'There's no cure': Jaundice in your skin can signal irreversible fatty liver disease
Paying attention to any changes in your skin could mean the difference between spotting cirrhosis and letting it slide. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol Abstinence Aids Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Across Portal Hypertension Stages
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 -- Alcohol abstinence improves prognosis across all stages of portal hypertension in alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Benedikt Silvester... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Shear Wave Elastography in Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection Shear Wave Elastography in Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection
This study compared the performance of shear wave elastography and vibration controlled transient elastography for the detection of cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis D infection.Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - December 21, 2022 Category: Radiology Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 -- Quitting alcohol can help reduce complications of liver cirrhosis, even in patients who have advanced disease. It can also help them live longer, new research shows. " Our results clearly show that all patients with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Hepatorenal Syndrome and Cirrhosis-related Hospitalisations Hepatorenal Syndrome and Cirrhosis-related Hospitalisations
This study presents current data on the magnitude, trends, and outcomes of hepatorenal syndrome among hospitalized patients with cirrhosis.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Abstinence Tied to Lower Mortality in Alcoholic Cirrhosis With Portal Hypertension
(MedPage Today) -- Alcohol abstinence was associated with improved prognosis across all stages of clinically significant portal hypertension in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to an observational study.
Among 320 such patients... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - December 8, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
'There's no cure': Ascites could point to irreversible liver damage - how to spot
Paying attention to any unusual changes in your body could mean the difference between spotting cirrhosis and letting it slide. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The colour in your urine that could signal irreversible liver damage - 'There's no cure'
Checking the toilet bowl after you went for a number one could mean the difference between spotting cirrhosis and letting it slide. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
39-year-old's liver cirrhosis caused palms of his hands to change colour - 'Liver palms'
Consuming large amounts of alcohol can contribute to a build-up of fats in the liver, even after just a few days. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poor NAFLD Outcomes With Increased VCTE-Measured Liver Stiffness Poor NAFLD Outcomes With Increased VCTE-Measured Liver Stiffness
A prospective cohort study showed that patients with progression to cirrhosis measured by vibration-controlled transient elastography had a nearly twofold greater risk for poor outcomes or death.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 21, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Identifing NASH and Cirrhosis Risk in Obesity or Diabetes Identifing NASH and Cirrhosis Risk in Obesity or Diabetes
Learn more about the Fibrosis-4 score, an easy and cost-effective means of screening for these conditions among high-risk patients.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
SAEs, Non-Response With Obeticholic Acid in Cirrhosis With PBC SAEs, Non-Response With Obeticholic Acid in Cirrhosis With PBC
This study aimed to determine predicting factors of hepatic serious adverse events and non-response in cirrhotic patients with primary biliary cholangitis undergoing obeticholic acid therapy.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Resmetirom Reduces Liver, CV Risk Factors in NASH With Cirrhosis Resmetirom Reduces Liver, CV Risk Factors in NASH With Cirrhosis
After 1 year of therapy with the oral thyromimetic, patients with well-compensated NASH cirrhosis had significant improvements in both liver- and heart-related risk factors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 7, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
NAFLD Progresses to Cirrhosis in Young and Old at Similar Rate NAFLD Progresses to Cirrhosis in Young and Old at Similar Rate
Risk factors for NAFLD vary with age, but all patients experience similar progression of advanced disease once it develops.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 1, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Why zolpidem increases the risk of falls and fractures in patients with cirrhosis - Weersink RA, Drenth JPH, Borgsteede SD.
We thank Tapper and colleagues for their interesting and relevant article on deprescribing benzodiazepines in patients with cirrhosis. The authors conclude that deprescribing zolpidem reduces the risk of falls and fractures in these patients. Yet, the arti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
