Income inequality and deaths of despair risk in Canada, identifying possible mechanisms - Loverock A, Benny C, Smith BT, Siddiqi A, Pabayo R.
BACKGROUND: Declines in life expectancy in developed countries have been attributed to increases in drug-related overdose, suicide, and liver cirrhosis, collectively referred to as deaths of despair. Income inequality is proposed to be partly responsible f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Doctors mistook my colon cancer symptoms for 'exhaustion' and 'hemorrhoids' - now it's spread to my liver and I'm running out of options
Jill MacDonald of Missouri 37 years old when she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Nine years later, she is still battling the disease and hopes to be a resource for other young patients. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Healthy Activities Save Kids ’ Lives. Why Are They So Hard to Find?
It was a quiet Saturday morning, and as a pediatrician who had a busy week, that meant it was the perfect time to cozy up with a large mug of coffee at my kitchen table and make my way through the many lab results that had come into the electronic health record inbox since the previous day. I may not be setting a great example of work-life balance. But clinic days are filled with seeing patients, teaching trainees, and answering questions from our care team. Saturdays are the only time I’m able to give patients and their families undivided attention and no-rush answers.   [time-brightcove not-tgx=”tru...
Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Rosenberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Mindray inks strategic agreement with Aegle
Mindray North America has inked a distribution agreement with Ohio-based Aegle Medical Solutions.Under terms of the agreement, Aegle Medical Solutions will be the sole distributor of Mindray's Hepatus-Series Transient Elastography Diagnostic Ultrasound systems for noninvasive liver disease management. Mindray maintains global headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Mindray North America is located in Mahwah, NJ, and the company operates an ultrasound Innovation Center in San Jose, CA. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Product News Source Type: news

How to Manage Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatotoxicity How to Manage Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hepatotoxicity
Because liver toxicity can be a sign that these drugs are working, knowing how to manage this adverse event can help patients reap the full benefit, says Dr David Johnson.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news

Fatty liver disease can be 'prevented or reversed' with three diet changes, says expert
Three surprising and simple dietary changes are "the best ways" to both prevent or reverse liver damage, according to a dietician. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cheating death: How cancer cells escape
Cell death is fundamental to life and, thus, healthy aging. In the realm of cellular biology, ferroptosis (a form of programmed cell death) has emerged not only as a focal point of research for its potential in eliminating cancer cells, but also its role in a plethora of other diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, eye diseases such as Retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, as well as ischemia, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, acute kidney injury and inflammation. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news

Memory loss may be REVERSIBLE in up to 10 percent of dementia patients, intriguing study suggests
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University suggested up to one in ten dementia patients may have been misdiagnosed, saying their condition was actually caused by problems with the liver. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Women Have Greater Mortality With Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 -- Women with fatty liver disease related to alcohol consumption have almost twice the risk for dying within a certain time period than men with the same condition, according to a letter to the editor published in the February... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

World Cancer Day 2024
Cancer is a major contributor to global mortality, causing about 1 in every 6 deaths and affecting nearly every household (1). Globally, there were an estimated 20 million new cases of cancer and 9.7 million deaths from cancer in 2022. The cancer burden will increase by about 77% by 2050, further straining health systems, people and communities (2). In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region alone, more than 788 000 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2022. This number is projected to double to reach 1.57 million cases by 2045, because of population growth and, more importantly, the high prevalence of cancer risk factors in...
Source: WHO EMRO News - February 1, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

Could Many Cases of'Dementia' in Men Be Liver Cirrhosis Instead?
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 -- A new study of aging U.S. veterans finds that one in every 10 who have been diagnosed with dementia might actually have brain impairments caused by liver cirrhosis.It ' s a condition called hepatic encephalopathy, and it ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Severe hepatotoxicity in mushroom poisoning by Lepiota brunneoincarnata from complete recovery to liver transplantation: a case series with review on liver function tests and liver histopathology - Anbardar MH, Soleimani N, Kazemi K, Jafarpour Z, Hasani M, Mohammadzadeh S, Torfehnezhad P, Jafarian S, Farhadi M, Sardari MS.
BACKGROUND: In spite of the scientific evidence supporting health advantages of mushrooms, some of them are seriously poisonous. The clinical picture of mushroom intoxication ranges from minor gastrointestinal symptoms to organ failure, such as liver failu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche exceeds guidance and achieves sales growth of 1% (CER) for 2023 despite sharp COVID-19 sales decline
Group salesgrow by 1%1 at constant exchange rates (CER; -7% in CHF), more than offsetting the decline in COVID-19-related sales and biosimilar erosion, and thereby exceeding 2023 guidanceExcluding COVID-19 products,Group sales increase by 8%Pharmaceuticals Divisionsalesincrease by 6% (excluding COVID-19 medicine Ronapreve: +9%) due to ongoing high demand for newer medicines, with eye medicine Vabysmo continuing to be the top growth driver, followed by Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Hemlibra (haemophilia A) and Polivy (blood cancer)Diagnostics Division salesare 13% lower due to high demand for COVID-19 tests in 2022; strong ...
Source: Roche Media News - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche exceeds guidance and achieves sales growth of 1% (CER) for 2023 despite sharp COVID-19 sales decline
Group salesgrow by 1%1 at constant exchange rates (CER; -7% in CHF), more than offsetting the decline in COVID-19-related sales and biosimilar erosion, and thereby exceeding 2023 guidanceExcluding COVID-19 products,Group sales increase by 8%Pharmaceuticals Divisionsalesincrease by 6% (excluding COVID-19 medicine Ronapreve: +9%) due to ongoing high demand for newer medicines, with eye medicine Vabysmo continuing to be the top growth driver, followed by Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Hemlibra (haemophilia A) and Polivy (blood cancer)Diagnostics Division salesare 13% lower due to high demand for COVID-19 tests in 2022; strong ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementia
(MedPage Today) -- Significant numbers of patients with dementia may have undiagnosed liver disease, and hepatic encephalopathy may be contributing to their cognitive impairment, said authors of a national cohort study. In 177,422 U.S. veterans... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 31, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news