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General Hepatology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in gastroenterology.

<乌鸦传媒>Vets with HCV Might Settle Cancer Controversy

VA experience seems to rule out possible cancer-causing effect of new drugs

<乌鸦传媒>'Split Livers:' Life-Saving Options for Kids Who Need Transplant?

Divided-organ approach works in U.K., but may be a tough sell in U.S.

<乌鸦传媒>PBC Drug Shows Benefit Beyond Standard Response

Findings imply that ursodeoxycholic acid therapy should not be discontinued

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Tx for Hepatic Encephalopathy Works Fast

Lowers ammonia level more quickly than standard care, study finds

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Ca Transplant Rates Vary by Ethnicity

Blacks have lower rates despite same degree of illness, study finds

<乌鸦传媒>AASLD Liver Meeting Covers a Lot of Ground

New science could 'potentially change the field'

<乌鸦传媒>ACG Hosts Annual Meeting with World Gastroenterology Organisation

Thousands gather in Orlando for latest GI news, trends

<乌鸦传媒>Gilead's 3-Drug Combo Pill OK'd for 2nd-Line HCV Treatment

Indicated for all six HCV genotypes in patients needing retreatment

<乌鸦传媒>DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength

Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties

<乌鸦传媒>Lipid-Lowering Drug Offers New Hope in PBC

First gold standard trial confirms benefits of bezafibrate

<乌鸦传媒>Climate Tied to Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Is alcoholic cirrhosis a product of cold, gray weather?

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Cancer Tx with Radioactive Beads Yields Mixed Results

No survival benefit but quality of life better

<乌鸦传媒>Gum Disease, Mortality Linked in Cirrhosis

Severity of periodontitis increases risk

<乌鸦传媒>PSC in Kids: Rare but Relentless

Large international cohort offers new insight

<乌鸦传媒>Timing of Meals Linked to Fatty Liver

Distributing calories during the day could reduce NAFLD risk

<乌鸦传媒>Marked Sex Difference Seen in Drug-Induced Liver Failure

Brain damage, polypharmacy more common in women with ALF

<乌鸦传媒>Coffee, Genetics May Block Hepatitis in Heavy Drinkers

Gene variant also shows possible liver-protective effect

<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services

Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families

<乌鸦传媒>301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings

Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007

<乌鸦传媒>How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

<乌鸦传媒>Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

<乌鸦传媒>10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name

It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

<乌鸦传媒>'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

<乌鸦传媒>No Need for Cancer Watch in Cirrhotic Wilson's Disease

Hepatocellular carcinoma is too infrequent to merit regular surveillance.

<乌鸦传媒>Tesamorelin May Help HIV Patients Shed Fat

MELBOURNE, Australia -- HIV-infected patients treated with tesamorelin, a growth hormone releasing hormone analog, achieved modest reductions in abdominal and liver fat, researchers said.

<乌鸦传媒>Dieting Shrinks Liver, Eases Gall Bladder Surgery

CHICAGO -- A 2-week-long restrictive diet appears to shrink obese patients鈥� livers enough to make gall bladder laparoscopic surgery quicker and easier, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Simple, Short HCV Regimen Has High Cure Rate

LONDON -- A single pill once a day for 8 weeks is enough to cure more than 90% of hepatitis C virus patients with relatively uncomplicated disease, a researcher said.

<乌鸦传媒>Fatty Liver Tied to Diabetes, Atherosclerosis

LONDON -- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent predictor of both type 2 diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis, according to two studies presented here at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.

<乌鸦传媒>Supplements Blamed for Liver Toxicity

WASHINGTON -- The rate of liver damage caused by dietary and herbal supplements -- especially those used for bodybuilding -- appears to be on the rise, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Low Potassium Linked with Liver Disease

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also had low potassium levels, researchers in China found.

<乌鸦传媒>Robin Gibb Looks at 'Spider Medicine' for Liver Cancer, Sources Say

茂禄驴Robin Gibb, a member of the BeeGees singing group, was hospitalized recently for complications related to liver cancer, a diagnosis that was made several months ago, according to several publications, and is reportedly investigating alternative treatments.

<乌鸦传媒>With Boxed Warning, Oral Eltrombopag Okayed by FDA for Chronic ITP

PHILADELPHIA -- The FDA has approved oral eltrombopag (Promacta) for refractory chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), the drug's maker announced.

<乌鸦传媒>Normal Enzyme Levels May Hide Advanced Liver Fibrosis

MILAN, Italy -- Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease but normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are still at risk of severe hepatic disease, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Acute Diverticulitis Growing More Common in Younger Patients

BALTIMORE -- Acute diverticulitis is not as rare an occurrence in younger adults as commonly believed, particularly for obese men.

<乌鸦传媒>Acetaminophen Is Leading Cause of Acute Liver Failure

SEATTLE - Deliberate or inadvertent overdosing with acetaminophen (Tylenol and generics) is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States, researchers reported.

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