Govt launches Hepatitis C Care Day
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With at least seven million people in the country infected with hepatitis C, increasing public awareness of the disease is one way to halt its transmission.
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PM to unveil major new national health screening programme
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The government is to launch what it says is the country's biggest public consultation on tackling drugs.
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The government is launching a proactive fight to tackle MRSA and other hospital infections.
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County health officials received promised flu vaccine from the state this week and now can offer shot clinics to seniors and others at risk of complications from influenza.
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After six years of saying no, the federal government is considering financial compensation for thousands of &quot;forgotten victims&quot; who got potentially fatal hepatitis C from tainted blood.
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Â· Government launches alcohol abuse strategyÂ· Critics call for happy hours and promotions ban
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A VACCINE for hepatitis C could be available within a decade after landmark Australian research found those repeatedly contracting the virus can develop a natural immunity to infection.
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Epidemic levels of hepatitis C among London&#39;s injecting drug users are a result of the government&#39;s &quot;sidelining&quot; of harm reduction drug policy, according to a study released today.
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John Reid, the health secretary, yesterday championed personal choice over state dictation as he launched the government&#39;s wide-ranging blueprint for disease prevention ranging from smoking bans to personal health trainers, curbs on advertising junk food
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SACRAMENTO The state&#39;s top health official has ordered doctors and health care workers to reserve flu shots for high-risk patients such as the elderly and young children.
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The number of people with the severe liver disease hepatitis C in England has soared, figures show.
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says, a day after the country announced its first probable case of human-to-human transmission. pandemic, it spurred the government into a frenzy of action.
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QUEBEC CITY - The provincial government is expected to announce its latest plan to fight C. difficile infections in hospitals Tuesday.
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ISLAMABAD: The Health Ministry has prepared a draft bill to control the rampant use of syringes in the country. The draft bill will be presented before parliament after the Law Ministry vets it.
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The World Health Organization  launched an initiative on Monday to improve medical services  for the elderly in a bid to tackle the growing public health  implications of a rapidly aging global population.
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HUNDREDS of patients are being warned they could have contracted hepatitis or HIV after undergoing a hospital procedure. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust said there was a &quot;very low&quot; risk of