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Hepatitis B Fact Sheet (July 26, 2007)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hepatitis B Frequently Asked Questions (December 8, 2006)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Living With Chronic Hepatitis B (July 2006)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Basics

Hepatitis B Virus (Regularly Updated)
Part of "Criteria for the Medical Care of Adults With HIV Infection".
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Guide to Hepatitis B for People Living With HIV (June 2009)
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From Treatment Action Group
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Viread® (August 11, 2008)
Important new treatment option for millions in United States affected by life-threatening liver disease.
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B Virus and HIV Coinfection (PDF) (November/December 2007)
In Topics in HIV Medicine, from International AIDS Society-USA
Eradicating HIV and Hepatitis B (Webcast) (May 10, 2007)
An extensive webcast about the HIV pandemic and vaccine development and hepatitis B incidence and vaccine.
From Library of Congress
Entecavir in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)/HIV Co-Infected Patients (April 30, 2007)
Supplement to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents -- October 10, 2006.
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From AIDSinfo
Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patient (November 27, 2006)
Summary of current literature.
From The Body PRO
Hepatitis B: The Other Hepatitis Virus (March/April 2006)
An overview of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV/hep B coinfection.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Hepatitis B Infection (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Hepatitis B Virus Disease (December 17, 2004)
A chapter from "Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents" guidelines.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hepatitis B Treatment for HIV-Positive People (November 20, 2004)
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From PositiveWords
Waiting for a Transplant: One Man's Story (May/June 2004)
For George S. Martinez, who has had hepatitis B since 1969 and HIV since 1987, the wait for a new liver has been a long one.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in HIV-Coinfected Patients (February 2004)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Hepatitis B (2004)
What it is, how people get it, how it can be prevented/treated, and what people with HIV need to know about it.
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From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Prevention

Protect Yourself From Hepatitis (PDF) (Regularly Updated)
From National Minority AIDS Council
Vaccinations and HIV (October 2, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States (December 8, 2006)
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); Part 2: Immunization of Adults.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States (December 23, 2005)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hepatitis B Vaccine Decreases Hepatitis B Incidence in Cohort of Drug Users (May 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Two-for-One Vaccination for Hepatitis A and B (May 2004)
A quick summary of what you can expect from the vaccination process.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform

Research and News

New FDA Hepatitis List Serve (March 12, 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Implicit Discrimination Against Chinese Hepatitis B Carriers Rising in Multinationals -- Survey (March 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tenofovir Approved for Hepatitis B (Winter/Spring 2009)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Study Finds Association Between Hepatitis B and Pancreatic Cancer (October 1, 2008)
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In Journal of Clinical Oncology, from American Society of Clinical Oncology
CDC Expands Testing Recommendations for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (September 18, 2008)
New guidance also issued on patient management for those infected.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA Approves Gilead's Antiretroviral Viread for Use as Hepatitis B Treatment (August 13, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Hep B Doesn't Impact HIV Treatment, Study Finds (May 2008)
In HIV Medicine
Tenofovir Shows Excellent Promise as a Treatment for Hepatitis B Monoinfection (April 25, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection Does Not Influence CD4+ Cell Recovery in Patients on Suppressive HAART (February 5, 2008)
Lars Peters, M.D., discusses his study, which counters long-established assumptions about the effect of HCV/HIV coinfection on immune recovery after patients commence antiretroviral therapy.
From The Body PRO
Immune Reconstitution May Trigger Hepatic Flares in HIV/Hepatitis B Coinfected Patients Starting HAART (February 5, 2008)
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
News From the Front (Fall 2007)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Baraclude (Entecavir) Warning (PDF) (August 2007)
From Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Label Changes for Baraclude (Entecavir) Tablets and Oral Solution (July 25, 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Tenofovir Appears Effective Against HIV and Hepatitis B in Coinfected People (June 12, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
False-Negative Hepatitis B Test Results Possible in HIVers (March 27, 2007)
In aidsmap.com
Important Information Regarding Baraclude (Entecavir) in Patients Co-Infected With HIV and HBV (PDF) (February 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Vaccines

Combinations Using the Hepatitis A and/or Hepatitis B Vaccines (Regularly Updated)
From Immunization Action Coalition
Alaska Offers Hepatitis B Shots for High-Risk Adults (February 11, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HAART Use Improves Hepatitis B Vaccine Response, Even at High CD4 Counts (October 27, 2008)
HIV-positive patients are approximately twice as likely to respond to hepatitis B vaccination if they are receiving antiretroviral therapy, regardless of their CD4+ cell count at the time of vaccination, according to a study by researchers with the U.S. military. (An interview with Michael Landrum, M.D.)
In The 48th Annual ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting, from The Body PRO
Hepatitis B Vaccine: Fact Sheet (December 8, 2006)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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