Fitz, I offered to have all the nursing students visit my dept so they can see what we do. So I get them two at a time for a whole shift and I have their undivided attention.

I’ve also been talking to the doctors. I tell them that there are now generics of the expensive meds for hep c and they are backed up by the International Liver conference and hand them a handwritten card with the FixHepC link.

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The Harvoni is a DAA…Direct Acting Antiviral

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It means he’s burning amino acids for energy because he’s not eating enough carbohydrates. Have him eat some high glycemic carbs before working out, like an apple, or grain bread or oatmeal and drink sports drinks during exercise (like Gatorade, etc) that his body can use as a quick source of energy .and I bet you he gets rid of the smell.

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HCV core protein has a direct effect on the cold-precipitation process (so the higher the viral load the more precipitins). So it makes sense that getting rid of the viral load would eliminate the cryo.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24636026

Here’s some data on HCV cryo patients treated with DAAs.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26474537

(*Please note the study talks about patients with “reduced kidney function” but not dialysis patients).

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Cindi, I totally love you.
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Gaj,
We can copy things from this forum and post them on our sites right? There’s nothing that stops us from doing that. This forum is public.

Whatever happens, I want to thank all of you, for your acceptance and willingness to help others. You’re an amazing bunch.

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Tricia,
In June, the US is having a “National Strategy for the Elimination of Hep B and C” meeting. Two of the topics are called:
“Global Momentum for Viral Hepatitis Elimination” by Stefan Wiktor, Team Lead, Global Hepatitis Program, WHO
“An Australian Perspective on Hepatitis Elimination” by Benjamin Cowie, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne.

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