Posted on 08/17/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments
News Roundups | Personal HealthBoomers make up the majority of hepatitis C infections in the United States — though many don’t know they’re harboring it. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is officially recommending all boomers get screened for the liver-destroying virus.
Posted on 08/17/2012 by wpengine | AARP Blog Author | Comments
News Roundups | Personal HealthBoomers make up the majority of hepatitis C infections in the United States — though many don’t know they’re harboring it. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is officially recommending all boomers get screened for the liver-destroying virus.
Posted on 06/20/2012 by Candy Sagon | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments
Bulletin Today | Personal HealthIt sounds like reasonable advice: The government is urging all baby boomers to get tested for the hepatitis C virus, which people often don’t realize they have and which can damage or destroy the liver. Except there’s one little complication, as msnbc.com points out: A positive result on your hep C test could torpedo your chances of getting insurance if you’re uninsured, or hoping to buy more insurance, such as long-term care. As reporter JoNel Aleccia writes, “Experts in health …
Posted on 05/21/2012 by Ian Cunningham | AARP Blog Author | Comments
Personal HealthHepatitis C is one of the more dastardly boogiemen in the club of chronic illnesses. In short, it is a blood-borne virus that can cause a variety of complications, such as liver damage. The Centers for Disease control report that around 3.2 million Americans are infected and is most prevalent in people born between the years 1945 and 1965. In the face of this, the CDC had their first national day of testing last week. Their focus was on increased …
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