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Mayo Clinic Seeks New Therapies For Alcoholic Hepatitis
Published December 2, 2008, 3:11 am, Medical News Today
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 are published in the December issue of Gastroenterology (http://www.gastrojournal.org). Alcoholic hepatitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Liver disease tackled with dedicated unit at Imperial College London
Published December 1, 2008, 2:21 pm, News-Medical-Net
Liver disease death rates are rising in the UK, in contrast to other common diseases such as heart disease and cancer, and the new Robert Hesketh Hepatology Clinical Research Facility aims to provide care and develop new therapies to reverse this trend.
Mayo Clinic seeks new therapies for alcoholic hepatitis
Published December 1, 2008, 8:12 am, EurekAlert!
( Mayo Clinic ) 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.
Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease
Published December 1, 2008, 7:40 am, Science Daily
A recent study reports bariatric surgery results in improvement of histopathological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Complications of NAFLD, including steatosis, steatohepatitis and fibrosis appeared to improve or completely resolve in a majority of patients after bariatric surgery-induced weight loss, according to new results.
Laparoscopic approach to retrorectal cyst
Published December 1, 2008, 7:28 am, EurekAlert!
Retrorectal cysts are rare benign lesions in the presacral space which are frequently diagnosed in middle-aged females. A research group from Czech reported their experience with two female patients who were diagnosed as retrorectal cyst and were managed using laparoscopic approach.
A new light on work-related fatigue
Published December 1, 2008, 7:28 am, EurekAlert!
A research group from Tao-Yuan General Hospital of Taiwan, China examined the associations between the objective health indicators and the high need for recovery (NFR) after work. They found that for apparently healthy workers, high NFR after work is not simply a subjective experience. Objective health measures, such as elevated ALT and increased waist circumference, should be carefully ...
Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease
Published December 1, 2008, 7:12 am, Medical News Today
Obesity is a growing epidemic in the U.S. with a significant increase in prevalence from 15 percent to 32.9 percent from 1980 to 2004. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging problem related to the obesity epidemic, becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease in the nation.
Antibiotics: Single Largest Class Of Drugs Causing Liver Injury
Published December 1, 2008, 7:11 am, Medical News Today
Antibiotics are the single largest class of agents that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), reports a new study in Gastroenterology, an official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. DILI is the most common cause of death from acute liver failure and accounts for approximately 13 percent of cases of acute liver failure in the U.S.
The symptoms of T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
Published December 1, 2008, 6:44 am, EurekAlert!
A research team from Japan presented a case of a 66-year-old man with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). They reviewed the manifestations of colonic involvement of ATLL and discussed the importance of endoscopic evaluation to differentiate ATLL intestinal lesions from opportunistic infectious enterocolitis.
Are chemokine and cytokine effective markers of chronic pancreatitis?
Published December 1, 2008, 6:44 am, EurekAlert!
A research group from Japan investigated whether serum chemokine and cytokine levels can become useful biological and functional markers to assess the severity of chronic pancreatitis (CP). They found that the measurement of serum F-fractalkine is useful to diagnose earlystage CP. Moreover, the combined determination of both, s-fractalkine and TGF-beta1, in human sera may be helpful in ...
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