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Foundation presses Capitol Hill on health education in elementary school

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 9th, 2002

Hepatitis C has hit the headlines identifying the devastating impact on the lives of celebrities, healthcare workers, and especially prisoners and injection drug users. An estimated 2.7 million Americans are currently infected by the hepatitis C virus called the Silent Killer because it gives no warning for decades. Ignorance is the companion of hepatitis viruses.

"Most people who are currently infected were unaware of the risks they were taking that exposed them to this infectious disease and its serious consequences", said Thelma King Thiel, CEO of the Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI). By the time children learn about AIDS, hepatitis, alcohol, and drug...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2002-06-09)

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