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liver disease - a disease affecting the liver

cirrhosis, cirrhosis of the liver - a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

fatty liver - yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins

hepatitis - inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

cancer of the liver, liver cancer - malignant neoplastic disease of the liver usually occurring as a metastasis from another cancer; symptoms include loss of appetite and weakness and bloating and jaundice and upper abdominal discomfort

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WiseGuyReports have announced the addition of a new report titled "2019 Global and Regional Liver Disease Treatment Market Research Report Forecast 2025".

Liver Disease Treatment Market 2019: Global Trends, Market Share, Industry Size, Growth, Opportunities, Forecast to 2025

Medica Centre for Liver Disease aims to meet a growing requirement for treatment of liver conditions, including transplant, in Eastern India.

Medica associates with Tom Cherian's SALi to create 'Centre for Liver Disease'

Arman Qamar, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues compared edoxaban with warfarin in 21,105 patients with AF followed for 2.8 years (5.1 percent with a history of liver disease).

History of Liver Disease Does Not Impact Efficacy of Edoxaban; Patients with a-fib and history of liver disease more often had major bleeding but no increase in SSEE

Biopharmaceutical company Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: DRNA) declared on Tuesday that it has submitted a Clinical Trial Authorization (CTA) application to the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) to carry out a first-in-human Phase 1/2 study of DCR-A1AT, an investigational therapy from its GalXC technology platform, for alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency-associated liver disease treatment.

Dicerna submits CTA application to Swedish Medical Products Agency for first-in-human Phase 1/2 study of DCR-A1AT for treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-associated liver disease

The primary concern was to determine if current dosing protocols were appropriate for cats with liver disease, as such cats comprise a large segment of the cats who might be prescribed this drug.

Mirtazapine for Liver Disease: Colorado State study shows promising results

But another serious condition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is silently growing in prevalence, and its repercussions could be just as severe, top international doctors have warned.

'Silent' liver condition presents major threat among UAE residents

Milk thistle extract has demonstrated benefits for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, and cirrhosis.

Promote LIVER Detoxification

Many expect that this technology will not only transform the approach to diagnosing and monitoring liver disease but will also impact payer programs for population health management.

Diabetes Increases Risk for Liver Disease

Younossi, MD, MPH, said in an interview in advance of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. "Those two risk factors drive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progressive type, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

U.S. death rates from chronic liver disease continue to rise

Fatty Liver Disease is rapidly becoming the most common liver disease worldwide.

Frequency of incidental fatty liver on ultrasound and its association with diabetes mellitus and hypertension

The latest figures from Public Health England have revealed that 1,579 adults under the age of 75 in the region died of liver disease between 2014 and 2016, despite being relatively young.

Early deaths from liver disease hit a new high in region