Brown & Toland Supports Fight Against Hepatitis B

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- House speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled
to speak about Hepatitis B on Saturday, joining Brown & Toland and a growing
coalition of community groups and healthcare partners that are raising
awareness about this silent epidemic.

Hepatitis B can cause liver cancer and damage, or if untreated, death. The San
Francisco Hep B Free campaign, of which Brown & Toland is a part, promotes
hepatitis B screening, vaccination and treatment among Asian American and
Pacific Islanders (API) who are disproportionately infected. One in 10 has the
virus.

"Hepatitis B is a serious but preventable disease. We at Brown & Toland are
working hard to educate more people about this lesser known virus," said John
Fisher, chair of the Hep B Free Marketing Committee and Brown & Toland
marketing manager.

State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom serve as
co-chairs of the initiative. The campaign is raising awareness in San
Francisco but has proven instrumental in changing national hepatitis B
healthcare policy as well: As a result of Hep B Free's work, the CDC updated
its guidelines on screening and prevention.

Brown & Toland Physicians recently earned an award for its work with the
initiative. Working with Asian community organizations, political leaders and
health partners (including California Pacific Medical Center, the Asian Liver
Center at Stanford University and the San Francisco Department of Public
Health), Brown & Toland helped coordinate the super hero-themed advertising
campaign that highlights the importance of prevention and treatment.

About Brown & Toland
Brown & Toland Physicians has 1,500 doctors caring for close to 160,000 HMO
patients and 120,000 PPO patients. Brown & Toland receives numerous awards for
its medical excellence and preventative health care services. For more about
Brown & Toland, visit www.brownandtoland.com.

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Shirley Dang, Communications Specialist of Brown & Toland Physicians,
+1-415-972-4174