http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. According to new data presented today at the International Liver Congress, the United States (U.S.) could soon be faced with an epidemic of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)1, one of the major contributing factors of chronic liver disease (CLD), considered as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The study highlights that if the current rates of obesity and diabetes continue for another two decades, the prevalence of NAFLD in the US is expected to increase by 50% in 2030. http://phys.org/news220938201.html Medicine & Health Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:44:42 EST news220938201 A research team from South Korea investigated the current seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies in patients with chronic viral liver disease in Korea. They found that most Korean patients with chronic liver disease and who are above 40 years of age have already been exposed to HAV. http://phys.org/news215176172.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:10:01 EST news215176172 The first entire genome of an Irish individual has been sequenced. The sequence is reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, Genome Biology and provides insight into the evolutionary history of this distinct lineage. http://phys.org/news203076474.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:20:01 EST news203076474 Many diagnostic and treatment options have been developed for chronic liver disease during the last 40 years, yet their influence on survival remain unclear. A new study of the prognosis for patients hospitalized for liver diseases between 1969 and 2006, and of differences in mortality and complications between patients with alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver diseases, has found that the general prognosis for patients hospitalized with chronic liver diseases has not improved. http://phys.org/news201886426.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:00:02 EST news201886426 A prototype vaccine devised and tested in China has proven 100-percent effective in preventing hepatitis E, a disease that is widespread in the developing world and can be fatal, investigators reported in The Lancet on Monday. http://phys.org/news201761356.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:49:29 EST news201761356 In the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, physician experts review current practices for pain management in cirrhotic patients. The physician experts reviewed all current literature available on PubMed and MEDLINE with no limits in the search to recommend a uniform and practical guide to approaching analgesia in the cirrhotic patients. http://phys.org/news194101312.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 May 2010 14:40:02 EST news194101312 Fatal assaults among the most disadvantaged in Scotland are more than 30 times as high as they are among the most affluent sectors of society, reveals research published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news192305404.html Medicine & Health Wed, 05 May 2010 19:20:01 EST news192305404 For patients in need of a liver transplant, their choice of a transplant center can make a noteworthy difference in their outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the American Transplant Congress under way May 1-5 in San Diego. http://phys.org/news192083460.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 06:40:02 EST news192083460 A daily dose of a specific form of vitamin E significantly improved the liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health. Results were published April 28 online in the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, Actos (pioglitazone), a drug used to treat diabetes, also improved many features of NASH but was associated with weight gain. http://phys.org/news191694233.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:50:01 EST news191694233 (PhysOrg.com) -- Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and one of the deadliest cancers since it is rarely diagnosed until late in its development. http://phys.org/news190042719.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:50:01 EST news190042719 More than half of donor kidneys in the United State infected with hepatitis C are thrown away, despite the need among hepatitis C patients who may die waiting for an infection-free organ, Johns Hopkins research suggests. http://phys.org/news189340791.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:00:02 EST news189340791 New research led by physician-scientists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows that the test most commonly used to screen pediatric patients for chronic liver disease is often incorrectly interpreted in many children's hospitals throughout the United States. http://phys.org/news189335391.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:20:02 EST news189335391 Spanish researchers determined that rats treated with recombinant ghrelin displayed a reduction in liver fibrosis. Ghrelin, a stomach hormone, reduced the amount of fibrogenic cells by 25% in the treated rodents. Research further showed ghrelin prevented acute liver damage and reduced oxidative stress and inflammation in the animal models. Details of this study are published in the March issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. http://phys.org/news186584760.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:05 EST news186584760 Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between a mother's diet in pregnancy and a severe form of liver disease in her child. http://phys.org/news174661978.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:14:02 EST news174661978 A national team of researchers led by scientists at Mayo Clinic has found that a common treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic liver disease, is not helpful for patients, according to a study published this month in the journal Hepatology. http://phys.org/news170682180.html Medicine & Health Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:43:47 EST news170682180 Long-standing liver disease has long been recognized to result in fragile bones with increased risk of fractures. In various international studies, the overall incidence has varied from 11% to 48%, with a fracture rate of 3%-44%. However, the reason for this is poorly understood. With liver transplantation becoming a viable option in liver disease and offering complete cure and long-term survival, bone disease is becoming the major determinant of survival and quality of life in these patients. http://phys.org/news169120686.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:02 EST news169120686 A major clinical challenge is to find the best method to evaluate and to manage the increasing numbers of patients with chronic liver disease. Liver biopsy, due to its risks and limitations, is no longer considered mandatory as the first-line indicator of liver injury, and several markers have been developed as non-invasive alternatives. http://phys.org/news168086414.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:40:32 EST news168086414