More Liver, Pancreas & Biliary News

• Viread Approved for Hepatitis B

  August 12 (HealthDay News) -- Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) has been approved by the U.S. ...

• Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young

  August 11 (HealthDay News) -- An experiment that improved the natural cellular garbage-disposal system in ...

• New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers

  July 30 (HealthDay News) -- A new screening test identifies twice as many heavy drinkers ...

• Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants

  July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with hepatitis C who receive a liver from a ...

• New Model Allows Testing of Hepatitis C Treatments

  July 16 (HealthDay News) -- In a feat that should help researchers more effectively evaluate ...

• Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids

  June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children in the United States have ...

• Scientists Discover Protein Involved in Fat Production

  June 12 (HealthDay News) -- In experiments with mice, researchers have found a protein in ...

• Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases

  June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes doubles the risk of liver cancer in patients with ...

• Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

  May 29 (HealthDay News) -- One glass of wine a day may not only be ...

• Sea Buckthorn Leaves May Hold Benefit for the Liver

  May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Sea buckthorn leaves are rich in antioxidants and may help ...

• New Hope for Liver Diseases

  May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Human liver cells have been generated from embryonic stem cells ...

• Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Few patients who have short-term kidney dysfunction while awaiting a ...

• Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- The grapefruit flavonoid naringenin inhibits the secretion of Hepatitis C ...

• Noninvasive Procedures Show Promise for Esophageal Bleeding

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- New noninvasive methods to detect esophageal bleeding in people with ...

• Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids

  April 3 (HealthDay News) -- People whose fathers had early-onset obesity are at increased risk ...

• Sharp Rise in U.S. Hepatitis C-Related Deaths

  March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis C-related deaths in the United States have increased 123 ...

• Constant High Blood Sugar Disables Insulin 'Off' Switch

  March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Chronically high blood glucose levels disable the molecular switch that ...

• Weight-Loss Drug Fights Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Mice given the weight-loss drug rimonabant became resistant to alcohol's ...

• Tysabri May Cause Liver Damage, Health Officials Say

  Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The controversial multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri can start causing liver ...