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How to survive a plague--Hepatitus C drug trials
Seven years ago, Bill Hunston was dual diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C.
Although he showed no symptoms, his Hep C viral load was off the charts.
Doctors at Parkland hospital’s Amelia Court encouraged Hunston to participate in a research study.
However, since he was asymptomatic and had heard about the negative side effects of Hep C treatment, Hunston declined.
“Every time I went to Amelia Court, my T-cells were dropping and my [Hep C] viral load was going up,”
Hunston said. But because he was already feeling run down, Hunston didn’t want to add to his problems.
More at http://www.dallasvoice.com/survive-plague-10155042.html .