Lipid serves as healthy hormone: mice benefit from fatty acid.
Some fats are just better than others. Omega-3 fatty acids, including fats that make up fish oil, have been recognized for their health-promoting benefits. Well, move over, omega-3s; now there's a fat that's even phatter. Researchers at Harvard University and Lipomics Technologies in West Sacramento, Calif., have...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Byline: Dr. Gary S. Sy NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease describes a range of conditions involving the liver that affect people who drink little or no alcohol. The mildest type is simple fatty liver an accumulation of fat within your liver that usually causes no liver...

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,...

Effect of vitamin E on aminotransferase levels and insulin resistance in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Nobili V, Manco M, Devito R, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006;24:1553-1561. BACKGROUND: Few data are available on the effect of antioxidants in paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). AIM: To compare the effect of a nutritional programme alone or combined with alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on...

Indian childhood cirrhosis: several dilemmas resolved.
Indian childhood cirrhosis (ICC) is a chronic liver disease in 1-3 yr old children, unique to the Indian subcontinent. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 1983, set up a Multi-centric National Collaborative Study (MNCS) on ICC in six centres, except in Kolkata, its original home, due to...

Data support assessing heart health in children with NAFLD.
Overweight or obese children who have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease appear to be at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to study findings. This subset of overweight children also appears to have a high incidence of metabolic syndrome and to be at risk for developing type...

Comparison of Quantiferon-TB gold assay with tuberculin skin testing in patients with chronic liver disease.
Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto. The purpose of the study is to estimate the usefulness of the QuantiFERON[R]-TB Gold test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in liver transplant candidates by correlating the test results with risk factors for LTBI. Condition Intervention Phase Chronic Liver...

Diabetes control and beyond; A report from the second national conference for intermediate diabetes Care teams--with a special focus on the role of GPSIs, which took place on 25 June 2008 at the national motorcycle museum, Birmingham. The event was supported by unrestricted educational grants from accu-chek and Novo nordisk.
Introduction Good glycaemic control is the cornerstone of diabetes management. Achieving this takes time and effort on the part of both the individual with the condition and their healthcare professional. In order to optimise glycaemic control, the right regimen must be employed and, more importantly, the right...