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.
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.
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.
12/05/2010 | Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at six times the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, new research shows.
28/04/2010 | Australian researchers are pinning their hopes on personalised medicine to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.