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'Liver cirrhosis from binge drinking made me look pregnant '
‘Liver cirrhosis from binge drinking made me look pregnant ‘ ‘People think I’m pregnant but I’ve got liver failure’: Woman has 23 LITRES of fluid drained from her abdomen every 3 WEEKS after binge drinking wrecks her body Jo developed liver cirrhosis after drinking three bottles of wine every day Excessive drinking has made liver so…
Read More'Traffic light' test could prevent hundreds of people developing alcohol-related cirrhosis
‘Traffic light’ test could prevent hundreds of people developing alcohol-related cirrhosis A simple ‘traffic light’ test that detects hidden liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in high risk populations could reduce harmful drinking rates and potentially prevent hundreds of alcohol-related deaths a year. Devised by Dr Nick Sheron and colleagues at University of Southampton and Southampton General…
Read MoreThe last thing Ireland needs is another excuse to drink
The last thing Ireland needs is another excuse to drink Death rate due to cirrhosis has doubled in the last two decades Tom Jones singing to a crowd in the Brazen Head pub on Arthur’s Day 2009 – “a clever way to enhance the Guinness brand”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Do we need a real…
Read MoreNew test enables early diagnosis of liver cancer
New test enables early diagnosis of liver cancer Posted By News On September 20, 2013 – 4:34pm Augusta, Ga. – Researchers have found a way to make early liver cancer show its true colors. They have developed a test that will help pathologists clearly distinguish early liver cancer cells from nearly identical normal liver cells…
Read MoreOne out of 10 American children have livers like alcoholics
One out of 10 American children have livers like alcoholics By Nadine Kalinauskas Fatty liver disease is no longer just for heavy drinkers. The Wall Street Journal reports that about 10 per cent of American children — or more than 7 million of them — have fatty liver disease, a disease that used to be…
Read MoreCould Redistricting Shorten The Wait For A Liver Transplant?
The Wait For A Liver Transplant By LAURAN NEERGAARD 08/20/13 12:36 PM ET EDT WASHINGTON — Where you live can affect your chances of getting a liver transplant, and your risk of dying while waiting. The nation’s transplant network says it’s time to make the system fairer – and it may take a cue from…
Read MoreCuring Hepatitis C
Curing Hepatitis C BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne viral infection in the US, affecting more than 4-million people. The deadly disease can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Now there is a new era of hepatitis-c drugs that could cure the disease, without side effects.…
Read MoreFast Track Designation for Fatty Liver Disease With Advanced Fibrosis
Fast Track for Fatty Liver Disease With Advanced Fibrosis Galectin Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for GR-MD-02 for Fatty Liver Disease With Advanced Fibrosis NORCROSS, Ga., Aug 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Galectin Therapeutics GALT +21.72% , the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins to treat fibrosis and cancer, today…
Read MoreResearchers suggest new model to make organ allocation more equitable
Researchers suggest new model for organ allocation Current system relies too heavily on geography, other factors, they say Hub staff report / July 15, 2013 Posted in Voices+Opinion , Health Tagged liver disease , transplants , dorry segev Using the same type of mathematical formulas used to draw political redistricting maps, Johns Hopkins researchers say…
Read MoreThe Burden of Liver Disease Increases
The Burden of Liver Disease Increases By American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Published: Monday, Jul. 15, 2013 – 9:12 am ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — According to a July 10, 2013 article published in the JAMA Journal of The American Medical Association, deaths from liver disease increased from…
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