Newsweek Article about HCV

[Vic1967]

http://www.newsweek.com/id/230061

[neptune235]

Good enough article, although it seems the copy-editing function was sorely lacking.

The article says: "Right now, the organization recommends that anyone who ever tried injected illegal drugs or had a blood donation prior to 1992 be tested."

The risk factor is receiving a blood transfusion, not giving a blood donation.

[Trish77]

I think this is a very good article.  Short but touches on some excellent points when it talks about the people who are impacted by HCV and increases awareness to get people thinking if they might be among those who should be tested.  I didn't mind the reference to months-long treatment when you're talking about six or 11 months as treatment wasn't a major focus of the article.  It would make a number of people think if they might be at risk and might cause others to get tested and perhaps catch it earlier than it might be otherwise.  Liked it and didn't read anything that made me protest out loud to my computer screen....

[RCM829]

It's a definate attempt to educate the general public on a disease that just is not discussed or understood enough, though I'm very disappointed it managed to omit upcoming and more promising treatments.
I am grateful however that it attempted to humanize and perhaps even de-stigmatize this disease.
Many of us sat through Woodstock but we are your teachers, your financial advisers, your Hollywood actors, your politicians today.
We just have Hep C.

[GreatBird]

It doesn't say month-long regimen; it says months-long regimen. That means it takes months to treat.

Good point about AARP.

[jepperone]

Well it’s a start, but I would have thought that the reporter would have done some homework and helped the interview along and corrected some of inconsistencies such as month long regimen, but it is a start. I would also like to believe that this might be a prelude to the coming of the newer shorter treatments in the near future as the pharmaceuticals companied start to gear up for the roll out of their PI’s next year. One could only hope and I am surprised that AARP is not running articles about Hepc in the news letters.

jep

[GreatBird]

"months-long regimen" means many months (plural). It has to. If it were month's long it would mean belonging to that month (possessive). Months (plural) can't own things. ;)

Reading the article now. Thanks for posting the link. I'm beginning to think 2010 is the year of hepatitis awareness and it would be a very good thing.

[nygirl7]

I know i just think it underplays how long it really truly is for some of us - although maybe it's a good thing if they are trying to encourage people to treat.  Which I'm hoping.

[WriteItDown]

Yes, they mean "some months."  Otherwise it would've been "a month-long regimen."  But it is still unnecessarily vague.

[Vic1967]

I saw that too.  I think they were probably trying to say months, plural, since it varies based on Geno.  Well, at least I 'd like to think that's what they meant!
Interesting about the stigma's. Especially that quote about Iowa.
V

[nygirl7]

For about 40 percent, a months-long regimen of shots and pills will eradicate the virus."

wow wish we were all in that one month 40%.
God why don't people fact check before they publish.