Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Canada: Gastrointestinal Society Releases New Video about Hepatitis C
Canada NewsWire
VANCOUVER Feb. 10 2015
Baby boomers need to be tested
VANCOUVER Feb. 10 2015 /CNW/ - As many as 350000 Canadians could be suffering with hepatitis C many of whom are unaware that they are infected thus continuing to spread the virus. Although there is a vaccine to prevent the spread of the hepatitis A and hepatitis B viruses there is no vaccine for hepatitis C. The good news is that with new treatments hepatitis C is now a curable disease.
Many Canadians with hepatitis C do not have any symptoms but for those who do symptoms are generally nonspecific such as mild fatigue or discomfort in the abdomen. However delaying treatment can actually make things worse; the infected individual may feel mostly fine but the virus is causing inflammation which slowly wreaks havoc on the liver eventually leading to cirrhosis severe symptoms and even liver cancer.
"It's very important that individuals with risk factors get tested for the hepatitis C virus" says Dr. James Gray Chair of the Gastrointestinal Society and Canadian Society of Intestinal Research Medical Advisory Council and Gastrointestinal Society co-founder "ideally we can put an end to the spread of hepatitis C by diagnosing treating and curing those who have the disease."
The GI Society has just released a video about hepatitis C to spread awareness and educate Canadians on the risk factors for this disease. The fast-paced whiteboard-style animation also includes information on diagnosis testing treatment management symptoms and more so you can do your part to help stop the spread of this disease. Watch the video online in English at www.badgut.org and in French at www.mauxdeventre.org. Dr. Gray narrates this animation in English and Jean Bruyère narrates in French.
Gail Attara Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Gastrointestinal Society who produced the video said "We are grateful for the medical support of Dr. James R. Gray Gastroenterologist and Clinical Professor University of British Columbia and Dr. Ed Tam Hepatologist of the Liver and Intestinal Research (LAIR) Centre. We are also very appreciative of the generous educational grants provided to us by AbbVie Corporation and Janssen Inc. that allowed us to produce this independent video."
Visit www.badgut.org watch and share this video (http://ow.ly/ICVF4); it could help save someone's life.
About the Gastrointestinal Society (GI Society)As the Canadian leaders in providing trusted evidence-based information on all areas of the gastrointestinal tract the Gastrointestinal (GI) Society and the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research are committed to improving the lives of people with GI and liver conditions by supporting research advocating for appropriate patient access to health care and promoting gastrointestinal and liver health.
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