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Quick-Burning Carbs May Cause Fatty Liver: Low-Glycemic Diet Protected Mice
September 21, 2007 — The obesity epidemic has spawned not just diabetes, but another serious public health problem: a surge in fatty liver disease, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure. Now, research suggests ... > full story -
Targeting Nerve Growth Factor May Lead To Cure For Liver Cancer, Study Suggests
September 19, 2007 — Nerve growth factor (NGF), as the name says, is an essential peptide factor for the growth and differentiation of neuronal cells. Therefore we can imagine that this growth factor is important for the ... > full story -
Earlier Diagnosis And Treatment Of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis In Families Now Possible
September 10, 2007 — Researchers have found that first-degree relatives (i.e., parents, siblings, children) of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis are more likely to have the biomarker of the disease in their blood. ... > full story -
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Preventing Variceal Bleeding
September 6, 2007 — Beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. While banding is similarly effective in reducing the incidence of ... > full story -
Targeting Nerve Growth Factor May Cure Liver Cancer, Study Suggests
September 6, 2007 — Biologists have published a surprising discovery that NGF and its receptor were aberrantly expressed in the liver of the patients troubled with liver cirrhosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ... > full story -
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis More Severe In African-American And Hispanic Patients
September 5, 2007 — Non-Caucasian patients seeking medical care for primary biliary cirrhosis have more severe liver disease compared to Caucasian patients, a new study has found. The reasons for the health disparities ... > full story -
HCV And HBV Spreading More Slowly Among Injection Drug Users In San Francisco
September 5, 2007 — Injection drug users are still at a very high risk of acquiring hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV); however, needle-sharing is less common, and users do not become infected as quickly as they ... > full story -
Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine
September 3, 2007 — Hepatitis C virus infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain. Now ... > full story -
Who Will Recover Spontaneously From Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
August 29, 2007 — Twenty to fifty percent of HCV infected patients recovers spontaneously. Scientists have investigated 67 spontaneously recovered patients and found that co-infection by hepatitis B virus is ... > full story -
Clearance Of Hepatitis C Viral Infection After Liver Transplantation
August 29, 2007 — Hepatitis C viral infection disease is a worldwide challenge disease, and researchers has been fighting for seeking the effective way to cure this disease. A research group in Japan has found that ... > full story
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