Liver / Pancreas

Liver disease neglected in diabetes

23/06/2010 | The liver is the neglected organ in diabetes, researchers warn, after finding adults with the condition are at a significantly higher risk of long-term serious liver disease than the general population.


Address obesity in chronic liver disease

26/05/2010 | Obesity should be actively addressed in the management of patients with chronic liver diseases as it can have a significant detrimental effect on patient outcomes, Australian researchers say.


Caution over vitamin E for fatty liver

12/05/2010 | Vitamin E is the first treatment to be proven effective for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, researchers say, but an Australian expert has urged caution with its use.


IBD link with pancreatic cancer higher than thought

12/05/2010 | Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at six times the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, new research shows.


Personalised treatments holding promise

28/04/2010 | Australian researchers are pinning their hopes on personalised medicine to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.


Minimally-absorbed antibiotic prevents hepatic encephalopathy

30/03/2010 | The minimally-absorbed antibiotic rifaximin, already shown to be effective in treating acute episodes of hepatic encephalopathy, is also effective in preventing recurrences of this troubling condition, a new study has shown.


Insulin resistance in chronic Hep C occurs in muscle not liver

17/03/2010 | Australian researchers studying the link between chronic hepatitis C and diabetes have discovered that insulin resistance in these patients is peripheral and not in the liver as previously thought.


NAFLD increases mortality in diabetes patients

17/02/2010 | Doctors are being urged to evaluate patients with type 2 diabetes for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after a study found it increases the overall risk of death.


Gastric ulcers increase pancreatic cancer risk

03/02/2010 | Patients with gastric ulcers are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer, but the association is not the same for duodenal ulcers, a large prospective study finds.


Doctors call for ban on liver toxic herbal supplement

03/02/2010 | The first Australian case of acute liver toxicity caused by an over-the-counter herbal weight loss supplement has been reported by two Sydney-based physicians.


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