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Study shows broccoli may offer protection against liver cancer By Stephanie Henry, University of Illinois Today at 4:26 p.m. URBANA, Ill. – Consumption of broccoli has increased in the United States over the last few decades as scientists have reported that eating the vegetable three to five times per week can lower the risk of…
Natural Sugar May Treat Fatty Liver Disease By Washington University in St. Louis | March 2, 2016 Trehalose is a natural sugar found in plants and insects and consists of two glucose molecules bound together. (pixabay CC0) Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition closely linked to obesity, affects roughly 25 percent of people in the…
Jogging and Other Aerobic Exercises Could Protect Liver From Alcohol-Related Inflammation and Injury
Jogging and Other Aerobic Exercises Could Protect Liver From Alcohol-Related Inflammation and Injury Feb 17, 2016 11:16 AM By Jaleesa Baulkman A woman runs along Seven Mile Beach in George Town, Cayman Islands, April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn Embarking on an early morning jog before a night of binge drinking may serve as a viable…
Fatty liver disease affects 75-100 million Americans Dr. Rohit Loomba, left, checks on the abdomen of liver patient Ching Year in his hospital room at UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. — John Gastaldo UC San Diego has brought together a wide-ranging team of doctors and scientists to fight a mammoth health risk largely unknown to…
Alcohol Also Damages the Liver by Allowing Bacteria to Infiltrate Natural gut antibiotics diminished by alcohol leave mice more prone to bacterial growth in the liver, exacerbating alcohol-induced liver disease February 10, 2016Heather Buschman, PhD Alcohol itself can directly damage liver cells. Now researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report evidence…
How alcohol death rates can DOUBLE depending on where you live: Women in the North East twice as likely to die from drink-related causes than those in London By Kate Pickles For Mailonline Published: 08:42 EST, 2 February 2016 | Updated: 11:02 EST, 2 February 2016 Deaths relating to alcohol abuse vary wildly across the…
Two cups of coffee a day can help stave off liver disease caused by drinking too much alcohol, scientists claimed today.
>>What I Wish People Knew About My Illness, Even When I Look Fine<< A contribution by ‘SG’ – a member of our forum. I haven’t quite decided what I think is worse: living with a chronic illness or living with an invisible chronic illness. I’ve come to find people don’t realize it’s offensive, not a…
By REUTERSJAN. 29, 2016 United States regulators on Thursday approved a new once-daily pill for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus made by Merck, which said it would sell the drug at a lower list price than its competitors. The list price for Zepatier will be $54,600 for a 12-week regimen, which Merck said it expected…
The root’s potential health benefits are powerful. But questions remain about how best to take the stuff. From teas and juices to capsule supplements, turmeric is popping up everywhere these days. And for good reason: Curcumin—a molecule found in turmeric that gives the root its distinctive orangey-yellow hue—appears to be a potent inflammation blocker. That’s…