Soy Protein Heals Liver Disease and Reduces Cell Damage in Obese Test Subjects 
Blogcritics.org (blog)
The liver, in particular, is vulnerable to fatty build-up in the course of its work metabolizing the fat. A high fat diet can, and frequently does, lead to fatty liver disease. A current indicator of health trends, almost one third of people in the ...

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Hepatitis C: A silent epidemic (you can help stop on Saturday) 
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
You could be one of them. Hepatitis C is a viral infection that attacks the liver, causing liver damage and sometimes liver failure or liver cancer. It is the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver and the reason for most liver transplants.
The struggle against Hepatitis C Fox News
Hepatitis C cases up in Delaware County Muncie Star Press
State offering free Hepatitis B & C testing KHON2
Orlando Sentinel  -PR Newswire (press release)  -Kansas City infoZine 
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B-BP Business Teacher Loses Battle Against Liver Disease 
Patch.com
By Judy Mottl Doug Monsell, a well liked educator, lost his battle to liver disease Wednesday. Courtesy of Facebook. Bayport-Blue Point business teacher Doug Monsell lost a valiant battle against liver disease Wednesday morning.

 

Alcohol limits inflammation in some liver disease patients 
Private MD
Most people who have received unhealthy liver panel test results are urged to stay away from alcohol entirely. After all, excessive drinking is one of the leading causes of liver disease. However, for patients whose conditions are not a result of ...
Modest alcohol intake may benefit patients with common liver disease Newstrack India

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Obesity, sedentary lifestyle taking a toll on liver 
Daily News & Analysis
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA With unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle on the rise among Bangaloreans, they no longer are strangers to liver diseases. Dr Sanjay Govil, liver transplant surgeon, HCG in an interaction ...

 

Memorial Day fundraiser planned for Jackson baby with rare liver disease 
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
Oscar Barton Curtis, a 2-month-old Jackson boy with a rare liver disease, might not understand the lyrics, but his family is overwhelmed with the community's reaction. "Alicia and Jeremy appreciate the support," said Kelly Barton, the sister of Oscar's ...

 

Internet users shower dying man with letters (because he loves opening them ... 
Daily Mail
Scott Widak, 47, from Plainville, Massachusetts, is suffering from liver disease and Down's Syndrome and is spending his dying days bedridden. A month ago his nephew, Sean O'Connor posted a message on Reddit asking if anyone wanted to write to his his ...
The Web: Reddit.com Pulls a Good Guy Greg my.hsj.org
A terminally ill uncle, a Reddit post -- then the 'extraordinary' Los Angeles Times
Reddit users send thousands of letters to help a terminally ill man through ... CBS News
msnbc.com  -Huffington Post 
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Salk Study May Offer Drug-Free Intervention to Prevent Obesity and Diabetes 
Newswise (press release)
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse health effects of a high-fat diet and prevent obesity, diabetes and liver disease in mice.
When you eat matters, not just what you eat EurekAlert (press release)
Eating late at night DOES make you fat, researchers say Daily Mail
It's Not Just What You Eat, It's When U.S. News & World Report

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Balding disease killing Australia's wombats 
Mother Nature Network
A mystery liver disease thought to be caused by introduced weeds is causing hairy-nosed wombats in southern Australia to go bald and die. By Agence France-PresseTue, May 15 2012 at 3:32 AM EST WOMBATS: The illness, which causes the wombat to lose some ...
Crisis meeting as disease wipes out wombats ABC Online
Disease killing Australia wombats News24
South Australian Wombat Population Adversely Affected By a Liver Disease TopNews Arab Emirates
TopNews United States 
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TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds 
Houston Chronicle
Prosecutors say 34-year-old Armando Rodriguez, a tuberculosis patient, has been arrested for refusing to take his medication and missing doctor appointments, and is endangering public health by not treating the airborne disease.
TB Patient Arrested For Not Taking Medication News One

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