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New hope for patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Albumin in high doses… Note: Albumin is used regularly around the world as a standard treatment for Ascites. In the US, albumin is only given for high volume paracentecis. This replaces what was lost, it doesn’t protect for the future…. Craig Decompensated cirrhosis is a chronic disease linked to numerous complications in its final…
Read MoreThe Addiction Crisis That No One Is Talking About – Alcoholism
Substance Abuse and Stress Stress levels continue to soar in our society — a 2017 Gallup poll found that eight in 10 Americans consider themselves stressed, and 40 percent of U.S. citizens said they were more anxious last year than the year before. A growing body of research demonstrates links between substance abuse and stress,…
Read MoreAge, not sex affects UDCA response in patients with PBC
Primary Biliary Cholangitis Older and increasing age among patients with primary biliary cholangitis correlated with a better response to ursodeoxycholic acid treatment and lower rates of liver transplantation and mortality compared with younger age, whereas sex did not affect outcomes, according to a recently published study. “Our data suggests that younger patients should be monitored…
Read MoreWhat Are Treatment Approaches to Liver Cancer?
New Liver Disease Forum – Join Now! We now have a forum on this domain which is completely unassociated with Facebook. Join up for help, advice and support! Ask questions – get answers! Join Now! The National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute estimates there will be about 42,220 new cases and 30,200 deaths related…
Read MoreSugar and Cancer are Indeed ‘directly’ Connected
New Liver Disease Forum – Join Now! We now have a forum on this domain which is completely unassociated with Facebook. Join up for help, advice and support! Ask questions – get answers! Join Now! The Connection An estimated 12.5 million people had some form of cancer in 2009, according to the American Cancer Society.…
Read MoreExperts Agree – Sugar is a Health Destroyer
New Liver Disease Forum – Join Now! We now have a forum on this domain which is completely unassociated with Facebook. Join up for help, advice and support! Ask questions – get answers! Join Now! Sugar In the U.S., there is a love affair with sugar. Even for those of us who don’t consume soft…
Read MoreNew Forum
We have just started a new FORUM for those interested in getting help with Liver Disease. The forum is available at: https://liverswithlife-com.preview-domain.com/forum
Read MoreYou are not gluten intolerant, you are glyphosate intolerant
“Celiac disease, and, more generally, gluten intolerance, is a growing problem worldwide, but especially in North America and Europe, where an estimated 5% of the population now suffers from it,” researchers wrote in a meta-analysis of nearly 300 studies. “Here, we propose that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide, Roundup®, is the most important causal factor…
Read MoreFatty Liver, A Big, Fatty Opportunity for Big Pharma
A Big, Fatty Opportunity for Big Pharma The next multibillion-dollar therapeutic area for drug companies may be fatty liver disease, but there are a few practical hurdles to overcome first.  The next big opportunity for pharmaceutical companies is in a disease many people don’t know about. Investors and industry observers should expect to hear…
Read MoreMan-made chemicals cause changes in sheep livers
‘worrying’ changes in sheep livers Exposure to man-made chemicals found all around us has caused ‘worrying’ changes in sheep livers, according to the researchers behind a new study. The researchers say the study by the universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, James Hutton Institute and the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, Jouy-en-Josas) raises questions…
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