The Red Cross in Canada has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated blood supplies which infected thousands of Canadians with HIV and hepatitis C. (BBC News)

September 14, 2004

"Children who are vaccinated against hepatitis B appear to have a greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests."

"Public health specialists are pushing for more education and awareness programs to stop AIDS and other blood-borne viruses from infecting central Australia's Indigenous population."

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August 22, 2004

"In a new study, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that genes involved in suppressing the body's defensive killer immune cells are a potential key factor in spontaneous recovery from hepatitis C."

"US scientists have found a new method of screening for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C is making the blood supply safer."

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