Hep C Discussion Forum

Regardless of the rise in Hepatitis C cases and seemingly related deaths, the prognosis associated with this illness is largely determined by each individual's actions.

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References

http://hepatitis-c.emedtv.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-statistics.html, Hepatitis C Statistics, Retrieved July 1, 2012, Clinaero, Inc., 2012.

http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/hepc/stats.htm, Hepatitis Program Data and Statistics, Retrieved July 1, 2012, Arizona Department of Health Services, 2012.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57381654-10391704/hepatitis-c-death-rates-rise-1-in-33-baby-boomers-has-disease/, Hepatitis C Death Rates Rise, 1 in 33 Baby Boomers has Disease, Retrieved July 1, 2012, CBS Interactive, Inc., 2012.

http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2011/08/surprising_data.html, Surprising Data on What Typically Ends the Fight Against Hep C, Nicole Cutler, LAc, Retrieved July 1, 2012, Hepatitis Central, 2012.

http://www.hepatitiscmsg.org/hep-c-facts--stats.html, Hep C Facts & Statistics, Retrieved July 1, 2012. The Hepatitis C Mentor & Support Group, Inc., 2012.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed, Little evidence that hepatitis C virus leads to a higher risk of mortality in the absence of cirrhosis and excess alcohol intake: the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study, Prasad L, et al, Retrieved July 1, 2012, Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 2009.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/health/research/hepatitis-c-deaths-creep-past-aids-study-finds.html, Awareness: Hepatitis C Death Rate Creeps Past AIDS, Nicholas Bakalar, The New York Times, February 2012.