Cirrhosis News and Research

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Cardiac surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis

A new study on the outcome of cardiac surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis found that the surgery can safely be performed in patients with milder disease, while those with more severe cirrhosis are less likely to survive.

4 Jul 2007

Patients with an alcohol-use disorder are more likely to require mechanical ventilation

More than 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation during intensive care per year in the United States, even though the hospital mortality rate for ventilated patients can approach 50 percent.

26 Jun 2007

Drug warning prompts treatment changes for those infected with hepatitis B and HIV

Cross-resistance alarms raised earlier this year by Johns Hopkins researchers about a widely used antiviral therapy for hepatitis B liver infections have prompted swift treatment revisions by the drug's maker and governmental agencies.

23 Jun 2007

New molecular mechanism discovered that may 'spontaneously' cause liver cancer

Adding more good news to last week's announcement that Nexavar (sorafenib) may be the first effective treatment for advanced liver cancer, researchers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University have uncovered a new molecular mechanism that may 'spontaneously' cause liver cancer.

20 Jun 2007

Liver cancer patients with high serum levels of hepatitis B virus face poorer outcomes

In the June issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), researchers report their findings from the first-ever study examining the prognostic value of serum HBV DNA levels for patients with liver cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

3 Jun 2007

FASgen announces new diagnostic test for steatohepititis

FASgen Inc. announced it has successfully expanded the potential use for its serum FAS (fatty acid synthase) ELISA diagnostic research test, FAS-Detect ELISA for the identification of Non-Alcoholic Steatophepititis (NASH).

1 Jun 2007

High-fat and sugar-sweetened diet compounded by a sedentary lifestyle will have severe health repercussions

It's research that may have you thinking twice before upgrading to the large size at your favorite fast food joint.

24 May 2007

Magnetic resonance elastography enables noninvasive liver diagnoses

Two recent Mayo Clinic studies have found that magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a new imaging technique invented at Mayo Clinic, is an accurate tool for non-invasive diagnosis of liver diseases.

24 May 2007

A cure for Hepatitis C using existing treatments

Researchers in the United States say they have discovered that people infected with hepatitis C can be cured with existing treatments.

23 May 2007

Cure for hepatitis C

The use of peginterferon alone, or in combination with ribavirin, points to a cure for hepatitis C, the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for liver transplant, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher said today.

22 May 2007

Heavy or binge drinking is one of the main contributors to the development of liver cirrhosis in men

School of Population Health Professors Jake Najman and Gail Williams and Stockholm University's Professor Robin Room examined death rates among Australian men from liver cirrhosis between 1981 and 2002.

10 May 2007

Hepatitis C infection is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Hepatitis C infection is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (malignancy involving lymphatic tissue) of 20 percent to 30 percent, and a three-fold increase in the risk of another type of lymphoma, according to a study in the May 9 issue of JAMA.

9 May 2007

Hepatitis C increases risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Researchers in the U.S. have found that an infection with the hepatitis C virus increases the risk of a person developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

8 May 2007

"Cup of joe" found to have more health benefits

According to a new study drinking coffee may offer protection from type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer.

7 May 2007

Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension

African-American and Hispanic patients hospitalized for complications of portal hypertension were less likely to undergo a palliative shunt, prompt endoscopy, or liver transplantation compared to white patients, according to a new study in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

2 May 2007

Liver stiffness indicates severe portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis

Measuring liver stiffness using transient elastography can predict severe portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis, according to a new study in the May issue of Hepatology, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

2 May 2007

Cirrhosis News and Research

Latest Cirrhosis News and Research

Cardiac surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis

Patients with an alcohol-use disorder are more likely to require mechanical ventilation

Drug warning prompts treatment changes for those infected with hepatitis B and HIV

New molecular mechanism discovered that may 'spontaneously' cause liver cancer

Liver cancer patients with high serum levels of hepatitis B virus face poorer outcomes

FASgen announces new diagnostic test for steatohepititis

High-fat and sugar-sweetened diet compounded by a sedentary lifestyle will have severe health repercussions

Magnetic resonance elastography enables noninvasive liver diagnoses

A cure for Hepatitis C using existing treatments

Cure for hepatitis C

Heavy or binge drinking is one of the main contributors to the development of liver cirrhosis in men

Hepatitis C infection is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Hepatitis C increases risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

"Cup of joe" found to have more health benefits

Racial disparities in treatment of patients with cirrhosis and complications of portal hypertension

Liver stiffness indicates severe portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis

Cellular protein found that interferes with hepatitis C virus replication

New test for liver disease

Liver center leading record number of studies to tackle hepatitis C

Geisinger Health System launches study on obesity and related liver problem

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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