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July 28, 2014, marks the 4th annual World Hepatitis Day. Nearly 400 million persons are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, and more than 1 million die annually as a result of their infection. This year, the 67th World Health Assembly (WHA) reaffirmed the global commitment to prevent and control viral hepatitis through the passage of resolution WHA 67.

Ibironke W. Apata, MD1,2, Francisco Averhoff, MD3, John Pitman, MS, MPH2, Adam Bjork, PhD2, Junping Yu4, Noryati Abu Amin, MBBCh, MD4, Neelam Dhingra, MBBS, MD4, Amy Kolwaite, MS, MPH3, Anthony Marfin, MD2 (Authors affiliations at end of text).

Laurie D. Elam-Evans, PhD1, David Yankey, MS1, Jenny Jeyarajah, MS1, James A. Singleton, PhD1, C.

Mary M. Agócs, MD1, Fatima Serhan, PhD1, Catherine Yen, MD2,3, Jason M. Mwenda, MD4, Lúcia H.

Oleg O. Bilukha, MD1, Douglas Jayasekaran, MS2, Ann Burton, MBBS2, Gabriele Faender, MPH3, James King'ori, MSc4, Mohammad Amiri, MD4, Dorte Jessen, MIC5, Eva Leidman, MSPH1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Shannon Stokley, MPH1, Jenny Jeyarajah, MS1, David Yankey, MS1, Maria Cano, MD2, Julianne Gee, MPH2, Jill Roark, MPH3, C. Robinette Curtis, MD1, Lauri Markowitz, MD4 (Author affiliations at end of text).

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Talk with your doctor about a GBS test when you are 35-37 weeks pregnant.

Thanks to effective vaccine, the United States has been polio-free since 1979. But poliovirus is still a threat in some countries. Be part of the success story and get your child vaccinated on schedule.

The efficacy and safety of contraceptives have been questioned for decades; however, whether a relationship exists between hormonal contraceptives and gestational diabetes (GDM) is undetermined. The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal risk for GDM was influenced by type of contraceptive method used before pregnancy.