News tagged with alcoholic liver disease
Modest alcohol intake associated with less inflammation in patients with common liver disease
NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) is the most common type of liver disease in the developed world, affecting up to one-third of the US population. NAFLD is often associated with obesity and other parameters of the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 15, 2012 |
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Modest alcohol consumption lowers risk and severity of liver disease
People with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) who consume alcohol in modest amounts – no more than one or two servings per day – are half as likely to develop hepatitis as non-drinkers with ...
Addiction
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Childhood obesity linked to increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in adulthood
Childhood obesity is a widespread global epidemic (1) and in parallel with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)(2) is now the leading cause of liver disease among children. New data presented today at the International ...
Cancer
Apr 19, 2012 |
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New clinical practice guidelines on alcoholic liver disease published
EASL today announced the publication of a new clinical practice guideline (CPG) in the area of Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD), bringing the number of CPGs published to date to eight.
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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Gut microbiota transplantation may prevent development of diabetes and fatty liver disease
Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress 2012 shows the gut microbiota's causal role in the development of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), independent of obesity.(1) Though ...
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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Commonly used diabetes drug may help to prevent primary liver cancer
Metformin, a drug widely used to treat Type II diabetes, may help to prevent primary liver cancer, researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center report in the April 2012 issue of Cancer Pr ...
Cancer
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Liver disease deaths jump 25% in England: study
Deaths from liver disease have risen 25 percent in England in less than a decade, mainly due to increased alcohol consumption, a study revealed on Thursday.
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Mar 22, 2012 |
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Choline-poor diet in older women linked to worse damage from fatty liver disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Menopausal women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who don’t consume enough of the essential nutrient choline appear to be at higher risk for liver scarring, according to research led ...
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Feb 17, 2012 |
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Studies identify risk factors in rising trend of liver cancer
Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two recent Mayo Clinic studies published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Pr ...
Cancer
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Genes modify the risk of liver disease among alcoholics
It has been widely observed that only a small percentage of alcoholics develop cirrhosis of the liver, the most advanced form of alcoholic liver disease (ALD); the reason why all alcoholics do not develop such disease is ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Alcoholic liver problems soar among young adults
(Medical Xpress) -- The number of hospital admissions for people in their early 30s with alcoholic liver disease has increased by more than 400% in the North East – the national increase stands at 61%.
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Dec 05, 2011 |
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Researchers surprised to find fatty liver disease poses no excess risk for death
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition associated with obesity and heart disease long thought to undermine health and longevity. But a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests the condition ...
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Nov 23, 2011 |
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Severe alcoholic hepatitis: An effective combination of two treatments
A French multi-center study has shown that a treatment combining an antioxidant with an anti-inflammatory was effective on 174 patients suffering from severe alcoholic hepatitis. The study was coordinated by the Hepato-Gastroenterology ...
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Nov 10, 2011 |
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CDC: Add $2 per drink for US excessive drinking
(AP) -- The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research.
Health
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Living alone is associated with an increased risk of alcohol-related deaths
Living alone is associated with an increased risk of alcohol-related mortality—from alcohol-related diseases and accidents—according to a Finnish study published in this week's PLoS Medicine, suggesting that a lack ...
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Sep 20, 2011 |
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