Generating doctor awareness on Hepatitis C treatment can halve costs supriya kashyap kashyap29 March 2016 8:55 AM ISTNew York : The cost of treating Hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be reduced by half if doctors are trained to predict when a patient can safely stop...
Fatty Liver Can Break Your Heart supriya kashyap kashyap28 April 2016 5:49 PM ISTWashington D.C : A new study has found that a fatty liver can risk your heart.The study from the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie...
Antiviral Therapies Give Hepatitis C Cirrhosis Patients Similar Life Expectancy as General Population supriya kashyap kashyap5 May 2016 9:28 AM ISTThe survival rate of patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis who respond well to antiviral therapies equals that of the general population,...
Diabetes Drug no better than placebo at treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease supriya kashyap kashyap13 May 2016 2:31 PM ISTA diabetes medication described in some studies as an effective treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) works no better than a placebo,...
Overweight teenagers at higher risk of liver diseases later supriya kashyap kashyap18 Jun 2016 11:15 AM ISTLondon : Being overweight during adolescence can put men at significantly higher risk of developing severe liver disease later in life, says a...
Sleep apnea may worsen liver disease in adults : study supriya kashyap kashyap8 Aug 2016 12:58 PM ISTLondon : Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and low night-time oxygen are associated with the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in...
Fructose consumption linked to the increase of liver disease among adolescents and children supriya kashyap kashyap15 Feb 2017 12:23 PM ISTAmsterdam : Recent research suggests that dietary fructose intake may increase serum uric acid concentrations and that both uric acid concentration...
How the liver unclogs itself Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 July 2017 9:42 AM ISTA multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the...
Alcohol consumption in late teens can lead to liver problems in adulthood Ruby khatun khatun23 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTAmsterdam: Alcohol is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver-related deaths. Results of a large long-term study in Sweden have confirmed that...
AASLD updated guidelines for management of HCV infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Feb 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidance Panel has updated the guidelines for management of HCV infection which have been Published in Hepatology. The speed of...
High consumption of red meat related to NAFLD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTHigh red and processed meat consumption is related to type 2 diabetes. In addition, cooking meat at high temperatures for a long duration forms...
EASL's Updated HCV Treatment Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTEuropean Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has released its 2018 Updated HCV Treatment Guidelines.The guidelines written by Jean-Michel...
