Top Stories
Hepatitis B Experts at Loggerheads
May 12 - A top Australian virologist warned that monotherapy has needlessly created resistance to antiviral drugs by giving a survival advantage to mutated strains of the virus. Read Full Article.
"Am I Nunber 12?"
May 9 - The World Hepatitis Alliance has kick-started the ‘Am I Number 12?’ campaign to raise awareness about a disease that is claiming 1.5 million lives per year. The objective is to launch World Hepatitis Day 2008 on May 19th that will highlight the global burden of chronic hepatitis B and C in 12 major cities. Read Full Article.
Review Finds "Worrying" Gaps in Drug Treatment Services
May 9 - Inconsistent practices in key areas of delivery such as testing and treatment are failing to reduce hepatitis B and C in drug users in the UK. Read Full Article.
Hepatitis B Patients on Pegasys Achieve Positive Treatment Response
May 9 - New data show that a significant number of patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with a pegylated interferon achieved HBsAg clearance. Read Full Article.
Asian Americans Confront Unique, Unusual, and Unnecessary Cancer Burden
May 9 - Activities throughout the month of May are planned to raise awareness about the disproportionate rates of liver cancer among Asian Americans resulting from infections such as hepatitis B and C. Read Full Article.
HBF Happenings
Register for 2008 Patient Conference
June 27-28 in Los Angeles, CA
Join the Hepatitis B Foundation at its 8th annual B Informed Patient Conference held at the Asian Pacific Liver Center in the St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Gish and our other experts include Dr. Philip Rosenthal, Dr. Tse-Ling Fong, Dr. Ho Bae, Dr. Sylvie Lebel, and Dr. Timothy Block. Register today!
Congressional Briefing on Hepatitis B
May 2008
– Congressmen Mike Honda (CA-D) and Charles Dent (PA-R) will host a Congressional Briefing on May 20, 2008 in commemoration of National Hepatitis B Week (May 19-23). Special Speaker California Assemblywoman and Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma will provide personal testimony. Learn more.
Believe In The Cure Cycling Tour Raises Awareness About Hepatitis B
May 2008 – Seventeen year-old John Ellis will kick-off the 1,100 mile Believe In The Cure Cycling Tour on June 2 in Pensacola, Florida.
Hepatitis B Foundation Sponsors First Friday Doylestown
May 2008 – For a third consecutive year, the Hepatitis B Foundation sponsored May's First Friday Doylestown in support of National Hepatitis Awareness Month. This free community event featured O’Liver, the Hepatitis B Foundation’s mascot, free literature, local bands and NBC 10 Meteorologist Michelle Grossman.
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