Stuart Hunter , Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based specialist, who daily treats the "epidemic" of patients with hepatitis C, voiced on Tuesday his disappointment with the provincial government for denying coverage for life-saving treatments. Epidemiologist Dr. John Farley said Pharmacare is wrongly denying patients coverage for antiviral drugs which can cure the disease. About 50,000 people in B.C. have the disease, with an estimated 300 new cases daily. "Every day in my clinic, we see new cases - I am a little disappointed with the Minister of Health (George Abbott)," Farley said. "If that is not cause for significant concern I don't know what would be. It would be hard-pressed to say we are not dealing with an epidemic." [More]