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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact...

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The National Institutes of Health has solicited proposals involving therapy for prior nonresponders.

The goal of these trials is to slow progression of liver diseae, reduce the need for liver transplantation, and reduce the risk of liver cancer.

How to contact them:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
is the largest biomedical research center in te world.
It's the research arm of the Public Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Among it's institutes that conduct and support research on hepatitis viruses are the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National institute of Diabetes& Digestive & Kidney Diseaes (NIDDK):

For an informational packet on hepatitis C, write to:
NIAID office of Communications
Building 31
Room 7A50
Bethesda, MD 20892
phone #: (301)496-5717
homepage: http://www.niaid.nih.gov
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Reply #1 - 04/04/08  10:02pm
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" Im gonna have to look into this sis. And then check with my Liver doctor as well. Thank you my Northern Star "
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" Thanks for the information, girlfriend. I'm going to write for the packet. "
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