<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Project Inform &#187; Hepatitis C care &amp; treatment</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.projectinform.org/category/hepc/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.projectinform.org</link>
	<description>Information, inspiration and advocacy for people with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 05:28:10 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>FDA approves the first genotype test for hepatitis C</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-approves-the-first-genotype-test-for-hepatitis-c/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-approves-the-first-genotype-test-for-hepatitis-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 01:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In June 2013, the US Food &#38; Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first test for detecting the various genotypes of hepatitis C. This blood/serum test should only be used for those diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C, and not for routine screening of the virus. The Abbott...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-approves-the-first-genotype-test-for-hepatitis-c/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-approves-the-first-genotype-test-for-hepatitis-c/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New two-drug regimen cures hepatitis C in difficult-to-treat cases</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-two-drug-regimen-cures-hepatitis-c-in-difficult-to-treat-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-two-drug-regimen-cures-hepatitis-c-in-difficult-to-treat-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 22:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the new 2-drug regimen of sofosbuvir + ribavirin cured a little more than 2/3 of patients with difficult-to-treat hepatitis C. Characteristics in this study that related to being “difficult to treat” included having genotype...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-two-drug-regimen-cures-hepatitis-c-in-difficult-to-treat-cases/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-two-drug-regimen-cures-hepatitis-c-in-difficult-to-treat-cases/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Project Inform holds annual Think Tank on scaling up risk-based hepatitis C screening</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-holds-annual-think-tank-on-scaling-up-risk-based-hepatitis-c-screening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-holds-annual-think-tank-on-scaling-up-risk-based-hepatitis-c-screening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On September 17 and 18, 2013, Project Inform will convene a Think Tank focusing on hepatitis C: “Scaling-Up Risk-Based Hepatitis C Screening in the United States”. Hosting 30 national, state and local health officials, policy experts, doctors and community advocates, Project Inform will utilize the Think...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-holds-annual-think-tank-on-scaling-up-risk-based-hepatitis-c-screening/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-holds-annual-think-tank-on-scaling-up-risk-based-hepatitis-c-screening/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>IAS-2013: Some HPV strains found in older MSM are sensitive to vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias-2013-some-hpv-strains-found-in-older-msm-are-sensitive-to-vaccine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias-2013-some-hpv-strains-found-in-older-msm-are-sensitive-to-vaccine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Mascolini, National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project 7th International AIDS Society Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 2013: Every year 1 in 5 middle-aged or older gay men in an Australian cohort became infected with a human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype covered by the currently available quadrivalent HPV...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias-2013-some-hpv-strains-found-in-older-msm-are-sensitive-to-vaccine/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias-2013-some-hpv-strains-found-in-older-msm-are-sensitive-to-vaccine/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>IAS2013: High rate of re-infection with hepatitis C seen in HIV-positive gay men</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias2013-high-rate-of-re-infection-with-hepatitis-c-seen-in-hiv-positive-gay-men/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias2013-high-rate-of-re-infection-with-hepatitis-c-seen-in-hiv-positive-gay-men/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[7th International AIDS Society Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 2013: Results from a study in London shows a high rate of re-infection with hepatitis C (HCV) in 858 gay men living with HIV. A total of 145 men were followed who had a documented date of an...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias2013-high-rate-of-re-infection-with-hepatitis-c-seen-in-hiv-positive-gay-men/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/ias2013-high-rate-of-re-infection-with-hepatitis-c-seen-in-hiv-positive-gay-men/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Project Inform applauds changes to final recommendations on hepatitis C testing</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-applauds-changes-to-final-recommendations-on-hepatitis-c-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-applauds-changes-to-final-recommendations-on-hepatitis-c-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Inform applauds the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for making a significant change in the release of its updated hepatitis C screening recommendations to test all people born between 1945 and 1965, as well as those who are at risk of infection. In August...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-applauds-changes-to-final-recommendations-on-hepatitis-c-testing/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-applauds-changes-to-final-recommendations-on-hepatitis-c-testing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FDA grants priority review for sofosbuvir, new drug for curing hepatitis C</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-grants-priority-review-for-sofosbuvir-new-drug-for-curing-hepatitis-c/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-grants-priority-review-for-sofosbuvir-new-drug-for-curing-hepatitis-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, June 7, the maker of the experimental drug sofosbuvir announced that the drug had been given priority review status by the FDA. The FDA grants this status to drug candidates that may offer major advances in treatment over existing options. In clinical studies, some...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-grants-priority-review-for-sofosbuvir-new-drug-for-curing-hepatitis-c/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/fda-grants-priority-review-for-sofosbuvir-new-drug-for-curing-hepatitis-c/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CalHEP holds briefing on hepatitis B and C at State Capitol in Sacramento</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/calhep-holds-briefing-on-hepatitis-b-and-c-at-state-capitol-in-sacramento/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/calhep-holds-briefing-on-hepatitis-b-and-c-at-state-capitol-in-sacramento/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 17:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 14, 2013, the California Hepatitis Alliance (CalHEP) held a briefing on the viral hepatitis epidemic at the State Capitol in Sacramento. CalHEP, a program of Project Inform, is a statewide coalition of over 100 organizations advocated for an end to the hepatitis B and...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/calhep-holds-briefing-on-hepatitis-b-and-c-at-state-capitol-in-sacramento/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/calhep-holds-briefing-on-hepatitis-b-and-c-at-state-capitol-in-sacramento/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Three major events promote month of May as Hepatitis Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/three-major-events-promote-month-of-may-as-hepatitis-awareness-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/three-major-events-promote-month-of-may-as-hepatitis-awareness-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing work around the issues of testing and care of hepatitis C, Project Inform continues its participation in local and national coalitions that help raise awareness of being informed about one’s status. May has been designated National Hepatitis Awareness Month to bring...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/three-major-events-promote-month-of-may-as-hepatitis-awareness-month/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/three-major-events-promote-month-of-may-as-hepatitis-awareness-month/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>All-oral regimen for hep C designated “breakthrough therapy” by FDA</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-oral-regimen-for-hep-c-designated-breakthrough-therapy-by-fda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-oral-regimen-for-hep-c-designated-breakthrough-therapy-by-fda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=6106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a press release by AbbVie, the company whose all-oral regimen for treating hepatitis C (HCV) is now in Phase III clinical study, the FDA has designated their interferon-free regimen ABT-450/r + ABT-267 + ABT-333 — with and without ribavirin — as a “Breakthrough Therapy” for...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-oral-regimen-for-hep-c-designated-breakthrough-therapy-by-fda/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-oral-regimen-for-hep-c-designated-breakthrough-therapy-by-fda/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CROI2013: Interferon-free HCV regimen with sofosbuvir cures 100% in small study</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi2013-interferon-free-hcv-regimen-with-sofosbuvir-cures-100-in-small-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi2013-interferon-free-hcv-regimen-with-sofosbuvir-cures-100-in-small-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=5908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), results from the ELECTRON study showed 100% of its participants who had hepatitis C but not HIV had a sustained virologic response (SVR) from taking two new drugs (sofosbuvir, ledipasvir) along with ribavirin for...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi2013-interferon-free-hcv-regimen-with-sofosbuvir-cures-100-in-small-study/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi2013-interferon-free-hcv-regimen-with-sofosbuvir-cures-100-in-small-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Project Inform to hold important think tank on the need for hepatitis C testing in the US</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-to-hold-important-think-tank-on-the-need-for-hepatitis-c-testing-in-the-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-to-hold-important-think-tank-on-the-need-for-hepatitis-c-testing-in-the-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=5753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In September 2013, Project Inform will hold a think tank in Washington, DC entitled &#8220;Hepatitis C Testing: Addressing the Need in the Context of the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.&#8221; This meeting will bring together 30 experts to critically address...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-to-hold-important-think-tank-on-the-need-for-hepatitis-c-testing-in-the-us/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/project-inform-to-hold-important-think-tank-on-the-need-for-hepatitis-c-testing-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Encourage USPSTF to change its low grade for testing baby boomers for hepatitis C</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/encourage-uspstf-to-change-its-low-grade-for-testing-baby-boomers-for-hepatitis-c/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/encourage-uspstf-to-change-its-low-grade-for-testing-baby-boomers-for-hepatitis-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hep c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hepatitis C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uspstf]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=4602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 17, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation that all persons born between 1945 and 1965 (&#8220;baby boomers&#8221;) get screened for hepatitis C at least once in their life. This call for increased testing and awareness was an exciting...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/encourage-uspstf-to-change-its-low-grade-for-testing-baby-boomers-for-hepatitis-c/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/encourage-uspstf-to-change-its-low-grade-for-testing-baby-boomers-for-hepatitis-c/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>One test, one time: CDC recommends hepatitis C screening of all baby boomers</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/one-test-one-time-cdc-recommends-hepatitis-c-screening-of-all-baby-boomers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/one-test-one-time-cdc-recommends-hepatitis-c-screening-of-all-baby-boomers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hep c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hepatitis C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[screening]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=4112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the release of the CDC recommendations for all baby boomers to screen for hepatitis C (HCV), much media attention has recently been paid to this growing public health issue affecting nearly 4 million Americans. It&#8217;s estimated that as many as 1 in 30 people born...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/one-test-one-time-cdc-recommends-hepatitis-c-screening-of-all-baby-boomers/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/one-test-one-time-cdc-recommends-hepatitis-c-screening-of-all-baby-boomers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New national collaboration closes loop between hepatitis C testing and care for undiagnosed baby boomers</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-collaboration-closes-loop-between-hepatitis-c-testing-and-care-for-undiagnosed-baby-boomers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-collaboration-closes-loop-between-hepatitis-c-testing-and-care-for-undiagnosed-baby-boomers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hep c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hepatitis C]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=3922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Media Contact: Andrew Reynolds (877)-435-7443 x105 SAN FRANCISCO, CA: The Support Partnership (TSP) is proud to announce a new collaboration with HealthPro, as the two nationally recognized leaders in community health launch a new project to help baby boomers born 1945â€“65 learn their hepatitis C status...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-collaboration-closes-loop-between-hepatitis-c-testing-and-care-for-undiagnosed-baby-boomers/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-collaboration-closes-loop-between-hepatitis-c-testing-and-care-for-undiagnosed-baby-boomers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>All HIV+ people should be screened for hepatitis C</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-hiv-people-should-be-screened-for-hepatitis-c/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-hiv-people-should-be-screened-for-hepatitis-c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coinfection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hep c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hepatitis C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[screening]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=3496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the US, it&#8217;s estimated that 1 out of every 3â€“4 people living with HIV also has the hepatitis C virus (HCV). That&#8217;s nearly 350,000 Americans who could face serious liver disease at some point in their lives. However, most of these individuals are unaware of...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-hiv-people-should-be-screened-for-hepatitis-c/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/all-hiv-people-should-be-screened-for-hepatitis-c/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HELP-4-HEP support line now up and running</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/help-4-hep-support-line-now-up-and-running/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/help-4-hep-support-line-now-up-and-running/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HELP-4-HEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hep c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hepatitis C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=3399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On February 1 this year the 877-HELP-4-HEP national support line was launched by The Support Partnership (TSP), a collaboration of five national hepatitis C organizations. Run by and for people affected by hepatitis C, this national consumer resource provides information, referrals and a call-back service to...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/help-4-hep-support-line-now-up-and-running/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/help-4-hep-support-line-now-up-and-running/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CROI 2012: HIV/HCV co-infected people see improved HCV cure rates with Victrelis</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hivhcv-co-infected-people-see-improved-hcv-cure-rates-with-victrelis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hivhcv-co-infected-people-see-improved-hcv-cure-rates-with-victrelis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-infected]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telaprevir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victrelis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=3391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Results from a small study of 100 co-infected people treated with Victrelis + pegylated interferon + ribavirin showed that 61% had undetectable viral loads at 12 weeks after stopping their hepatitis C treatment. All study participants were given pegylated interferon + ribavirin for the first 4...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hivhcv-co-infected-people-see-improved-hcv-cure-rates-with-victrelis/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hivhcv-co-infected-people-see-improved-hcv-cure-rates-with-victrelis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CROI 2012: Hep C drug Incivek improves HCV cure rate in people with HIV</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hep-c-drug-incivek-improves-hcv-cure-rate-in-people-with-hiv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hep-c-drug-incivek-improves-hcv-cure-rate-in-people-with-hiv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boceprevir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-infected]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co-infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Incivek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=3374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Results from a small study of 62 co-infected people treated with Incivek showed that 74% had undetectable viral loads at 12 weeks after stopping their hepatitis C treatment, compared to 45% on pegylated interferon + ribavirin alone. About one-quarter were not on HIV treatment (13) while...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hep-c-drug-incivek-improves-hcv-cure-rate-in-people-with-hiv/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/croi-2012-hep-c-drug-incivek-improves-hcv-cure-rate-in-people-with-hiv/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Project Inform pleased to be a founding partner of new national 877-HELP-4-HEP hepatitis C helpline</title>
		<link>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-hepc-helpline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-hepc-helpline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>semerson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hepatitis C care & treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HELP-4-HEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helpline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hep c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hepatitis C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.projectinform.org/?p=3245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Inform is pleased to announce its partnership in the launch of a new national helpline, 877-HELP-4-HEP (877-435-7443), run by and for people affected by hepatitis C. This consumer resource is the result of two year-long collaboration among five national nonprofits with a combined 90 years&#8217;...<span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-hepc-helpline/">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.projectinform.org/hepc/new-national-hepc-helpline/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>