Experts call for stepped-up hepatitis battle

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Experts call for stepped-up hepatitis battle

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/experts-call-stepped-hepatitis-battle-200812613.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CqaQngNBzH9LQ.tEVzHP2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/66618d0e804c9c1ae823a80d9358245f89db3de9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A nurse loads a syringe with a vaccine against hepatitis at a free immunization clinic for students in Lynwood, California on August, 27, 2013" align="left" title="A nurse loads a syringe with a vaccine against hepatitis at a free immunization clinic for students in Lynwood, California on August, 27, 2013" border="0" /></a>The world can beat the cancer-causing disease hepatitis if it raises its game, but treatment programmes need to go hand in hand with those tackling the likes of HIV, experts said Thursday. Viral hepatitis is a group of infectious diseases known by the letters A, B, C, D or E, which attack the liver. Despite killing close to 1.4 million people every year -- with Asia the hardest-hit region -- hepatitis has long failed to grab the spotlight. Ninety percent of deaths are from hepatitis B and C, responsible for two-thirds of the global liver cancer toll.</p><br clear="all"/>

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