Liver Disease Stories
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Air Pollution Is Taking A Major Health Toll In China
Researchers estimate China endured 2.8 million cancer deaths during 2015 and 4.3 million new cancer cases, with lung cancer the most common of all. -
Hepatitis C May Increase Parkinson’s Disease Risk
New research suggests that people with hepatitis C infection have a 30 percent increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. -
The Drug That Helped Jimmy Carter Beat Cancer
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says latest MRI shows no sign of cancer after taking Keytruda, the newly approved immunotherapy treatment. -
14 Diseases That Are On The Rise In America
Although Americans are healthier than ever before, there are certain diseases that have been on the rise in recent years. -
Mother’s Own Life Saved By Prepping To Donate Liver To Son
A mother's sacrifice turned out to save her own life. -
Middle-Aged White People Are Dying At Alarming Rates
New paper considers prescription drug abuse as a primary driver of rising mortality rates among middle-aged white Americans. -
Teen Suffers Liver Damage After Drinking Green Tea
Teen gets hospitalized after suffering jaundice-related liver damage from drinking weight loss tea. -
Our Internal Organs Age In Different Ways
Aging is not a gradual decline of the entire body all at once, but a disordered process where some organs deteriorate faster than others: study. -
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Latest Effect Of Sitting Too Much
Sitting too much can increase your risk of diabetes, cancer, and even non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. -
Raptor Pharma Says It May Stop Developing Liver Drug, Shares Plunge
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp lost more than a third of its market value after the company said it did not plan to develop its liver drug. -
Abdominal Blood Clots Found To Indicate Cancer
Abdominal blood clots indicate a cancer diagnosis is 33 times more likely. -
Finding New Metabolic Syndrome Drug Targets With A Key Protein
Rev-erbα helps influence genes in the liver while also regulating the cellular time clock. By uncoupling these processes, scientists may learn how to treat metabolic disease.