News tagged with liver transplantation
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More than 27 percent of L.A homeless adults have hepatitis C, and nearly half don't know it
Recent government studies show that hepatitis C, which can destroy the liver and necessitate a liver transplant, now kills more American adults than AIDS, and new UCLA research shows just how prevalent the disease is among ...
Health
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Successful pregnancies possible for women following liver transplantation
New research confirms that successful pregnancies are common for female liver transplant recipients. The study appearing in the June issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the ...
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Jun 07, 2012 |
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Mature liver cells may be better than stem cells for liver cell transplantation therapy
After carrying out a study comparing the repopulation efficiency of immature hepatic stem/progenitor cells and mature hepatocytes transplanted into liver-injured rats, a research team from Sapporo, Japan concluded that mature ...
Medical research
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C 'switch' offers target for new drug research
Scientists have discovered a 'switch' in the Hepatitis C virus which could be used as a target for new kinds of drug treatment.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 31, 2012 |
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U.S. liver transplants declining
(HealthDay) -- The number of liver transplants in the United States has decreased since 2006, a new study finds.
Other
May 22, 2012 |
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Four acute mushroom poisonings in two weeks
On September 12, 2011, a Springfield, Virginia man arrived at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) in the early stages of liver failure. The man had mistakenly eaten poisonous mushrooms, handpicked from his yard. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 20, 2012 |
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CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C
(AP) -- For the first time, health officials are proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 18, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C is a new worry for baby boomers, study shows
The number of baby boomers dying from a "silent epidemic" of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 02, 2012 |
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Patient survival not impacted by liver transplants performed at night or on weekends
A new study, funded in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows that liver transplants performed at night or on weekends do not adversely affect patient or graft survival. Findings available in ...
Surgery
Apr 26, 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.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Drug interactions won't exclude HCV transplant or HIV co-infected patients from treatment
New data from a number of clinical trials presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress 2012 provides hope for previously difficult to treat hepatitis C (HCV) patient populations.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Liver cancer patients less likely to die on wait list than candidates without carcinomas
New research shows increasing disparity in mortality among candidates with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are on the waiting list for liver transplantation. The study available in the April issue of Liver Tr ...
Cancer
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Ultrasound technology proves accurate in diagnosing cirrhosis from recurrent hepatitis C
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic confirm that ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) provides excellent diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Math can save Tylenol overdose patients
University of Utah mathematicians developed a set of calculus equations to make it easier for doctors to save Tylenol overdose patients by quickly estimating how much painkiller they took, when they consumed ...
Medical research
Feb 27, 2012 |
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