Coffee Linked To Lower Risk Of Autoimmune Liver Disease
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Regular coffee consumption has been linked to a reduced risk of the autoimmune liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), according to a study that will be presented by Mayo...
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICPT) (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bile acid therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis, today announced that Mark Pruzanski, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Securities 38th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston on Wednesday, May 29, 2013...
The novel Natural Sciences Repository aims to provide reliable information on various areas of scientific interest in the simplest words and terms possible. The site has now added new scientific information on liver disease which is a broad term used to refer to the damage or disease of the human liver, and the new category disease resistance which contains information on the ability of living organisms to resist the onslaught of infectious agents or potentially harmful medical...
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellular Biomedicine Group (OTCQB: CBMG) today announced that it has achieved half of the enrollment of the total projected enrollment required for its Phase I trial to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of TC-DC (Tumor Stem Cell Specific Dendritic Cell) therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer. To date the trial has had no Severe Adverse Effect (SAE) reported. The Phase I clinical trial...
New research suggests that being physically active may cure liver cancer, meaning that energy enhancing weight loss supplements like Prescopodene by Prescopodene Nutritionals may assist in overall health and wellness. Australia (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Cancer is one of the most feared diseases today. Now researchers may have found a cure for the liver variety via regular physical activity, making energy increasing supplements like Prescopodene advantageous to a person’s overall physical...
Saint Luke's Liver Disease Management Center says testing is key to saving lives, 'silent infection' rampant among baby boomers KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If you're a baby boomer, you may not know that odds are high that you're carrying the hepatitis C virus, putting yourself at risk for illness that can range from minor to life threatening. Hepatitis C is a contagious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The...
ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) explores new discoveries in liver disease research, with findings about the impact of coffee on autoimmune disease. While coffee consumption recently has been associated with reduced risk of fibrosis, a new study found that even a few more cups of java each month also correlate with lower risk for a particular autoimmune liver disease. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic,...
NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Intercept", NASDAQ: ICPT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, today announced positive initial results from OBADIAH, an ongoing Phase 2a trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) as a treatment for primary bile acid diarrhea (PBAD) presented at the Digestive Diseases Week conference. The initial results from...
Diet Doc offers prescription hCG diet plans that signal the body to release and burn years of trapped fat, resulting in fast weight loss, better health, and the reduction of risk for weight-related liver damage and disease. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 One of the United Kingdom's most senior doctors, Professor Christopher Hawkey, warns to an English newspaper that obesity will overtake alcohol as the main cause of liver cirrhosis in the not too distant future with more than five...
The law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates have released a new infographic on possible Tylenol side effects which include liver damage. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Tylenol (acetminophen) is an over-the-counter drug used to reduce pain, fever, and a variety of other symptoms related to allergies and illness. Tylenol was originally approved in 1951 and was first marketed in 1953 (i). It is manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, which is now a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The...
WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MultiCell Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MCET.OB) is pleased to announce the filing of a U.S. patent application concerning methods and formulations to achieve targeted tumor cell death. MCT-485 is a noncoding double stranded micro RNA (miRNA) which has demonstrated oncolytic and immune stimulating activity in in vitro models of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common form of primary liver cancer,...
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The Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) is a species of parasitic worm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It can be found in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, and China and is present in nearly 30,000,000 humans today. It is thought to be one of the world’s most pervading parasites. The Chinese liver fluke requires two intermediate, or secondary, hosts and one definitive, or main, host to successfully complete its lifecycle. The first intermediate host is typically...
The Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) is a parasite that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is native to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It occurs in higher numbers in northern areas of Thailand when compared to central areas of Thailand, and the disease the worm causes, known as opisthorchiasis, does not occur in southern areas of Thailand. The Southeast Asian liver fluke is so small that it can only be seen under...
Echinococcus multilocularis is a species of tapeworm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is one of a few worms that cause echinococcosis, a disease that affects many canid species including wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, domesticated dogs. Humans can also contract this disease. Adult members of this species can reach an average length of .2 inches, and like other species of tapeworm, its body is segmented by three proglottids. Its head, or scolex, is equipped with...
The liver is the organ in charge of processing, neutralizing and excreting certain secretions for the metabolic processes. Formation and Orientation The liver is considered to be both the largest internal organ and the largest gland in the human body. It is situated just below the diaphragm, to the right of the stomach and on top of the gallbladder. There are two ways blood can travel to and from the liver: the hepatic artery and the portal vein. The hepatic artery carries blood solely...
The gall bladder is the sac-shaped organ that is the passage between the liver and intestine where bile is held. Formation and Orientation The gall bladder is relatively 8 cm by 4 cm when fully formed. The gallbladder is angled between the rectus abdominis muscle and the costal margin. It is hollow and is made up of three parts; the fundus, the body and the neck. The fundus is the part of the gallbladder that is most far from the cystic duct. This is at the same level of the...
