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HCV–TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 12

Posted on July 28, 2014 by asknod

My Sovaldi minder contacted me this afternoon and told me I was getting: 1) More Anemic 2) My creatinine levels were dropping precipitously so my kidneys are not happy campers. 3) My Anti-nuclear Antibodies test (ANA) indicated my autoimmune Hepatitis … Continue reading →

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HCV–WHEN DOES SVR ACTUALLY EQUAL “CURED”?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by asknod

Today “almost” viral-free Randy from the mile-high stoner city of Denver sends us this important “Well, not exactly.” article that we are coming to associate with the VA medical community. Hepatologists from our favorite AO laboratory at the National Institutes of Health … Continue reading →

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Proof that HCV Sustained Virological Response (SVR) is a myth?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Laura

The HCV monster-machines are apparently craftier than we have been led to believe. Even after IFN/R therapy, and non-reactive (not detectable) standard clinical testing, more sensitive tests prove that HCV RNA still resides in the human body in reservoirs. The … Continue reading →

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DAY 25–SOVALDI

Posted on July 17, 2014 by asknod

Day 25 dawns with a nagging headache. This is # 7 since beginning the new prophylaxis. Additional noted complaints include itching (yes Leigh, me too) in odd places never mentioned in public, anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura on exposed arms, pruritus, … Continue reading →

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BVA–NEW 2ND QUARTER DECISIONS POSTED

Posted on July 17, 2014 by asknod

The second batch of 2014 decisions were put up today and the increase of cases being won via jetguns is finally getting some traction. Here’s the very first one I looked at and the turn around in VHA “expert” opinions … Continue reading →

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HCV infection and veterans’ oral health

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Laura

According to a 2012 report published for dentists by the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, which also covers hepatitis, health problems associated with HCV are numerous. The report, Dental and Orofacial Health and Hepatitis C contains a few graphic images including … Continue reading →

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HCV patients: Drink coffee, not tea, to slow liver disease progression

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Laura

A large well- funded study, Coffee Intake, is Associated with Lower Rates of Liver Disease Progression in Chronic Hepatitis C, was first published in Hepatology (2009) and is now free to read. The Discussion section summarizes the good news: This prospective study … Continue reading →

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BVA–THE LOUISVILLE TWO STEP

Posted on June 28, 2014 by asknod

The Louisville Two-step: Step One: Get VSO and sign POA over. Step two: Step into street in front of VA Examiner and get prepared to be mowed down. This is so predictable. Johnny Rebel here could have been in high cotton … Continue reading →

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BVA–IN SEARCH OF NEGATIVE EVIDENCE

Posted on June 28, 2014 by asknod

This is a great decision with enormous parameters. It illustrates many things that are judicially useful. To begin with, it is a jetgun-based claim and, as such, is of immense interest to the Veteran population who served between 1962 and … Continue reading →

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VA study: HCV can cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Are veterans the last to know?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Laura

We know that HCV can lead to liver cancer, but blood cancers too? Yes. HCV isn’t just swishing around in a body’s blood stream happily replicating in liver cells. HCV makes changes to other bodily systems and structures in some “small … Continue reading →