Why Diabetes Risk Is Higher For Older White Women
Phthalates – the toxic chemical cocktail manufacturers use to make plastic products more durable and personal products smell better – can increase your risk of developing diabetes by up to 63%…
That’s the terrifying conclusion of a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.1
And according to the researchers, the damaging effects extend beyond diabetes in these women.
Phthalate exposure also contributed to a higher incidence of obesity, infertility, and other endocrine disorders over a six-year period.
For reasons not yet understood by the scientists, this damaging associatio...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition Source Type: news
Implanting pancreas cells from a donor into the liver of type 1 diabetes patients helps them live longer, research shows
A trial of the op, led by French scientists, has shown promising results for type 1 diabetics who undergo a kidney transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins and Recurrence of HCC After Liver Transplantation Statins and Recurrence of HCC After Liver Transplantation
While previous studies suggested that statin use could suppress the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant recipients, this study found significant errors in methodology.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
What Are Underlying Risk Factors for Liver Abscesses?
This study specific excluded patients with ALA or candidemia.
LA treatment is usually antibiotics and less invasive surgical techniques such as aspiration or percutaneous catheter drainage, but other treatment including resection is sometimes needed Overall mortality from LA has decreased from 15-40% to as low as 0.8% in the pediatric populations as noted above.
Learning Point
LA can occur solely because of exposure to infectious organisms but is also commonly associated with hepatobiliary pathology as well.
In Northern India study, the “[m]ajority of …children had no predisposing factors for development of LA ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Young people wait four times longer for liver transplants
The way organs are prioritised means those aged 26-40 wait four times longer for surgery than the over-60s. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Liver Transplant in CRC: Who Might Benefit? Liver Transplant in CRC: Who Might Benefit?
Liver transplant might cure liver metastases in a small subset of patients with CRC but identifying which patients could benefit most remains a challenge.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - August 15, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
FAPI-PET predicts treatment response in liver cancer patients
FAPI-PET imaging can predict how patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinom...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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PET identifies early responders to liver cancer treatment (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Pitching in: Teamwork for transplant funding
The cause: The Centre for Living Organ Donation in Toronto Brandon Gerson spent more than a decade living with a rare liver condition knowing that some day he would likely need a transplant. Mr. Gerson, 41, had been diagnosed in 2007 with an autoimmune disease that affects bile ducts that run…#brandongerson #susananderson #westernuniversity #yorkvillerun #torontogeneral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two-Pronged Approach Needed in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Two-Pronged Approach Needed in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis
Managing alcohol-associated hepatitis following hospital discharge requires treating not only the liver disease but also the underlying alcohol use disorder, says a clinical care review.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - July 27, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Transplant May Be Reasonable for Certain CRC Patients With Liver Mets
(MedPage Today) -- For a select group of patients with colorectal cancer and unresectable liver metastases, liver transplant may be a reasonable option, according to results from a prospective, nonrandomized controlled cohort study.
Overall, among... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - July 27, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Technical Variant Graft Usage Affects Pediatric Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 -- For pediatric liver transplant (LT) candidates, higher technical variant graft (TVG; including living donor [LD] and deceased donor split/partial grafts) usage is associated with lower waitlist (WL) mortality, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
38% urban Indians consume artificial sweeteners every month, survey finds
A recent survey conducted by Local Circles in India found that 38% of urban Indians consume artificial sweeteners every month. In May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against the use of artificial sweeteners, stating they increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has not concluded that there is definitive proof of a link between aspartame and liver cancer. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - July 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Guide for ALF Urges Early Treatment, Transplant Referral New Guide for ALF Urges Early Treatment, Transplant Referral
Acute liver failure needs to be identified and managed early, with timely referral to a liver transplant center for patients at risk for rapid clinical progression, emphasize the latest guidelines.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - July 14, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Aspartame is Possibly Linked to Cancer in Humans, the WHO Says
The F.D.A. and the powerful beverage industry protested the new findings, and a second W.H.O. group stood by its standard that the sweetener is generally safe. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Aspartame Artificial Sweeteners Soft Drinks Research Beverages Food Additives American Beverage Assn American Cancer Society Food and Drug Administration International Agency for Research on Cancer World Health Organization Liver Can Source Type: news
Does Aspartame Cause Cancer or Is It Safe to Consume? What to Know About the Sweetener
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe in limited quantities.
The differing results of the coordinated reviews were released early Friday. One came from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a special branch of the WHO. The other report was from an expert panel selected by WHO and another U.N. group, the Food and Agriculture Organization.
The Lyon, Franc...
Source: TIME: Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Cheng and Jonel Aleccia / AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition wire Source Type: news
