News articles tagged with 'cirrhosis'
Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis
— 15 Mar 2011 20:20 | HealthVitamin D deficiency is a well reported complication in chronic cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cirrhosis. While the prevalence and treatment of this deficiency has…
Consortium finds chronic liver cirrhosis clues
— 13 Mar 2011 19:25 | HealthResearchers have provided new clues into the genetics underlying a chronic form of liver disease, called primary biliary cirrhosis, which can lead to transplant surgery for patients.…
IL28B gene predicts treatment outcome for liver transplantation patients
— 3 Mar 2011 12:44 | HealthGerman researchers have found a significant association of IL28B genotypes to interferon-based antiviral treatment outcome, and to graft inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV).…
New study upends thinking about how liver disease develops
— 4 Jan 2011 20:41 | HealthIn the latest of a series of related papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Austria and elsewhere, present a new and more…
Liver cancer in cirrhotic patients effectively treated with radiofrequency ablation
— 16 Dec 2010 16:43 | HealthResearchers from Italy determined that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective therapy for managing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients. The high repeatability…
Alcoholics beware - genetic variation linked to liver cirrhosis in Caucasians
— 16 Dec 2010 16:40 | HealthA new study by German researchers found that a variation in the PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) gene was associated with cirrhosis of the liver and elevated transaminase (liver enzyme) levels…
Adherence to practice guidelines may reduce bleeding in cirrhosis patients
— 26 Aug 2010 19:13 | HealthCompliance with practice guideline-recommended treatment for cirrhosis is associated with a reduction in first oesophageal variceal haemorrhage (EVH; bleeding), according to a new study…
High doses of ursodeoxycholic acid ineffective for NASH patients
— 21 Jul 2010 08:21 | HealthA study conducted by researchers at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany found that high doses of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), suggested by some studies to have a…
The usefulness of shear wave velocity in managing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
— 25 Jun 2010 11:59 | HealthNonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is manifestation of metabolic syndrome in the liver and is a pandemic over the globe especially in the developed countries, based on a high calorie…
Study finds poor compliance with cirrhosis surveillance recommendations
— 10 Jun 2010 10:24 | HealthA study conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine found that fewer than 20% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) preceded by cirrhosis were monitored for…