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Posted by Editor on 21st August 2010 at 12:37 PM
Pilot Diagnoses 1 in 7 with Hep C
Pilot Diagnoses 1 in 7 with Hep C

Everyone seems to know that Pamela Anderson has Hep C - they even know that Keith Richards, Anthony Kiedis and Marianne Faithful suffer from the disease and Body Shop founder - Anita Roddick was also diagnosed. But research suggests that over half a million people in the UK could be living with hepatitis B or C without knowing it. In response, the Hepatitis C Trust is calling on health services to introduce testing in pharmacies to ensure the early diagnosis of the disease which could save thousands of lives each year.

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