liver disease

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers are reporting they can correct the mutation that causes an inherited liver disease, at least in the lab and in animals.

Medical experts are calling for global action to tackle the viruses that cause the liver disease hepatitis, as new figures show it is a significant problem around the world.

(University of Alabama at Birmingham) An antioxidant may prevent damage to the liver caused by excessive alcohol, according to new research from UAB.

The findings may point the way to treatments to reverse steatosis, or fatty deposits in the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and cancer.

People with diabetes are 70% more likely to die from liver disease than those without the condition, according to UK researchers.

Hepatitis C, a liver disease caused by a virus, is usually chronic (long-lasting), with symptoms ranging from mild (or even none) to severe.

Conventional medical treatments are available for hepatitis C; however, some people also try complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, especially herbal supplements.

This issue summarizes the scientific research on the effectiveness and safety of selected supplements.

(SAGE Publications) During the decade since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, or 1996-2006, mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) sharply decreased in the United States.

So, too, did the percentages of PLWHA deaths attributable to AIDS-defining illnesses, just as there was a marked increase in the percentage of deaths attributable to heart, kidney and liver disease.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- People with a common, obesity-related liver disease that has no known treatment got a surprising benefit from vitamin E pills, researchers reported Wednesday....

Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.

Overindulging in both food and alcohol can be deadly for guys. Men who are obese and drink alcohol are 19 times more likely to have liver disease than average.

Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are candidates for liver transplants, but may be at increased risk of complications from metabolic syndrome, researchers say.