Liver Disease News

Posted February 1, 2008:

• Alternative Medicine Use For Hepatitis C: Silymarin (Milk Thistle) Does Not Affect Virus Activity Or ALT Levels, Survey Suggests

Posted January 30, 2008:

• Molecules May Help Predict Survival In Liver Cancer

Posted January 28, 2008:

• Regular Marijuana Use Increases Risk Of Hepatitis C-Related Liver Damage

Posted January 16, 2008:

• Promising New Approach To Cadmium Induced Hepatoxicity: Cytoprotective Effect Of Midkine
• Hepatitis C Virus Affects Many Organs And Tissues, Not Just Liver

Posted January 15, 2008:

• Genes Key To High Liver Cancer Rates In Men
• Proteomics Prove Accurate in Identifying Liver Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted January 8, 2008:

• Liver Transplant: Improvement in Detection And Diagnosis Of Biliary Atresia In Children

Posted January 3, 2008:

• Treatment With NAC Is Associated With Better Outcomes For Children With Liver Failure, Study Suggests

Posted January 1, 2008:

• Gene Variation May Elevate Risk Of Liver Tumor In Patients With Cirrhosis

Posted December 28, 2007:

• Effective Treatment Found For Hepatitis C Patients With Low Blood-Platelet Counts, Study Suggests

Posted December 27, 2007:

• Hepatitis C: Weight-Based Dosing Is Key To Optimal Treatment, Study Suggests

Posted December 26, 2007:

• Modified Protein May Lead To First Cure For Cirrhosis Of The Liver

Posted December 20, 2007:

• Shorter Legs Linked To Liver Disease

Posted December 4, 2007:

• Liver Transplant Offers Survival Benefits For Patients Of All Sizes

Posted December 3, 2007:

• New Upper Limit Defined For Normal ALT In Adolescent Males

Posted November 28, 2007:

• Pill Boosts Platelets In Hepatitis C Patients

Posted November 14, 2007:

• Scientific Evidence Of The Significant Anti-Cancer Effect Of Milk Thistle

Posted November 6, 2007:

• Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces The Virus But Serious Liver Problems May Progress

Posted November 2, 2007:

• 24-Week Course Of Interferon-Alpha Therapy Prolongs Survival In Patients Hepatitis C Virus

Posted November 1, 2007:

• High-Fat Diet Makes Mice Susceptible To Liver Injury

Posted October 29, 2007:

• Tiny Radioactive Spheres Effectively Treat Cancer That Has Spread To The Liver

Posted October 23, 2007:

• MRI Predicts Liver Fibrosis, Study Says

Posted October 19, 2007:

• Discovery Of New Antiviral Mechanism Promising For Hepatitis C Treatment

Posted October 10, 2007:

• Can Liver Cirrhosis Be Partially Cured?

Posted October 2, 2007:

• Patients Over Age 60 Do Well After Liver Transplantation

Posted October 1, 2007:

• Noninvasive Tests For Cirrhosis May Help To Avoid Liver Biopsy

Posted September 21, 2007:

• Quick-Burning Carbs May Cause Fatty Liver: Low-Glycemic Diet Protected Mice

Posted September 19, 2007:

• Targeting Nerve Growth Factor May Lead To Cure For Liver Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted September 10, 2007:

• Earlier Diagnosis And Treatment Of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis In Families Now Possible

Posted September 6, 2007:

• Preventing Variceal Bleeding
• Targeting Nerve Growth Factor May Cure Liver Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted September 5, 2007:

• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis More Severe In African-American And Hispanic Patients
• HCV And HBV Spreading More Slowly Among Injection Drug Users In San Francisco

Posted September 3, 2007:

• Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine

Posted August 29, 2007:

• Who Will Recover Spontaneously From Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
• Clearance Of Hepatitis C Viral Infection After Liver Transplantation

Posted August 27, 2007:

• Alcoholics With Cirrhosis Of The Liver Have More Brain Damage Than Noncirrhotic Alcoholics

Posted August 23, 2007:

• DNA Provides Clues To Outcome In Patients With Liver Cancer
• Better Life Support For Artificial Liver Cells

Posted August 20, 2007:

• Age Alone Does Not Increase Risk Of Death Following Liver Transplant Among Elderly

Posted August 9, 2007:

• Scientists Turns Mouse Into Factory For Human Liver Cells

Posted August 8, 2007:

• New Test Improves Detection Of Liver Cancer

Posted August 1, 2007:

• Molecule Blocks Gene, Sheds Light On Liver Cancer
• Coffee Drinking Related To Reduced Risk Of Liver Cancer

Posted July 25, 2007:

• Korean Mummies May Provide Clues To Combat Hepatitis B

Posted July 19, 2007:

• Keeping Killer T Cells Under Control In The Liver
• Mathematical Model Identifies Genes Which Battle Hepatitis C

Posted July 11, 2007:

• Antibody Retards Growth And Induces Death In Liver Cancer Cells
• New Tool Developed To Gauge Quality Of Life Of Hepatitis B Patients

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