News tagged with alcoholic fatty liver
Hyperferritinemia is another surrogate marker of advanced liver disease
May 13, 2009 |
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High serum ferritin, being a hallmark of hereditary hemochromatosis , is frequently found in chronic hepatitis C, alcoholic or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients . A study in Italy ...
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Cannabinoid-blocking weight-loss drug might fight alcoholic fatty liver
Mar 04, 2008 |
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The cannabinoid receptors best known for delivering the psychological effects of marijuana also explain the connection between chronic alcohol use and a buildup of fat in the liver, according to a report in the March issue ...
Mayo Clinic seeks new therapies for alcoholic hepatitis
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A new study from Mayo Clinic finds the use of the drug therapy etanercept ineffective in treating alcoholic hepatitis, an acute inflammation of the liver caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. The results of the study ...
A high fat diet during pregnancy can lead to severe liver disease in offspring
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between a mother's diet in pregnancy and a severe form of liver disease in her child.
New noninvasive liver fibrosis index reduces need for biopsies in children
May 01, 2009 |
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A new non-invasive diagnostic index has been developed that may be used in tertiary care to rule in liver fibrosis in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The 'Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Index' (PNFI), described ...
Resveratrol prevents fat accumulation in livers of 'alcoholic' mice
Oct 14, 2008 |
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The accumulation of fat in the liver as a result of chronic alcohol consumption could be prevented by consuming resveratrol, according to a new study with mice. The research found that resveratrol reduced the amount of fat ...
Fatty liver linked to increased risk of diabetic kidney disease
May 29, 2008 |
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For patients with type 2 diabetes, a condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may be an important risk factor for diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study in the August Journal ...
Iron overload: An important co-factor in the development of liver disease in alcoholics
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Alcohol and iron are believed to have a synergistic effect in the development of liver injury. Furthermore, alcohol enhances iron absorption. Primary hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder, mostly resulting from mutations ...
A new indicator for esophageal varix in alcoholic disease
May 20, 2008 |
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Variceal hemorrhaging is associated with a high mortality rate. The early detection of esophageal varices is critical for the effective prevention of variceal hemorrhage.
Exercise helps patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight. These findings are in a new study in the July issue ...
Noninvasive ways to assess liver disease
Feb 02, 2008 |
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Two new studies examine non-invasive ways to determine liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. An enhanced version of the Original European Liver Fibrosis panel was found to have good diagnostic accuracy for fibrosis in patients with ...
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