1. Hepatitis B Vaccination Protects Against Liver Cancer - US News and World Report
Immunization program for newborns has lasting effects beyond childhood, researchers say

2. Viread Approved for Hepatitis B - US News and World Report
TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic hepatitis B infection in adults. The Gilead Sciences drug has been approved since 2001 to treat H...

3. Hepatitis B : Prevention  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
All children should receive their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, and complete their vaccination series by age 6 - 18 months. Children younger than age 19 who have not been vaccinated should receive "catch-up" doses. People who are...• Reviewer: George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Hepatitis B : Prevention  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
A vaccine for hepatitis B is as of 2004 widely used in the United States for routine childhood immunization. Children usually receive the first vaccine between birth and two months of age, the second vaccine at one to four months, and the third va...• Author: Monique Laberge Ph.D.