Trends and research in viral hepatitis.
Trends and research in viral hepatitis, D. Raghunath & R. Nayak, Editors, Sir Dorabji Tata Symposium Series, Vol. VI (Tara McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi), 2006. 414 pages. Price: Not mentioned. ISBN: 0-07-061171-8 The multiauthor book presents a comprehensive update in the field of viral hepatitis....

Symptom concerns and quality of life in hepatobiliary cancers.
In the United States, an estimated 59,000 new cases of hepatobiliary cancers will be diagnosed in the year 2008, and approximately 52,700 people will die from them (Jemal et al., 2008). The most commonly diagnosed hepatobiliary cancers are hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pancreatic cancer. Worldwide, HCC is the fifth...

Taking Up Moderate Drinking Slashes CV Risk.
Denver Bureau COLORADO SPARINGS -- Former non-drinkers who initiated moderate alcohol consumption in middle age experienced a 38% reduction in cardiovascular events over 4 years, compared with continued nondrinkers, in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. "The current American Heart Association guidelines state that moderate...

ACR white paper to address use of naproxen, aspirin.
MAUI, HAWAII -- An as-yet unpublished white paper on the appropriate use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by the American College of Rheumatology contains common sense advice such as using the lowest possible dose and the least costly agent when treating the pain of patients with osteoarthritis. The...

Forthcoming advice aims for pragmatic approach on NSAIDs.
MAUI, HAWAII -- An as-yet unpublished white paper on the appropriate use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by the American College of Rheumatology contains common sense advice such as using the lowest possible dose and the least costly agent when treating the pain of patients with osteoarthritis. [ILLUSTRATION...

Moderate drinking cut heart event risks by 38%: event rates were 6.9% versus 10.7%.
COLORADO SPRINGS -- Former nondrinkers who initiated moderate alcohol consumption in middle age experienced a 38% reduction in cardiovascular events over 4 years, compared with continued nondrinkers in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. "The current American Heart Association guidelines state that moderate alcohol consumption at this...

Health Canada, Novartis warn of risks to patients taking Sebivo and Pegasys.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada and Health Canada notified health care professionals March 7 of an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy observed in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with Sebivo (telbivudine) in combination with Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a), compared to the interferon or telbivudine alone, during a controlled pilot clinical trial. An...

Hepatitis C virus update.
Hepatitis C virus is the most common chronic blood borne infection in the United States with an estimated 4.1 million American infected. World-wide there is an estimated 170 million persons chronically infected. The number of new infections per year has declined from 240,000 in the 1980s to 26,000 in...

Moderate drinking cuts heart event risks by 38%.
COLORADO SPRINGS -- Former non-drinkers who initiated moderate alcohol consumption in middle age experienced a 38% reduction in cardiovascular events over 4 years, compared with continued nondrinkers in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. "The current American Heart Association guidelines state that moderate alcohol consumption at this...

Boldine.
Boldo (Peumus boldus Mol.) is a slow-growing, shrubby evergreen tree native to the Chilean and Peruvian Andes. It is also found in Morocco and other parts of North Africa, and is cultivated in Europe. The plant has traditionally been used in South American folk medicine, particularly in Chile, Peru,...