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"Am I Munber 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 of the campaign is to put hepatitis B and C firmly on the global healthcare agenda. 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.

May is National Hepatitis Month
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Calendar 2008

May 20: Congressional Briefing - Zero Tolerance for Hepatitis B: the Health Needs of Women and Children
Hepatitis B Foundation and AAPCHO
Room HC-6, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC

June 2-23: Believe in the Cure Cycling Tour
Hepatitis B Foundation
Pensacola, FL to Philadelphia, PA

June 20: 2008 Viral Hepatitis Health Leadership Summit
Hepatitis Foundation International
Baltimore, MD

June 27-28: 2008 HBF Patient Conference
St. Vincent Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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HBF Wins Award and $40,000 for Community IMPACT. Read more.

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