … Continue reading →

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BOISE IDAHO HCV HOEDOWN

Posted on August 19, 2012 by asknod

Mark your calendars in Boise, Squid and Mike! Alert member Mikey sent me this and wondered if everyone was getting one. I’m sorry, Mike but every time someone with that name shows up I think of the cereal commercial where … Continue reading →

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DRACO–HCV GODSEND?

Posted on August 18, 2012 by asknod

I found this in a magazine and immediately did a lot of research on it. DRACO stands for Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizers. It was touted as a killer of HIV and innumerable other viruses-some as lethal as Ebola. What was … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten “92%”

Posted on August 18, 2012 by joeaveragevet

According to the VA, about 8% of Veterans are female, which would make about 92% of Vets male. About 1 in 5 female Vets are victims of MST. This means men outnumber women in the military by better than 10 … Continue reading →