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THE CHALKMAN

Posted on February 4, 2013 by asknod

Member Robert turned me on to this previously. Now it must be posted. It’s truly amazing that it is on a flat surface. Amazing what the mind can come up with to confound the eye. Almost sounds like, well,  Uncle … Continue reading →

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The Lancet (7/28/11): Globally 10 million intraveneous drug users (IDU) have HCV?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Laura

A recent study of IV drug users infected with HCV in Greece has found that each DU spread the disease to 20 other people.  They are called “superspreaders.” In a BBC article, Charles Gore, chief executive of The Hepatitis C … Continue reading →

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FACEPAGE 2

Posted on February 3, 2013 by asknod

ASKNOD shares a photo of member Buckwheat sent in from his Superbowl Party.

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GOING UP? SIXTH FLOOR! SUICIDES AND MURDER

Posted on February 3, 2013 by asknod

I don’t mean that to be humorous. Everything is going up. The delay times in our adjudications. The time to get in to VAMC for a mental health evaluation. The price of gas. And so on. What shouldn’t be, is. … Continue reading →

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TANGO MIKE MIKE

Posted on February 3, 2013 by asknod

This is a moving story and I wish to thank Tom for it. You guys and gals provide me with about 80% of the content that we use to help others. The humor helps because HCV is a brain bender … Continue reading →

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Can you kill HCV on equipment by boiling or burning? NO, CDC warns inmates.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Laura

HCV to pot of boiling water or hot flame: Bring it on. You can’t stop me. Here’s the flyer:  http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCIncarcerationFactSheet.pdf CDC Publication No. 21-1306 entitled Hepatitis C and Incarceration,  page 2, states: Why doesn’t cleaning kill the Hepatitis C virus? Bleaching, … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Hepatitis C (HCV) is a listed STD on CDC website

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Laura

When I visit various websites for laypersons researching Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), formerly called venereal diseases (VDs), HBV is often listed but not HCV.  The general public does not know that HCV is also classified as a STD or Sexually … Continue reading →

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SUPERBOWL PROSE

Posted on February 2, 2013 by asknod

I apologize. Sometimes someone leaves the gate open and I escape the reservation… T’was early on Superbowl  and throughout the casa, Dust buffalos roamed freely beneath all the sofas The tortillas were crisp and the cheese was shredded In hopes … Continue reading →

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SLANTING THE NEWS

Posted on February 2, 2013 by asknod

By now we are all too familiar with VA justice and their misguided attempts at analyzing our evidence with an eye towards a fair and balanced reading. Member Robert, who awaits  his winning Lotto ticket, sends in this snippet of … Continue reading →

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What if HCV is your only service-connected STD?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Laura

HCV is called a lot of things.  We know that Hepatitis C is classified as a communicable disease.   It is transmitted when the blood of an infected person enters the blood-stream of another person. We know that mother-to-child transmission … Continue reading →

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