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Feel like a Duck!
Busy couple of weeks ahead with lots of appointments come through at the same time. Works out I have 4 appointments in 3 hospitals over 5 days! My legs have broken out in mass bruising. I feel them getting hot and then these bruises erupt. I saw my doctor today who I felt was quietly…
Read MoreWhat you need to Know about Jaundice
What you need to Know about Jaundice Learn all about jaundice – what it is, how it happens, and what conditions can lead to this yellowish discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by abnormally high levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream. Most people understand that jaundice is a yellowing of…
Read MoreExcessive drinking causes one in 10 deaths of working age adults
Excessive drinking causes one in 10 deaths of working age adults (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) It’s no secret that America’s favorite legal drug has vast impacts on public health. But you may be surprised, as I was, at just how closely binge drinking and over-consumption of alcohol are linked to deaths during the prime years of…
Read MoreHispanics at highest risk as fatty liver disease skyrockets
Hispanics at highest risk as fatty liver disease skyrockets Fatty liver disease is becoming the number one reason for liver transplants in the U. S. Liver disease numbers are skyrocketing in the United States despite amazing gains in the ability to treat hepatitis C and other chronic liver conditions, and Hispanics are among those in…
Read MoreTexas has the highest rates of Hispanics with liver cancer
Texas has the highest rates of Hispanics with liver cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) affects people of all races and ehtnicities, but the disease is becoming an epidemic for Hispanics in Texas. (FILE, AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma, is the most common type of liver cancer seen in patients in the United States, but…
Read MoreHepatitis C Epidemic in Africa
Hepatitis C Epidemic in Africa The epidemic levels of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in Africa is considered one of the most serious health challenges facing African nations by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to Dr. Peter Beyer, Essential Medicines Advisor at WHO, the greatest challenges to fighting HCV in Africa are drug access…
Read MoreLifestyle cancers soar by 70%
Lifestyle cancers soar by 70% in a decade triggering warning of devastating impact of binge drinking and poor diet Men diagnosed with liver cancer rose by 70% and women 60% in 2002-13 Worrying surge caused by poor Western lifestyle Alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B singled out as main causes of liver cancer Warning about young…
Read MoreMayo Clinic study: Reversing current thought on treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes
Mayo Clinic study: Reversing current thought on treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes Published on June 19, 2014 at 2:41 AM · No Comments Researchers at Mayo Clinic released a new study reversing current thought on the treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes. The study found that the continuation of metformin…
Read MoreObesity-linked chronic liver illness skyrockets
Obesity-linked chronic liver illness skyrockets Follow @IndianaGazette Despite major gains in fighting hepatitis C and other chronic liver conditions, public health officials are now faced with a growing epidemic of liver disease that is tightly linked to the obesity crisis. In the past two decades, the prevalence of the disease, known as nonalcoholic fatty liver,…
Read MoreThreat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity
Threat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity By ANAHAD O’CONNOR June 13, 2014 10:07 pm Yubelkis Matias, 19, a student at Bronx Community College, lives with fatty liver disease. Nancy Borowick/The New York TimesYubelkis Matias, 19, a student at Bronx Community College, lives with fatty liver disease. Despite major gains in fighting…
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