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Health News Posted on May 26, 2012

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Obesity Rates Increasing Risk of Liver Disease Among Teens
The rising rates of obesity have increased the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among teenagers and has also reduced the availability of healthy livers required for organ donations, ...

Study Links Modest Alcohol Intake With Less Inflammation in Patients With Common Liver Disease
A well-done study shows modest intake of alcohol is associated with less evidence of inflammation of the liver, a condition that increases cirrhosis risk. NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liv...

Once Liver Heals Scarring Cells Lapse To Dormant State
Substantial numbers of myofibroblasts, cells generating fibrous scarring in chronic liver injury, regress to an inactive phenotype as the liver heals, report an international team of scienti...

Liver Fat Maintains Sugar Levels in Blood, Says Animal Study
Mice in whom an enzyme called histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) is deleted, have massively fatty livers, but lower blood sugar, a new study has revealed. These mice are thus protected from g...

High Fructose Intake Ups Liver Disease Risk
Obese and diabetic people who consume high amounts of fructose are at risk for liver disease, says study. Now, researchers at Duke University Medical Center believe they better unde...

Liver Plays Key Role in Regulating Body Clock
Liver plays key role in managing the body's internal or circadian clock, say researchers. Chris Liddle, professor from the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, Univ...

Hepatitis C Drug Linked to Depression
Interferon therapy for hepatitis C virus infection causes depression, shows study. In a review article, researchers tackle the complexities of diagnosing and managing depression be...

Conducting Liver Transplants on Weekends or Nights Does Not Affect Survival Chances
A new study published in the journal Liver Transplantation has found that conducting liver transplant surgeries on weekends or at nights has no bearing on the survival chances of the patient...

Risk of Liver Cancer High Among Those With Family History
The risk of developing hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) is high among those who have a definite history of liver cancer in their families. The study also showed 70-fold elevated risk of H...

Risk of Atherosclerosis Increases in Hepatitis C Patients With Fibrosis
Patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have a high risk of suffering from early atherosclerosis if there is a presence of severe fibrosis, a new study by Italian ...

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