Fatty liver disease may signal high CV risk.
Overweight or obese children who have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease appear to be at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new research data. This subset of overweight children also appears to have a high incidence of metabolic syndrome and to be at risk for developing...

Antibiotic cut peritonitis in liver disease patients.
SAN DIEGO -- Antibiotic prophylaxis seems to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in advanced liver disease and also reduces mortality, especially in the short term, according to a report at the annual Digestive Disease Week. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) develops in 10%-30% of patients with cirrhosis, and the...

High ALT may not mark liver disease.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ORLANDO -- Consider a diagnosis other than nonalcoholic fatty fiver disease when an obese child or adolescent presents with elevated levels of the fiver enzyme alanine aminotransferase, a retrospective study suggests. Other important diagnoses were missed in some cases for years--when obesity was...

Malnutrition underestimated in liver disease.
MONTREAL -- The extent of malnutrition is frequently underestimated in patients with chronic liver disease who are awaiting transplant, and would be better assessed with indirect calorimetry rather than traditional tools, Lynne MacArthur reported at the Canadian Digestive Diseases Week. Presurgical malnutrition has a negative impact on...

Liver disease in obese may be overlooked.
SAN DIEGO -- Obesity-related liver disease may be clinically underrecognized, results from a single-center study showed. "Our results indicate that a normal liver ultrasound, liver function tests, and gross appearance does not exclude the presence of significant liver disease," the researchers, led by Dr. Joshua E. Roller,...

Obesity-related liver disease eludes diagnosis.
SAN DIEGO -- Obesity-related liver disease may be clinically underrecognized, results from a single-center study showed. "Our results indicate that a normal liver ultrasound, liver function tests, and gross appearance does not exclude the presence of significant liver disease," the researchers, led by Dr. Joshua E. Roller,...

Pediatric fatty liver boosts cardiovascular disease risk.
COLORADO SPRINGS -- Pediatricnon-alcoholic fatty liver disease is strongly associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, often in excess of clinical thresholds for considering pharmacotherapy, Dr. Stephen Cook said at a conference of the American Heart Association. Moreover, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents with...

ELAD(R) Liver Support System Study Initiated at Multiple U.S. Centers.
Program Expands on Successful Results from prior U.S., U.K. and China Trials SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vital Therapies, Inc. (VTI), a development stage company targeting liver disease, today announced patient enrollment has begun for a randomized, controlled, multi-center, Phase 2 clinical trial that will study...

Linda G. Christenson.
OXFORD Linda G. Christenson, 240 E. Crystal Lake Street, died Sunday in Orlando, FL after a long battle with liver disease. She leaves her three sons, Roland, (wife Kimberly), Scott (wife Cathie), and Shawn; and three grandchildren, Mitchell, Kyle and Josh all of Orlando FL; brothers, Glendon...

PEGASYS(R) Proven Effective as Hepatitis C Treatment for Latino Patients, According to Article in The New England Journal of Medicine.
- Largest Prospective Study Demonstrates Treatment Success, and Highlights Potential Factors that Affect Health Outcomes, in Latino Population Suffering from Chronic Hepatitis C - NUTLEY, N.J., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the LATINO study, the largest study conducted to-date in Latino patients with the hepatitis C...