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New Liver Drug Big News for Intercept
New Liver Drug Big News for Intercept Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc reported big news, that its new liver drug, obeticolic acid (OCA), can effectively treat primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), an autoimmune disease that damages bile ducts in the liver. The findings bring the company a step closer to filing for market approval. Intercept is unique for…
Read MoreWhat is NASH?
Alternative names: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, NASH, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease What is hepatitis? The word “hepatitis” comprises two elements: “-itis” at the end of the word indicates inflammation the first part comes from the organ called hepar, which means liver Hepatitis therefore means inflammation of the liver, like appendicitis means inflammation of the appendix and colitis…
Read MoreWhat is NASH and NAFL?
What is NASH and NAFL? Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFL)/ Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) What is fatty liver? In fatty liver, fat accumulates in the liver cells. Simple fatty liver usually does not damage the liver, but is a condition that can be identified by taking a sample of liver tissue (liver biopsy) and examining it under…
Read MoreWhat is Cryptogenic Cirrhosis?
What is Cryptogenic Cirrhosis? Put simply – ‘unknown’. Cryptogenic cirrhosis (cirrhosis due to unidentified causes) is a common reason for liver transplantation. It is termed cryptogenic cirrhosis because for many years doctors have been unable to explain why a proportion of patients developed cirrhosis. Doctors now believe that cryptogenic cirrhosis is due to NASH (nonalcoholic…
Read MoreDemystifying the liver and it's diseases
Demystifying the liver and it’s diseases At a glance: Functions of the liver include protein synthesis, detoxification, and metabolic processes. Liver problems are often discovered incidentally through routine laboratory testing or screening blood tests. Liver disease can have either an infectious or noninfectious etiology, such as hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disorders, and drug-induced injury. Patients…
Read MoreLiver Cancer Risk Characterized in NASH Patients
Liver Cancer Risk Characterized in NASH Patients It has not yet been definitively established that nonalcoholic steatohepatitis can progress to hepatocellular carcinoma, but the evidence is mounting, Dr. Kohichiroh Yasui and colleagues reported in the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Case reports and case series, retrospective studies, and prospective studies have all suggested…
Read MoreLiver Transplantations for NASH-Cirrhosis Grew More than 600% over Past Decade
Liver Transplantations for NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) occurs when fat builds up in the liver. This accumulation of fat damages the liver and leads to cirrhosis. NASH is rapidly increasing in the U.S. mainly related to the epidemics of obesity and diabetes. As a result, the proportion of liver transplantations performed for NASH cirrhosis rose…
Read MoreWhat are Fatty Liver, NAFLD, and NASH?
What are Fatty Liver, NAFLD, and NASH? Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a wide spectrum of liver disease ranging from simple fatty liver (steatosis), to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), to cirrhosis (irreversible, advanced scarring of the liver). All of the stages of NAFLD have in common the accumulation of fat (fatty infiltration) in the…
Read MoreThe skinny on fatty liver
The skinny on fatty liver Weight and metabolic disorders put millions at risk BY KATIE CHARLES THE DAILY CHECKUP Wednesday, October 6th 2010 A hepatologist and assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Charissa Chang specializes in treating patients with liver diseases like viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease. Who’s at risk About 30%…
Read MoreStudy Busts Liver Disease Myth
Study Busts Liver Disease Myth If you had the idea that alcohol and obesity were primarily responsible for fatty liver and other liver diseases, here is a report that turns this theory on its head. Non-obese and non alcoholic people also fall prey to liver diseases, including the cirrhosis of the liver. A study by…
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