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Proposed Federal Funding for 2012 Legislators are considering supporting the proposed package of $588.94 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services, which is an increase of $15.1 billion over FY 2011 and $3.66 billion less than the president’s request. Click here to read more about the proposed funding and budget allocations ****************************
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Hepatitis Foundation International Call to Action for World Hepatitis Day: Get Tested, Get Immunized, and Help Prevent New Infections. Hepatitis Foundation International, dedicated to liver health and the prevention of liver related diseases, urges people to get tested and immunized to help prevent new viral hepatitis infections. “We have the power to prevent new hepatitis infections, whether hepatitis A, B or C, through immunizations, avoiding risky behaviors such as sharing needles, toothbrushes and razors, and encouraging those as risk for infection to get tested,” said Thelma King Thiel, CEO and Chairman, HFI. Click here to read more!
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The World Hepatitis Day event was a great success! Ron Valdiserri, the Administration's leader charged with implementing the Health and Human Services Viral Hepatitis Plan, blogged about World Hepatitis Day after the event. Click here to read his blog!
Breaking News
Childhood Obesity-
Thousands at Risk Doctors in the U.K say obesity levels are now so high that children are commonly suffering signs of disease more commonly associated with alcohol abuse, meaning many will go on to develop cirrhosis, with some requiring liver transplants. Government estimates say around 500,000 children below the age of 15 are suffering from “non alcoholic liver disease” which is caused by a build-up of fat within liver cells. Read more
Hepatitis Among Injection Drug Users
Acetaminophen Dosage
Reduced in OTC and
Johnson & Johnson reported that it is reducing the
maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to
lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active
ingredient and the top cause of liver failure. Two years ago, Are You Feeding Your Heart Too Much Mayo?? What does the heart have to do with mayonnaise, grease and cheese??? A recent article by Web MD titled Do Your Heart a Favor: Avoid These Appetizers identified some good and bad choices. To help you make good choices, we’d like to connect the heart with the food you eat and your liver that processes the food (fuel) you feed it that keeps you alive and functioning 24/7. Read more
Mental Confusion; Is it Alzheimer’s or Cirrhosis??
HCV Infected? Protecting Your Liver
An increasing number of chemicals in pesticides, aerosols, cleaning agents, waxes and lacquers and other pollutants in the environment are leading to liver damage. The liver is the primary organ in the human body that metabolizes foreign compounds such as drugs, alcohol, cigarette smoke and environmental chemicals including those on the foods we ingest. It needs your help when it is struggling with hepatitis B or C infections. Read more
HFI Jump Starts Viral Hepatitis Action Plan.
The Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its Action Plan to Prevent, Care and Treat Viral Hepatitis, a silent and underestimated public health problem. Implementation of the plan depends on government support to be effective. HFI knows of the urgency to make this action plan happen, especially the need to identify the large at-risk population of Baby Boomers of whom many are unaware of their infection. Read more
Two New Drugs Provide Hope for More Cures The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new drugs; telaprevir (Incivek, Vertex) and boceprevir (Victrelis, Merck) to be used with peginterferon plus Ribavirin for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, thereby providing new hope for patients who are infected. Both drugs are serine protease inhibitors and cannot be used as monotherapy. Click here to read more!
Nonalcoholic Fatty
Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Fat accumulation in the liver in individuals who do not drink alcohol, is called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). As a consequence of the on-going obesity epidemic in the U.S., fatty liver is a very common disorder with an estimated two thirds of obese adults and half of obese children having fat accumulation in the liver. Click here
Rapid HCV Test Approved
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved
OraSure Technologies’ OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody test, which detects
hepatitis C, with a finger-stick blood sample with a whole blood sample.
The test provides results in 20 minutes, expanding the flexibility and
versatility of our OraQuick Rapid HCV Antibody Test. By eliminating the
need for a blood draw, healthcare providers will be able to identify
more individuals infected with hepatitis C and get them into care.
Thelma Thiel's
CBS-TV Interview
Thelma Thiel, CEO of the Hepatitis Foundation International explains the
functions of the liver and risk behaviors that can cause liver disease
on CBS 6 - Good Morning Virginia program. Check out the video of the
interview entitled
In response to the Institute of Medicine Report, Congressman Ed Towns, chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, convened a Hearing on Viral Hepatitis to obtain reports from the cross agency Viral Hepatitis Work Group. This Work Group was established to review the IOM report and develop a plan to respond to the issues identified in the report. Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, reported on the current activities and urged the Administration and Congress to insure that additional funding and support be provided to bring viral hepatitis under control and reduce the incidence of these disease, cancer of the liver and the economic burden posed by inaction.
The Hearings have generated a great deal of media attention highlighting the need to quickly pass the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act.
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