Tag Archives: HCV

AND EVEN MORE GOOD NEWS

Posted on February 3, 2014 by asknod

Mark, or Hepsick as he has used as a handle over the years, has had one of the hardest, nastiest examples of a VA HCV claim. Imagine the worst case of circumstances–then multiply it by two 48 week courses of … Continue reading →

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More good news

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Laura

I want to share the good news that my husband’s disability claim has been largely successful–although he was denied HCV. We received a decision in under one year and the information found on this website was critical. Nonetheless, there is … Continue reading →

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AMC–JUSTICE DELAYED IS NOT JUSTICE DENIED

Posted on January 29, 2014 by asknod

I have thought long and hard about how I would write about this event. What the hey? I had twenty years to contemplate it. I was alerted, as many of you have observed on your own claims, to the imminent … Continue reading →

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BVA–RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Posted on January 22, 2014 by asknod

Back in the old days, we were given “the briefing”. Holy Rules of Engagement, Batman! Each locale differed radically. What was basically a free-fire zone in Kon Tum was an entirely different proposition one Country over and it changed a … Continue reading →

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Pediatric HCV reporting in U. S. “grossly inadequate”

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Laura

Florida requires health practitioners and labs report all cases of acute and chronic HCV into a database called MERLIN. A 2012 study (link below) showed that only about 12% of children infected with HCV in Florida had been identified between 2000-2009. Nationwide, … Continue reading →

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GAMMA GLOBULIN SHOTS

Posted on January 12, 2014 by asknod

Remember those nasty boogers? They refrigerated the serum and then blasted you with it in the arm or upper butt with it. It was like jamming a popsicle under your skin for an hour and the volume was enough to … Continue reading →

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HCV IN DENTAL SETTINGS EVEN TODAY

Posted on January 12, 2014 by asknod

Here’s an important risk factor sent in by “Pop” Smoke. Just when we think the CDC has briefed everyone and it can’t happen any more, along comes one of these or the Minot, North Dakota outbreak. HCV is a lot … Continue reading →

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SOVALDI SIDE EFFECTS

Posted on January 7, 2014 by asknod

One thing’s for sure. We’re going to wait a long time for the VA to get Sovaldi on the shelves. Vets are not worth $120K worth of pills no matter how many medals they have. What is of note is … Continue reading →

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RENAL CELL CARCINOMA -2NDARY TO HCV

Posted on January 6, 2014 by asknod

Member 63Sierra from Hadit.com sends me this missive and asked that I post it for all of you. He finally attained SC for his kidney cancer secondary to HCV. While this is nothing to cheer about (the cancer) it is … Continue reading →

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Minot Hepatitis C outbreak count now at 44

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Laura

Minot is a very small city of only about 43,000 people with perhaps another 30,000 in the area. The best local article I’ve found by Jill Hambek provides this information: This investigation was conducted with assistance from the Centers for … Continue reading →