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WPEC CBS Channel 12 News :: News – National News

By admin | Published: August 17, 2012

CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C August 16, 2012 16:13 GMT %reldate(2012-08-16T16:05:48 By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The government is recommending all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying [...]

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Hepatitis C deadly epidemic in baby boomers, study says

By admin | Published: May 26, 2012

May 2, 2012 in Nation/World Anna Gorman Los Angeles Times Print Email Share   The number of baby boomers dying from a “silent epidemic” of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing. Three in four of the estimated 3.2 million people who have chronic [...]

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