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Hepatitis C Can Be Cured

Hepatitis C Can Be Cured

Nowadays hepatitis C can be cured, but in the past it used to lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Recently there was a review article about hepatitis C in the journal Medical News Today. The cause of hepatitis C is a virus that belongs to the Hepacivirus group of viruses.
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Hepatitis C Can Lead to Cirrhosis of the Liver

Hepatitis C Can Lead to Cirrhosis of the Liver

Hepatitis C is a common viral liver infection and hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis of the liver. Recently a review article was published. Heavy alcohol abuse can also lead to chronic inflammation of liver cells. On the long term this leads to extensive scar tissue in the liver, calle
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Supervised Heroin Injections Reduce Harm

Supervised Heroin Injections Reduce Harm

In Canada it has been shown that supervised heroin injections reduce harm in the drug-addicted subpopulation. We had our struggles in Canada introducing safe heroin injection sites. Now more than 10 years later the impressive statistics have convinced mayor Svante Myrick from Ithaca,
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