'Fish Pedicure' a Recipe for Bacterial Infection, Researchers Warn 
U.S. News & World Report
At particularly high risk, the scientists said, were people already struggling with diabetes, liver disease and/or immune disorders. Verner-Jeffreys suggested that spas offering fish pedicures use disease-free fish raised in controlled environments.
'Fish Pedicure' Disease a Danger in Salons Christian Post

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STAT3 Mutations Linked to Rare Leukemia 
MedPage Today
LGLL is a rare disease in which large granular lymphocytes -- positive for the CD3, CD8, and CD57 proteins -- infiltrate the bone marrow, spleen, liver, and blood. Many patients also develop autoimmune disorders. All in all, Mustjoki and colleagues ...

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Understanding Urinalysis Clues for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist 
Medscape
The observation of urine has been used for centuries to diagnose and follow many disease states. It continues to be an important test in modern medicine. Various diseases such as pelvic and bladder malignancies, liver dysfunction, renal disease, ...

 

Promethera Biosciences Treats First Patients With Promethera HepaStem 
Laboratory Network
Biosciences, a Belgian biotechnology company developing Promethera HepaStem, a cell-based therapy for the treatment of liver-based metabolic diseases including Crigler-Najjar Syndrome and Urea Cycle Disorders, recently announces it has treated its ...

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Milk Thistle: Trusted Support for Health & Healing in a Toxic World 
ProHealth
Extract of milk thistle has been used for more than 2000 years as a staple of traditional medicine for those with liver and gallbladder disorders. The first known mention of milk thistle in this respect was by Theophrastus, a colleague of and successor ...

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Disorders of the Abdominal Cavity 
EmpowHer
The large intestine, gallbladder, stomach, kidneys, liver, pancreas, spleen and small intestine are found in the abdominal cavity. Lining the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum. Several disorders can affect the abdominal cavity or its lining.

 

Eating late at night DOES make you fat, researchers say 
Daily Mail
Mice who ate during an eight hour period for 18 weeks were protected against obesity and related conditions including excess insulin in the blood, liver damage and high cholesterol. They also had improved motor coordination, according to the study.

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GENFIT : GFT505 PROMOTES LIVER FIBROSIS REGRESSION 
Reuters
*About NAFLD and NASH: In parallel with the current pandemic of diabetes and obesity, the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing considerably. NAFLD is believed to affect between 80 and 100% of diabetic patients, ...

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College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley 
UC Berkeley (blog)
Home > News & Events Fatty-Liver Disease Discovery Promises New Treatments, Has Cal Researchers Shouting ?Go Bears!? Fatty-Liver Disease Discovery Promises New Treatments, Has Cal Researchers Shouting ?Go Bears!? By Ann Brody Guy Two types of naturally ...

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Weight-loss surgery triggered rare genetic wasting disorder 
USA TODAY
No nutritional equation worked because her body was turning protein into ammonia and her liver was failing to convert it to urea. Her body could not excrete the toxin. Cynthia Le Mons, executive director of the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation, ...

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