• Liver Disease An Increased Risk For Those With Elevated Cadmium Levels, Especially Men Liver Disease An Increased Risk For Those With Elevated Cadmium Levels, Especially Men People with higher levels of cadmium in their urine - evidence of chronic exposure to the heavy metal found in industrial emissions and tobacco smoke - appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die of liver disease than[…]
  
  Created on: 14 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  14 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Coumarin In Cinnamon Causes Liver Damage In Some People Coumarin In Cinnamon Causes Liver Damage In Some People Sensitive people who consume cinnamon-flavored foods, drinks and food supplements may have a higher risk of liver damage, researchers from the University of Mississippi, USA, and King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, report in the Journal of Agriculture and Food[…]
  
  Created on: 13 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  13 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Coumarin In Cinnamon Linked To Liver Damage Coumarin In Cinnamon Linked To Liver Damage Many kinds of cinnamon, cinnamon-flavored foods, beverages and food supplements in the United States use a form of the spice that contains high levels of a natural substance that may cause liver damage in some sensitive people, scientists are reporting.[…]
  
  Created on: 11 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  11 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Study Suggests Only Half Of Americans With Hepatitis C Receive Complete Testing For The Virus Study Suggests Only Half Of Americans With Hepatitis C Receive Complete Testing For The Virus CDC reinforces need for appropriate follow-up testing for current infection Only half of Americans identified as ever having had hepatitis C received follow-up testing showing that they were still infected, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis[…]
  
  Created on: 9 May 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  9 May 2013 | 2:00 am
• Only Half Of Hepatitis C Patients Get Needed Follow-Up Tests Only Half Of Hepatitis C Patients Get Needed Follow-Up Tests Only half of all patients who have tested positive for hepatitis C have had follow-up testing to see if they are still infected, according to a new report by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Hepatitis C is[…]
  
  Created on: 9 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  9 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• New Antiviral Treatment Could Significantly Reduce Global Burden Of Hepatitis C New Antiviral Treatment Could Significantly Reduce Global Burden Of Hepatitis C Scientists show potential impact of therapy in reducing transmission in UK, Canada and Australia Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) - a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause[…]
  
  Created on: 8 May 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  8 May 2013 | 2:00 am
• Global Burden Of Hepatitis C Could Be Significantly Reduced By New Antiviral Treatment Global Burden Of Hepatitis C Could Be Significantly Reduced By New Antiviral Treatment Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) - a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer. 1 New prevention strategies are urgently required as[…]
  
  Created on: 8 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  8 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• Weekend Binge Drinking Could Lead To Lasting Liver Damage Weekend Binge Drinking Could Lead To Lasting Liver Damage Long after a hangover, a night of bad decisions might take a bigger toll on the body than previously understood. Described in the current issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, a study at the University of Missouri has revealed[…]
  
  Created on: 4 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  4 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Mystery Behind Sex Disparities In Drug-Induced Hepatitis Unravelled In Mouse Model Mystery Behind Sex Disparities In Drug-Induced Hepatitis Unravelled In Mouse Model A life-threatening condition that often requires transplantation and accounts for half of all acute liver failures, autoimmune hepatitis is often precipitated by certain anesthetics and antibiotics...
  
  Created on: 2 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  2 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• Transgene Presents Promising Pre-Clinical Data On TG1050 To Treat Chronic HBV At EASL 2013 Transgene Presents Promising Pre-Clinical Data On TG1050 To Treat Chronic HBV At EASL 2013 Initiation of a Phase I study in 2014...
  
  Created on: 1 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  1 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• New Studies Prove Lethal Link Between Alcohol, Weight And Liver Disease In Women New Studies Prove Lethal Link Between Alcohol, Weight And Liver Disease In Women Research announced last week at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has revealed the deadly impact that alcohol and body weight have on liver disease. Women should forgo the wine and doughnuts after a new study found the harmful combination of[…]
  
  Created on: 30 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  30 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
• Probiotics Found To Reduce Hepatic Encephalopathy In Cirrhotic Patients Probiotics Found To Reduce Hepatic Encephalopathy In Cirrhotic Patients Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study1 announced at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 found they significantly reduced development of the notoriously difficult-to-treat disease...
  
  Created on: 30 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  30 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
• In Animal Model Of Hepatitis B Infection, New Drug Stimulates Immune System To Kill Infected Cells In Animal Model Of Hepatitis B Infection, New Drug Stimulates Immune System To Kill Infected Cells A novel drug developed by Gilead Sciences and tested in an animal model at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio suppresses hepatitis B virus infection by stimulating the immune system and inducing loss of infected cells...
  
  Created on: 30 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  30 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Vitamin D Therapy Could Be A Powerful Weapon In The Fight Against Liver Fibrosis Vitamin D Therapy Could Be A Powerful Weapon In The Fight Against Liver Fibrosis Liver fibrosis results from an excessive accumulation of tough, fibrous scar tissue and occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases. In industrialized countries, the main causes of liver injury leading to fibrosis include chronic hepatitis virus infection, excess alcohol[…]
  
  Created on: 29 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  29 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am

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