Liver Cirrhosis - Articles
Cirrhosis of the Liver
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
The liver, the largest organ in the body, is essential in keeping the body functioning properly. It removes or neutralizes poisons from the blood, produces immune agents to contro ...
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What is Cirrhosis of the Liver?
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Noman Khan
... : 100 mg three times per day prevents free radical damage in the liver. Barberry (Berberis vulgaris): 250 to 500 mg per day corrects metabolic abnormalities in liver cirrhosis. Catechin (Uncaria gambir): 400 mg three times per day, is antioxidant, antiviral, and helps regenerate liver tissue.What is primary biliary cirrhosi ...
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Cirrhosis of the liver - Symptoms - Investigation - treatment
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Riyaz N.
... 3. Bleeding piles, haematemesis, from ruptured esophageal varices 4. Loss of weight, weakness, anaemia and jaundice 5. Oedema, gynaecomastia testicular atrophy, ascitis 6. liver, firm and irregular Investigations 1. liver function test 2. liver biopsy 3. USG- whole abdomen Treatment Bed rest, balanced diet with more carbohydrate, less protein ...
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Modified Protein May Lead To First Cure For Cirrhosis Of The Liver
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Jan
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... inhibited RSK activation, which stopped the HSC from proliferating. The peptide also directly activated the caspase or "executioner" protein, which killed the cells producing liver cirrhosis but not the normal cells. "All control mice had severe liver fibrosis, while all mice that received the RSK-inhibitory peptide had minimal or no liver fibrosis ...
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UK Alcoholic liver disease up 42%
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Dave W
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis has increased by 42% over the last five years to almost 5,000 cases a year, figures released by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.Parliamentary Questions als ...
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The NHS Booze Bus..emergency car ...
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Medical Quack
... tional Health Service and treats only the inebriated.According to the NHS, every day paramedics answer 125 emergency calls related to alcohol. Each year, 3,000 Britons die of liver cirrhosis."We got nothing against people going out, having a few beers, getting merry, getting tipsy," paramedic Brian Hayes told ABC News. "It's when it goes over that ...
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A start to patrol pharma busines ...
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Medical Quack
... ing human albumin," Xinhua News Agency quoted provincial officials as saying."The drug is used for patients in critical conditions such as loss of blood, shock from burnings, liver cirrhosis and cancer," Xinhua said. "It can delay proper treatment, aggravate symptoms and even cause death if the drug is fake ."The gang, which labeled the drug with f ...
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Esophageal varices
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
... eading to the stomach). The pressure in the veins is higher than normal.They are very fragile and tend to bleed easily. Esophageal varices are associated with diseases of the liver. Symptoms include vomiting blood (bright red blood or blood looking like ’coffee grounds’), pale appearance, feeling faint and black stools (faeces), which usually means ...
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