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Study: more people have liver cirrhosis than previously thought

January 09, 2015 - Study: more people have liver cirrhosis than previously thought

Friday, January 09, 2015 by: AntoniaTags: liver health, cirrhosis, alcohol abuse

Details of the study, plus findings about cirrhosis as it relates to education, age

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Drinking coffee reduces chances of dying from liver cirrhosis

April 22, 2014 - Drinking coffee reduces chances of dying from liver cirrhosis

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 by: David Gutierrez, staff writerTags: coffee, liver cirrhosis, hepatitis C

Coffee also protects against hepatitis

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Study: Exercise can keep cirrhosis and liver cancer at bay

November 29, 2019 -

Fortunately, people with NAFLD can reduce their risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer with regular physical exercise. Researchers from the University of Liverpool in the U.K. found that regular physical exercise effectively reduces fat levels in the liver. The benefits of exercise were more pronounced in overweight and obese adults.

In this study, the researchers examined data related to 98 healthy, nonsmoking adults. All participants underwent comprehensive ...

Traditional Chinese medicine found to prevent and treat liver fibrosis, cirrhosis

September 18, 2019 -

Several studies reported that an herbal decoction used in traditional Chinese medicine has the ability to halt the progression of liver fibrosis. Huang qi decoction (HQD) is made up of various herbs that exhibit antioxidant activity. In a recent study published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, researchers from Shuguang Hospital, which is affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, investigated the mechanisms behind its hepatoprotective ability....

What is liver cirrhosis? (and is alcohol always the cause of it?)

March 26, 2019 -

However, it's important to understand that while drinking too much alcohol is a risk factor in cirrhosis-related liver damage, it's not the only cause. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition where the liver stores too much fat in its cells, is, in fact, the most common form of liver disease. In the U.S., up to 100 million people have NAFLD, leaving them prone to life-threatening conditions such as late-stage liver failure and cirrhosis.What ...

Anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin prevent development of liver cirrhosis in lab study

December 04, 2013 - Anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin prevent development of liver cirrhosis in lab study

Wednesday, December 04, 2013 by: PF LouisTags: curcumin, liver cirrhosis, anti-inflammatory effects

Conditions that may lead to cirrhosis of the liver

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New hope for liver disease: curcumin in tumeric spice fights liver damage and cirrhosis

September 28, 2010 - New hope for liver disease: curcumin in tumeric spice fights liver damage and cirrhosis

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by: S. L. Baker, features writerTags: curcumin, cirrhosis, health news

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Walk your way to better health: Regular physical activity linked to lower risk of cirrhosis-related death

December 12, 2019 -

The study, presented at Digestive Disease Week 2019, found that physical activity was linked to a significant reduction in the risk of cirrhosis-related death. According to the researchers, death from liver disease is increasing dramatically, referring to the rise in chronic liver disease due to the obesity epidemic. The researchers hope that their findings could help provide specific exercise recommendations that may benefit those with chronic liver disease.

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Eating a Mediterranean-style diet protects your liver

May 09, 2018 -

Such a diet would also benefit the diversity of the beneficial bacteria living in the gut, which contributes to the protection of the liver.

The study was comprised of nearly 300 participants in the U.S. and Turkey. They were divided into three groups: Healthy individuals, patients with compensated cirrhosis, and patients with decompensated cirrhosis. (Related: Salep (orchid extract) found to offer protective effects against isoniazid medication toxicity ...

Coffee drinking associated with lower risk for alcohol-related liver disease (press release)

August 03, 2006 - Coffee drinking associated with lower risk for alcohol-related liver disease (press release)

Thursday, August 03, 2006 by: NewsTargetTags: health news, Natural News, nutritionCirrhosis progressively destroys healthy liver tissue and replaces it with scar tissue. Viruses such as hepatitis C can cause cirrhosis, but long-term, heavy alcohol use is the most common cause of the disease in developed countries, according to background information in the article....

Having PTSD and an abnormal mix of gut bacteria linked to poor cognitive performance in military veterans

September 02, 2020 -

In a major breakthrough, Jasmohan Bajaj, a gastroenterologist from Virginia Commonwealth University, and his colleagues found that an imbalanced gut might be contributing to poor brain health and cognition in veterans suffering from both PTSD and cirrhosis.Imbalanced gut seen in PTSD and cirrhosis patients

It's not uncommon for veterans to have both PTSD and cirrhosis. PTSD is a mental disorder that can occur after a person has been exposed ...

Study suggests Western medicine has a misguided approach to treating dementia

April 02, 2024 - cirrhosis, liver failure and portal hypertension and often requires liver transplantation.

The researchers said: "A crucial tie between liver disease and dementia is what occurs in the brains of about 50 percent of people with cirrhosis: hepatic encephalopathy."Hepatic encephalopathy is a silent condition

Alcohol, fatty deposits and hepatitis B and C virus infections can damage the liver where healthy cells are replaced by scar tissue (known as cirrhosis)....

Coffee: A little liver love in the morning

June 03, 2019 - cirrhosis by up to 44 percent.

At the time, study leader Dr. Oliver Kennedy commented, "Cirrhosis is potentially fatal and there is no cure as such. Therefore, it is significant that the risk of developing cirrhosis may be reduced by consumption of coffee, a cheap, ubiquitous and well-tolerated beverage."

Kennedy and his team found that one cup of coffee a day was tied to a 22 percent reduction in risk of cirrhosis, compared to no ...

Study links intestinal fungus to alcoholic liver disease

April 10, 2019 -

“Not only is this the first study to associate fungi and liver disease, we might be able to slow the progression of alcoholic liver disease by manipulating the balance of fungal species living in a patient's intestine,” said senior author Bernd Schnabl, MD, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death due to disease in the U.S. One of the causes of cirrhosis is chronic alcohol ...

Coffee and tea can reduce the risk of chronic liver disease (press release)

September 07, 2006 - cirrhosis, fibrosis and hepatitis. According to the most recent estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 28,000 people die of chronic liver disease each year and there are more than 5 million prevalent cases of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in the United States. Researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. conducted an analysis of patients using the ...

What happens to the liver when you drink alcohol? For one, it loses its ability to protect against cancer

February 21, 2020 -

In a recent study, researchers from the Medical University of Lublin in Poland investigated the association between two adipokines, kallistatin and chemerin, and alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Specifically, they evaluated the serum levels of these proteins in patients with different stages of the disease. Their findings were published in the journal Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine.Kallistatin and chemerin: Markers of liver damage

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Binge-drinking among millennials linked to skyrocketing rates of liver disease

November 30, 2019 - cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death.

Another study published in The BMJ looked into the mortality rate of liver diseases. Elliot Tapper, alongside his team of researchers, found that mortality due to cirrhosis has been increasing over the years and that the biggest increase of cirrhosis-related deaths was among people between the ages of 25 and 34.

“The kind of person we’re taking care of now is much younger than it was when we were ...

Study suggests using Korean red ginseng to naturally remedy chronic hepatitis B

December 19, 2018 -

Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening viral infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that attacks the liver. It can cause both acute and chronic disease and increases the risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 257 million people are living with the disease.

For their study, which was published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, they looked at the effects of ginseng ...