American Liver Foundation - World News

Flawed gene boosts liver disease risk

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Italian researchers said a genetic mutation may increase the risk of steatohepatitis, also known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

FDA OKs HIV Drug Viread for Hepatitis B

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The FDA has approved the HIV drug Viread for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults.

Obese people not always unhealthy

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

In a recently published research paper, Dr. Norbert Stefan from the University of Tübingen in Germany said that fat stored in the liver may be more dangerous than fat stored around the waistline.

Transplant no barrier to Olympic cyclist

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

;Daily Yomiuri Online - ;Almost seven years after donating part of his liver to his mother, Takashi Miyazawa was able to cycle through Beijing in the Men's Road Race on Saturday, with his mother healthy enough to travel to Beijing to watch him compete.

Scientists stop mice livers from ageing: study

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

;AFP - ;Researchers have blocked the ageing process in mice livers by halting the accumulation of harmful proteins inside the organ's cells, according to a groundbreaking study released Sunday.

Health worker wages personal and professional war on hepatitis

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

;Peninsula Daily News - ;The accidental needle prick didn't hurt much 20-some years ago, certainly not enough for Christine Hurst to remember. What she'll never forget is how it turned her life inside out. "I was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1998 after several years of having chronic fatigue and flu-like symptoms, but never getting really sick," she said last week in Clallam County's Health and Human Services Department.