Quick explanation for what’s going to happen at the “B A Hero” Photo Flash Mob event in LOVE Park on May 18, 2012. Watch it and come prepared for awesomeness!
“B A Hero” Hepatitis B Photo Flash Mob Instruction Video (by hepbunitedphilly)
Who’s excited for the “B A HERO” Flash Mob this Friday? Come to Love Park on 5/18 at 11:30am and raise awareness about hepatitis B. (via hepbunitedphiladelphia)
WEBINAR: Join Dr. Bartlett and Dr. Sax online for a HIV/HCV Virtual Education Summit
National experts in HIV Management and Hepatitis C to meet—live & online—for a 2-day virtual education conference. Choose from seven 1-hour interactive sessions. CME credits available. Click here to register.
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This new hepatitis B poster features Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh. Download it here. (via CDC DVH - Division of Viral Hepatitis)
Co-infection with hepatitis C increases the risk of death for patients with AIDS by 50%, according to the results of a large study published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. A fifth of these deaths were attributable to liver-related causes, five times the rate seen in people with AIDS who were not co-infected.
The investigators also found that a third of co-infected patients were unaware of their hepatitis C infection.
Hepatitis C a latent legacy of baby boomers’ youth
The number of baby boomers dying from a “silent epidemic” of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing.
(via latimes.com)
Please join us in raising awareness about hepatitis B among your families, friends, colleagues and co-workers. Make hepatitis B part of your conversations during the month of May… Working together, we can bring to life the Action Plan’s vision: “A Nation committed to combating the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis.
By , Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Raising Awareness of Hepatitis B In the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities | blog.aids.gov
Learn this year’s hep B rap and join Hep B United in LOVE Park on May 18 to raise awareness for hepatitis B! Click here for more event info!
Hep B Rap Instruction Video (by HepBFreePhiladelphia)
EASL 2012 Highlights
Hepatitis Magazine’s coverage from the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver can be found here.
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