On World Hepatitis Day, let us raise awareness of the global health threat of viral hepatitis, renew our support for those living with the disease, and recommit to a future free of this tragic illness.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- World Hepatitis Day, 2012

Adapted from "The End of Illness, " to be published Tuesday by Free Press.

WSJ: The Future of Personalized Medicine

In fact, we have treated thousands of patients for free because they have a life threatening illness and it is the right thing to do.

FORBES: Zap Happy?

Yet frustratingly, annoyingly and illegally there are unqualified healers out there offering to treat vulnerable sick people who are desperate to free themselves of this life-destroying illness.

BBC: Chris Geiger: I went under cover to expose cancer claims

Martin Shenkman (a New Jersey CPA and lawyer) is doing his second tour in his RV to give free lectures on planning for people with a chronic illness.

FORBES: Connect

Hospice director Dr Ros Taylor called the donation "a substantial amount of money" which would go towards funding the free services it offers to families suffering with a life-limiting illness.

BBC: Hemel Hempstead

Cigarettes must now be sold in logo-free boxes featuring nothing more than graphic pictures of people dying of smoke-related illness.

FORBES: Time to Stop Bogarting Cigarette Stocks

While the event is free, donations to Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illness and their families, are requested.

BBC: An icy dip off the coast of NYC