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Disease Of Liver - Articles
Chronic disease of the liver associated with systemic scleroderma
by
Jan
Posted
Sun 29 Aug 2010 12:00am
Of 727 patients with systemic scleroderma, 8 had evidence of serious hepatic disease. This low incidence hardly suggests a relationship between the diffuse cutaneous sclerotic process and the chronic hepatic disease, although the association should always be looked for. It is not possible to exclude hepatitis and malnutrition as causative factors
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Liver Disease Awareness Month
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Jaime Wallace
Posted
Tue 06 Oct 2009 10:02pm
I betcha didn't know that October is Liver Disease Awareness Month. There isn't a lot of people with green ribbons running around trying to raise money and awareness to cure liver disease. There also doesn't seem to be a lot of people interested in liver disease.
Liver disease carries a stigma of being an "alcoholics" disease. Seriously, it does
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Liver Disease Facts Part 2
by
Jaime Wallace
Posted
Wed 14 Oct 2009 10:02pm
Here is some more liver disease facts, courtesy of my friend Shawnee because she is awesome and has been putting together some great facts. Sorry for stealing your facts Shawnee, hope it is okay.
1. Liver disease often develops undetected over years, without obvious symptoms. Many people are diagnosed with liver disease after abnormalities
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Treatments for Liver Diseases Before ESLD
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rickisjourney
Posted
Wed 12 May 2010 12:00am
The goal of medicine with regard to the liver is to prevent liver disease and, if it is diagnosed, to stop its progression toward cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is an end-stage disease with a poor prognosis and can require a liver transplant if liver failure occurs. Thus, lifestyle changes that support liver health, especially abstention from alcohol
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Living With Liver Disease
by
rickisjourney
Posted
Thu 29 Apr 2010 12:00am
with liver injury, Cave’s research revealed just how common liver problems are. After excluding people with traditional risk factors for liver disease, such as hepatitis and alcoholism... :) The following article really reminds us how many toxins are out there.
Living With Liver Disease
While large quantities of environmental toxins used to be implicated in liver damage
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