Hepatitis B Health information topics about Hepatitis B: Children 1. Advice for Parents Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0131.hepb 2. Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Imperative for Families Ad Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4153adop.htm 3. Hepatitis B Shots Are Recommended for All New Babi Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4110bab.htm 4. Hepatitis B American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ9VB53R7C&sub_... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hepatitis B National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006509&recruiting... 2. Hepatitis B Clinical Trials Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0143.hepb Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Liver Biopsy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/liverbiopsy/index.htm 2. Liver Panel American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.htm... 3. Hepatitis B Virus: The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hepatitis_b/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ 2. Glossary National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/glossary.htm Directories 1. Liver Specialist Directory Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0581.hepb Disease Management 1. If You Have Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infect Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4120.htm 2. Chronic Hepatitis B Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp04-02-03-90 3. Living with Chronic Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0129.hepb 4. Medical Management of Chronic Hepatitis B and Chro National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/idu/hepatitis/manage_chronich_hep_b-c.htm Law and Policy 1. Hepatitis B Prevention Mandates Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/laws/hepb.htm Men 1. Protect Yourself against Hepatitis A and B: A Guid Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Viral Hepatitis A to E and Beyond National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/viralhepatitis/index.htm 2. What I Need to Know about Hepatitis B National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hepb_ez/index.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Hepatitis B Foundation Newsletter Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0107.hepb Organizations 1. Hepatitis Foundation International http://www.hepfi.org/ 2. National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm 3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 4. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 5. Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/ 6. Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/ Overviews 1. Viral Hepatitis B: Frequently Asked Questions National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/faqb.htm 2. Hepatitis B Virus Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp04-02-01-90 3. Hepatitis B and C American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/032.xml Prevention/Screening 1. Vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/vaccinationshepab/index.htm 2. Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/spotlights/back_to_school.htm 3. Hepatitis B Vaccine National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-hep-b.pdf 4. Other Prevention Measures Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0176.hepb 5. Right Way to Use a Condom American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/condom_a.html 6. Hepatitis B Vaccine National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/factvax.htm Related Issues 1. Vaccines and Hair Loss Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Hairloss.htm 2. Getting a Letter from the Blood Bank: What Does It Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/pdf/blood_bank.pdf 3. Hepatitis, Viral, Type B: Health Information for I Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/hbv.htm 4. What Is Your Risk of Getting AIDS or Hepatitis B o American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... Research 1. Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/4/I-30 2. Does Hepatitis B Vaccination Protection Continue A American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/5/I-34 Statistics 1. FASTATS: Viral Hepatitis National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hepatits.htm Teenagers 1. Hepatitis B (HBV) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std_hepatitis.html Treatment 1. Hepatitis B Treatments Dept. of Veterans Affairs http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=tp04-02-04-90 2. FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2005/ANS01348.html 3. Hepatitis B Treatment Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0070.hepb Women 1. Pregnant Women and Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Foundation http://www.hepb.org/02-0068.hepb   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! Health News Health reforms trigger spending shift New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation's healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage. 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