Obesity and Alcohol Impacts Genetic Risk for Liver Disease Obesity and Alcohol Impacts Genetic Risk for Liver Disease
A new study shows that abdominal obesity and alcohol use amplifies the impact of genetic risk for developing liver disease, highlighting the importance of lifestyle modification.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Suboptimal ultrasound imaging leads to higher HCC risk
Patients that receive a substandard ultrasound visualization score have a highe...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Elastography quality important in liver disease prediction
Strain elastography shows liver stiffness in long-COVID patients
CEUS better than MRI for diagnosing liver, kidney tumors
Ultrasound shows long-term liver injury in COVID-19 patients
Elastography parameters help diagnosis liver disease (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New British-designed dialysis machine that can reverse liver disease may be rolled out to NHS
Professor Rajiv Jalan of University College London, who invented Dialive (pictured) - a dialysis machine that can cure liver failure - said it was the culmination of '50 years of failure'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aycan releases workstation update that support Apple Silicon
Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has released an updated versio...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Aycan adds to installed base (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
40% of Food Illness Outbreaks Are Linked to Sick Restaurant Workers
Sick restaurant and food-store workers were linked to four in 10 U.S. foodborne disease outbreaks in recent years, yet few establishments had comprehensive policies in place to prevent contamination, a government analysis found.
Food workers’ illnesses may have played a role in some 200 outbreaks from 2017 through 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Ailing workers touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands alone was linked to 14% of cases. Other, unspecified types of contact by food workers suspected of harboring infections were linked to more than 100 cases.
Roughly one in six A...
Source: TIME: Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ilena Peng/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
This Molecule Is The Key To Stopping Autoimmune Disease
I’m seeing an epidemic of autoimmune diseases in my practice. My patients come to me when doctor after doctor has ignored their symptoms or given up on them.
You see, the problem is that most doctors still don’t understand these diseases.
I’m talking about things like lupus… rheumatoid arthritis… fibromyalgia… chronic fatigue syndrome… inflammatory bowel disease… and multiple sclerosis (MS).
Of course, there are many more. About 80 conditions affecting organs throughout the body are known as autoimmune disorders. They affect around 50 million Americans.
These are all conditions where your immune system beco...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Natural Cures Source Type: news
The ‘early’ symptom of liver disease that can strike at night
The night-time could reveal a symptom of alcohol-related liver disease, according to a charity. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers link environmental exposures to liver disease
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a diverse range of environmental chemicals in human bile in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare, chronic liver disease of the bile ducts. The study, published in Exposome, represents a new frontier of research at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine that explores the exposome, the measure of environmental contributors to disease and health. Most people with primary sclerosing cholangitis also have some type of inflammatory bowel disease, such… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 23, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Digestive Disease Week, May 6-9
Digestive Disease Week, the annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Viking Therapeutics's NASH Drug Succeeds in Midstage Trial Viking Therapeutics's NASH Drug Succeeds in Midstage Trial
Viking Therapeutics said on Tuesday its experimental drug met the main goal of a mid-stage trial to treat patients with a type of fatty liver disease, sending its shares about 6% higher in early trade.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - May 17, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Top 1% Biotech Yo-Yos, But Hits A Record, On NASH Enthusiasm
unveiled promising test results Tuesday for a liver disease treatment, and VKTX stock hit a record high after initially yo-yoing on the news. The company is working on a treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH. With NASH, patients experience inflammation and damage in the liver…#nash #insightpartners #vk2809 #brianlian #marketsmithcom #ibddigital #elililly #trackandbuy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Most Crohn's and Liver Disease Info on TikTok Is Accurate Most Crohn's and Liver Disease Info on TikTok Is Accurate
How does TikTok stack up on health information? Medical experts watched thousands of posts in two research projects to find out.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Most Crohn ’s and Liver Disease Info on TikTok Is Accurate: Studies
In a new study, three medical residents reviewed 81 TikTok videos identified by a search for #crohnsdisease. All were posted since January 2021. They found of the 25% that were educational, 80% were accurate. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Top 1% Biotech Viking Therapeutics Backs Off Its Record Run On NASH Enthusiasm
unveiled promising test results Tuesday for a liver disease treatment, but VKTX stock reversed from premarket gains and sank at the open. The company is working on a treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH. With NASH, patients experience inflammation and damage in the liver unrelated…#nash #insightpartners #vk2809 #brianlian #marketsmithcom #ibddigital #elililly #trackandbuy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis C home test kits available to most-at-risk in England
The blood-borne virus can lead to liver disease and cancer, but symptoms often go unnoticed. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
