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NVHR: Stop Liver Cancer 'Dead in Its Tracks' By Closing Funding Gap for Viral Hepatitis
Feb. 5 - “If policymakers are serious about reducing US cancer rates, including liver cancer, they should act immediately … to fully fund viral hepatitis education, screening, and surveillance programs for five million Americans,” says NVHR Chairperson. Read Full Article.
Going To Help In Haiti? Don't Forget Shots
Feb. 5 - Relief workers and others traveling to Haiti are being advised to get vaccinated against several potentially life-threatening illnesses, including HBV which is endemic in the country. Read Full Article.
Man with HBV Bit Pub Landlord
Feb. 5 - A man with hepatitis B bit a landlord on the arm during a pub brawl which erupted when he was caught selling extreme pornography DVDs. Read Full Article.
Perinatal HBV Transmission May Occur Despite Newborn Vaccination and Immune Globulin
Feb. 5 - Babies born to mothers with HBV infection may become chronically infected even if they receive the HBV vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG), according to a Dutch study. Read Full Article.
HBF Happenings
Landmark IOM Report on Hepatitis & Liver Cancer Concludes Current Approach to Prevention and Control is Not Working in the U.S.
Jan. 2010 – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, which advises Congress on national scientific and health policies, issued a comprehensive report that confirms more federal dollars are needed to effectively address the needs of more than 5 million Americans suffering from chronic HBV and HCV, which are the leading causes of fatal liver cancer. Liver cancer is one of the most deadly cancers and is on the rise in the U.S. Read the complete IOM Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Report.
Support the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Act 2009 (HR 3974)!
HBF needs YOUR help to rally Congressional support to get this landmark bill passed for the 5 million Americans living with chronic hepatitis B and C. Click on the Call to Action to call or email your member of Congress today! Read the Bill.
Download HBF’s 2009 Annual Report - download your copy and read about our achievements this past year!
Download HBF’s Recommendations for Children with HBV
An expert panel of nationally recognized pediatric liver specialists convened by the HBF published the first recommendations for children chronically infected with HBV in “Pediatrics”. Read Full Article.
