That, in turn, boosted understanding of hepatitis B and C and still other viruses.
AAPIs are also 7 times more likely to die from Hepatitis B than whites.
For many, Hepatitis B is a "silent" disease, and decades can pass without any noticeable symptoms.
Therefore, our top priority is clear: Every AAPI should be tested for Hepatitis B.
There are health disparities like higher rates of diabetes and cancer and Hepatitis B.
Idenix is developing drugs for Hepatitis B and C, diseases that affect 520 million people.
The vaccine against hepatitis B, a sexually transmitted disease, has been given to infants since 1991.
Among the hits: a Hepatitis B vaccine, a treatment for inter-cranial aneurysms and a bovine growth hormone.
It is recommended they be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, the health department said.
Lib Dem chair of the all-party group on hepatology, Baroness Randerson, spoke about Hepatitis B and C.
Vaccination can prevent uninfected individuals from getting the disease, but its ineffective if someone already has Hepatitis B.
So what does our community need to know about Hepatitis B, and what are we doing about it?
Healthcare (currently only in China and Nigeria): Respiratory, Hepatitis B, female illnesses, male illnesses, pregnancy care, infant care.
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It was widely reported at the time that he had contracted hepatitis B.
Hepatitis B is a similar liver disease that can range from a mild illness to a serious, chronic condition.
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Snider said letters would be sent Friday to 7, 000 patients recommending testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
The highest rates are in Asia, where hepatitis B and C are common.
AAPIs make up approximately 5% of the US population, but comprise over 50% of Americans with chronic Hepatitis B.
This means approximately 1 in 12 AAPIs are living with chronic Hepatitis B.
That library provided three Gilead drugs that made it to market: Viread for HIV, Vistide for AIDS and Hepsera for hepatitis B.
You'll need to have a skin test for tuberculosis, a chest X-ray and a test for hepatitis B before taking infliximab.
Many of them, especially those who worked in trash dumps, suffered from serious health ailments like Tuberculosis, Gangrene, and Hepatitis B.
The biotech shop has celebrated two more drug approvals, one for hepatitis B last year and another for HIV, cleared in July.
This means approximately 1 in 12 AAPIs are living with Hepatitis B.
But as King points out, approval of Viread for hepatitis B will likely cannibalize sales of Gilead's existing hep B drug, Hepsera.
In China alone, less than 1% of children under 5 are chronic carriers of hepatitis B, down from 10% a decade ago.
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Body piercing performed under nonsterile conditions has been linked to infections such as hepatitis B and C viruses as well as HIV.
Another 60 antivirals have begun clinical trials, aimed primarily at HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS, and hepatitis B and C.
Baraclude is approved in the United States to treat patients with chronic hepatitis B in adults who have active virus and liver damage.
Hepatitis B is common in Asia, particularly in the sub-continent and China, and traditional Indian medical practice has long-standing methods for its treatment.
BBC: Rashmee Ahmed of the BBC's Asia and Pacific Region reports
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