http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress Hepatitis C New Zealand Peer Support Project Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:20:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fear and Loathing, Biopsy vs. Fibro scan in NZ Ultrasound replaces painful liver biopsy surgery for hepatitis C patents in Auckland and Waikato Painful biopsies have been replaced by an ultrasound technique the Fibroscan (a $200,000 machine) which provides a painless, non-invasive alternative to a needle biopsy by measuring the liver ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=251 100% Pure New Zealand Hepatitis C Who do I have to tell if I have Hepatitis C In New Zealand? Hepatitis C and Disclosure Someone asked about Hepatitis C and disclosure With some help from the Hepatitis C resources Centre Dunedin and the New Zealand Ministry of Health the definitive reply seems to be. DISCLOSURE A ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=231 NZ Ministry of Health Press Release 2 June 2010 55 Women at Risk of Hep C being Traced New Zealand and Australian health authorities are tracing 55 New Zealand women who visited a private medical clinic in Australia between 1 January 2006 and 7 December 2009 who may be at risk of ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=228 New Zealand World Hepatitis Day, May 19 2010  update A couple of events for world Hepatitis month here in New Zealand Hepatitis Free concert in Latimer Square Christchurch May 22 nd 11 am – 4 pm The Hepatitis C Resource Centre Te Waipounamu in conjunction with World Hepatitis Day  proudly present a free ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=221 New Zealand Hepatitis C Blog May 2010 World Hepatitis Day, May 19, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. World Hepatitis Day is led by the World Hepatitis Alliance, which represents 200 patients groups and organizations http://www.worldhepatitisday.org/en/Home.aspx The Hepatitis Comics Have a laugh with Lucinda ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=217 April Hepatitis C New Zealand Blog How many People are treated for Hepatitis C in New Zealand ? Someone asked me how many people in New Zealand get treated each year for Hepatitis C in  New Zealand.   I  hadn’t thought about that for a while and it would be nice to think ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=214 Hepatitis C conference  Whakatane 2010 Past Failures and New Solutions in Hepatitis B and C control in New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region Tariana Turia - NZ Viral Hepatitis Conference 2010 Tuatahi me mihi atu ki te mana whenua. Tena koutou o Mataatua waka. Tena hoki koutou o nga mata waka kua ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=210 Hepatitis C New Zealand blog January 2010 New Zealand Viral Hepatitis Whakatane 2010 New Zealand Viral Hepatitis 3rd NZ Conference Whakatane 2010 Friday 05 March – Saturday 06 March 2010 War Memorial Complex, Whakatane, New Zealand Invited Speakers: Professor Mitchell Shiffman, USA Professor Andrew Lloyd, Australia Dr Morris Sherman, Canada Dr James Fung, Hong Kong Around half the ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=207 Strategic Directions for Hepatitis C improving access to and uptake of hepatitis C treatment services. One of the key points of this unreleased document, (Rumour has it will be never released as it involves the New Zealand Ministry of Health  acknowledging they have a major problem and actually doing something about ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=199 New Zealand Hepatitis C Blog The good news The Good News about Coffee Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers according to a new study led by Neal ... http://hcv.org.nz/wordpress/?p=191