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How Does Turmeric Impact Your Liver? August 26, 2013 The focus of a wide range of clinical studies, curcumin has repeatedly demonstrated liver benefits. While more research is called for, there remains no concrete evidence that this herb specifically changes the outcome of viral hepatitis. However, the information gathered thus far overwhelmingly supports adding curcumin…
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…
AST ALT Ratio for Diagnosis The ratio of AST to ALT has been used as a diagnostic aid: AST:ALT ratio of more than 2:1 is characteristic in patients with alcoholic liver disease a raised AST level out of proportion to the ALT level appears to be caused by a differential reduction in hepatic ALT due…
What Causes Hepatic Encephalopathy? Hepatic encephalopathy is a worsening of brain function that occurs when the liver is no longer able to remove toxic substances in the blood. Causes Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders that affect the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis ) and conditions in…
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.…
Of the Trinity of major symptoms of cirrhosis, ascites, varices and hepatic encephalopathy, ascites seems to be the most common. It may be more common that the other two but that fact doesn’t make it any less nasty or any more treatable. Ascites in simple terms is a build up of fluid in the abdominal…
Cutting Through The Vitamin C(onfusion ) Posted on: Tuesday, August 6th 2013 at 8:15 pm Written By: Capt. Randall Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Safer than water. Able to stop a fatal disease in its tracks…It’s Super-C! So why all the controversy and confusion on how to use this simple…
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…
What is Reactive Hypoglycemia? By Mayo Clinic staff Hypoglycemia occurs when your blood sugar (glucose) level falls too low. There are several reasons why this may happen, the most common being a side effect of drugs used for the treatment of diabetes. But to understand how hypoglycemia happens, it helps to know how your body…
Live liver donors could ease U.S. organ shortage JoNel Aleccia NBC News July 19, 2013 at 1:41 PM ET Transplant Thomas Dodds, 39, of Pittsburgh, received a live liver transplant in December 2012 from his adopted sister, Marj Kilcup, 40, of Puyallup, Wash. Still groggy from the 12-hour liver transplant surgery that saved his life,…