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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.

July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month, an observance intended to raise awareness and improve understanding of birth defects of the head and face. Common craniofacial birth defects include orofacial clefts (cleft lip, cleft palate, or both), craniosynostosis (when the skull sutures join together prematurely), and anotia/microtia (when the ear is missing or malformed).

Edith N. Nyangoma, MD1, Christine K. Olson, MD2, Stephen R.

Pregnant women should not stop or start taking any type of medicine that they need without first talking with a health care provider. Women who are planning to become pregnant should discuss the need for any medicine with their health care provider before becoming pregnant and ensure they are taking only medicines that are necessary.