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Intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy associated with other liver diseases later in life

A retrospective case-control study of 21,008 women in Finland has found that those with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy ( ICP ), an itchy skin condition when bile gets backed up in the liver, are significantly more likely to suffer other liver diseases later in life. Intrahepatic cholestas...
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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis

Cirrhosis related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ( NASH ) is associated with fewer complications and a lower mortality compared to cirrhosis from hepatitis C, despite NASH patients' greater risk of dying from cardiovascular events. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis can develop as a consequence of ...
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Coffee drinking linked to lower risk for alcohol-related liver disease

Drinking coffee may be related to a reduced risk of developing the liver disease alcoholic cirrhosis. Cirrhosis progressively destroys healthy liver tissue and replaces it with scar tissue. Viruses such as hepatitis C can cause cirrhosis, but long-term, heavy alcohol use is the most common caus...
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Weight loss may improve the efficacy of therapy for hepatitis C

Obese patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) and treated with combination drug therapy may have better outcomes if the underlying abnormalities caused by excessive fat tissue are corrected. Weight loss, medications to decrease insulin resistance and extending duration or ...
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, is Pentoxifylline effective ?

No medical treatment exists for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis ( NASH ), inflammation of the liver associated with the accumulation of fat in the liver. Recent studies indicate that NASH can result in scarring of the liver in up to 40 percent of people with the disease and cirrhosis ( irreversible,...
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