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09/18/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

England’s NHS can’t afford Big Pharma: They will only pay for a new Hep C treatment if the patient is cured

England’s National Health Service (NHS) is showing signs that it is cash-strapped: It has recently announced that it will no longer automatically shoulder payment for the treatment of its citizens who are Hepatitis C-afflicted; it will only do so once the patient is cured. Those who are lucky enough to get cured will have their expenses and […]

07/12/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Woman’s parents were both killed by contaminated blood transfusions… yet governments still cover it up and deny the truth

Around 34,000 people got infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C via England’s National Health Service‘s (NHS) blood drive back in the 1980s, with more than 2,000 of them losing their lives while others incurring life-long ailments. Lauren Palmer, who is now 33 years old, lost both of her parents to the NHS […]

06/16/2017 / By Tracey Watson

High priced anti-viral drugs do NOTHING to prevent hepatitis C, study finds

The word “hepatitis” refers to inflammation of the liver, and can have several causes, including heavy alcohol use, exposure to toxins, or a bacterial or viral infection. There are three different types of viral infections: hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, which are caused by different viruses, and have different methods of transmission. Among […]

04/24/2017 / By Russel Davis

Tattoos may lead to HEAT STROKE by impairing your skin’s natural sweat production

Tattoos may increase the risk of suffering heat stroke, a small study found. To carry out the study, researchers at Alma College, Michigan used a drug called pilocarpine to induce sweating among participants, then collected the sweat samples. The first batch of samples were taken from the tattooed skin, while the other batch was taken from […]

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