Cardiovascular risks in NAFLD.
Adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease face higher risk for heart disease and cardiovascular problems, even if their liver test results are normal or mildly abnormal. Dr. Anna Ludovica Fracanzani of the University of Milan and her associates compared the presence of coronary plaque and the level...

Clinical research on acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis.
Chronic atrophic gastritis occurs when the gastric mucosal barrier is damaged. There are a number of causes such as infection with helicobacter pylori and chronic liver disease, as well as drugs, smoking and alcohol. The symptoms manifest as repeated attacks of gastric pain and distension, acid regurgitation and poor...

Survey of American Indian alcohol statutes, 1975-2006: evolving needs and future opportunities for tribal health *.
ALCOHOL-RELATED ARRESTS, morbidity, and mortality have been high among American Indians for many years and have taken a tremendous toll in Indian country (Beauvais, 1998; May, 1982, 1989, 1992; Michaud et al., 2006). For example, American Indians have an age-adjusted mortality rate attributable to chronic liver disease and cirrhosis...

Alcoholic liver disease.
Byline: Dr. Jose Pujalte Jr. "To awake your dormouse valor, to put fire in your heart, and brimstone in your liver." William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Fabian, in Twelfth Night, act 3, sc. 2, l. 19-20. ...

Effects of carvacrol on defects of ischemia-reperfusion in the rat liver.
Abstract Many plants found in nature have been used to treat various illnesses. One such plant is oregano (Kekik in Turkish). Health beneficial effects of carvacrol obtained from oregano oil have been shown scientifically. We have investigated the comparative effects of carvacrol in the liver of rats...

Ultrastructural evidences of hepatitis B infection in human liver biopsies disclose complex assembly and morphogenesis pathways for hepatitis B virus.
Abstract: Despite of recent advances on acknowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) structure and biology, little is known about the morphogenesis and release of virions. In this study, the ultrastructural analysis of HBV components in liver biopsies from chronically HBV-infected patients disclosed complex assembly and morphogenesis pathways for HBV....

11-month-old is youngest to get liver transplant.
Byline: Kounteya Sinha (##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Siddharth with mother Suganthee and doctor Neelam Mohan (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai's Siddharth has become the country's youngest patient to successfully undergo a complete liver transplant. Doctors at Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital, who conducted...

Anything for charity.
The organs may be busting out, but it's not really spring here in the Washington area until the American Liver Foundation's local chapter holds its annual "Flavors of Northern Virginia" event. This year, guests enjoyed a five-course meal, complete with wine pairings, prepared by chefs from 11 local restaurants,...

Differential cell sensitivity to cadmium exposure in RTgill-W1, RTG-2, and RTL-W1 rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cell lines: an in vitro cell line model to study cadmium-induced cytotoxicity.
ABSTRACT Cadmium is intimately connected to Idaho through mining practices and other emissions of this toxic metal into the environment. Since aquatic organisms can serve as bioindicators to assess the possible impact of heavy metal contaminants, we used liver (RTL-W1), gonadal (RTG-2), and gill (RTgill-W1) cell lines...

Investigation of a hepatitis A outbreak in children in an urban slum in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, using geographic information systems.
Background & objectives: An outbreak of symptomatic viral hepatitis in children less than 10 yr of age in Vellore, south India, was investigated and the disease pattern studied using serological and epidemiological methods, supplemented by geographic information systems (GIS) mapping. Methods: Three cases of hepatitis A were...