Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: liver toxicity http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Predicting liver injury in paracetamol overdose patients Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified molecules in the blood that could help predict the risk of a patient developing liver injury eight hours after a paracetamol overdose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-liver-injury-paracetamol-overdose-patients.html Medications Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:20:01 EST news280742775 FDA approves juxtapid for rare cholesterol disorder (HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the orphan drug Juxtapid (lomitapide) for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), for use in combination with a low-fat diet and other lipid lowering treatments, according to a Dec. 26 press release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-fda-juxtapid-rare-cholesterol-disorder.html Medications Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:52:33 EST news275838595 Dietary supplements can cause liver injury, warns expert Dose-dependent (acetaminophen) and idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injuries (DILI) are the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States and are responsible for approximately 50 percent of all reported cases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-dietary-supplements-liver-injury-expert.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:00:15 EST news270725970 New drug protects neurons in Parkinson's patients (Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have identified a compound that boosts levels of a survival factor in neurons threatened by Parkinson's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-drug-neurons-parkinson-patients.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:13:07 EST news266047977 Acetaminophen overdoses in children can be life-threatening but are avoidable Acetaminophen, a widely available over-the-counter medication, can cause liver toxicity in children if doses are exceeded, and more public education is needed to warn of potential adverse effects, states an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-acetaminophen-overdoses-children-life-threatening.html Medications Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:02 EST news258026343 New fractionated dosing regimen for anticancer drug significantly improves outcomes for older leukemia patients Using fractionated doses of the targeted anticancer drug gemtuzumab ozogamicin allows for safer delivery of the drug into patients aged 50-70 years with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and substantially improves their outcomes. These are the conclusions of an Article published Online First by The Lancet, written by Professor Sylvie Castaigne, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, France, and colleagues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-fractionated-dosing-regimen-anticancer-drug.html Cancer Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:30:01 EST news252768318 FDA panel backs Glaxo drug for rare sarcoma cancer (AP) -- A panel of cancer experts overwhelmingly backed the approval of a GlaxoSmithKline drug for a rare type of tumor, noting there are few other treatment options for patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-fda-panel-glaxo-drug-rare.html Cancer Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:15:15 EST news251471708 Researchers find novel way to prevent drug-induced liver injury Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel strategy to protect the liver from drug-induced injury and improve associated drug safety. In their report receiving advance online publication in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the team reports that inhibition of a type of cell-to-cell communication can protect against the damage caused by liver-toxic drugs such as acetaminophen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-drug-induced-liver-injury.html Medical research Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:20:01 EST news245852861 Artificial intestine to treat youths' bowel disorder (Medical Xpress) -- A tiny 3-D collagen "scaffold" developed in a Cornell lab could prove a lifesaver for those who have lost parts of their intestine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-artificial-intestine-youths-bowel-disorder.html Medical research Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:54:58 EST news242625282 Scientists identify key protein linked to acute liver failure New research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) may help prevent damage to the liver caused by drugs like acetaminophen and other stressors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-scientists-key-protein-linked-acute.html Medical research Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:37:45 EST news234628650 Colon cleansing has no benefit but many side effects including vomiting and death Colon cleansing - it's been described as a natural way to enhance well-being, but Georgetown University doctors say there's no evidence to back that claim. In fact, their review of scientific literature, published today in the August issue of The Journal of Family Practice, demonstrates that colon cleansing can cause side effects ranging from cramping to renal failure and death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-colon-cleansing-benefit-side-effects.html Cancer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:00:01 EST news231391462