:: CLDF - Chronic Liver Disease Foundation ::

07-22-2010	Hepatitis C rate may be down in the U.S.: study
07-08-2010	Hepatic fat contributes to ethnic differences in cardiometabolic risk factors
07-02-2010	Infection nearly quadruples mortality in cirrhosis patients
06-21-2010	Diabetes ups risk for liver disease
06-11-2010	HbsAg plus HBV DNA help distinguish active from inactive carriers
06-01-2010	Younger cirrhosis inpatients at risk for venous thromboembolism
05-31-2010	Neonatal phototherapy and/or icterus are linked to childhood asthma
05-25-2010	Hepatitis C coinfection increases adverse reactions to HAART
04-26-2010	Antiretrovirals do not increase risk of isoniazid-associated hepatitis
03-29-2010	Hepatitis E transmitted person-to-person in Uganda outbreak
03-26-2010	Peginterferon, beta-blockers do not cut risk of varices in hepatitis C patients
03-26-2010	Hepatitis C therapies less effective in urban minority patients
03-22-2010	Deadly fungal infections often occur late after organ transplantation
02-15-2010	Inactive hepatitis B virus can still cause liver cancer
02-12-2010	Hydroxycut linked to other cases of liver damage
02-09-2010	Diabetes, overweight not linked to liver cancer in Taiwan
01-22-2010	High MELD score, low albumin linked to worse surgery outcomes in cirrhotics
01-18-2010	Immunoglobulin preparations contain adequate hepatitis A virus antibodies
01-13-2010	One in ten patients develops de novo cancer after liver transplantation
01-01-2010	Alcoholic cirrhosis often complicated from the outset

12-23-2009	REFILE: Combined diuretic therapy preferred for ascites
12-22-2009	Low platelets, anti-HCV antibodies predict HCV viremia
12-22-2009	Combined diuretic therapy preferred for ascites
11-30-2009	Liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis appears safe
11-27-2009	HCV infection tied to increased mortality in HIV+ patients during HAART era
11-13-2009	Children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at high risk for death and transplant
11-02-2009	Protection from hepatitis B vaccine lasts decades following primary immunization
10-30-2009	IL-6 level predicts risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in women with HCV infection
10-30-2009	Non-response to HBV vaccine a sign of possible celiac disease
10-23-2009	Glaxo H1N1 shot works on children after one dose
10-23-2009	Vaccination program cuts HBV infection in children of foreign-born Asian parents
10-22-2009	Less fiber prompts more diabetes in older men
10-22-2009	Pediatric hepatitis B vaccination has lasting effects
10-07-2009	Low CD4 cell count elevates cancer risk in patients with HIV
09-28-2009	Universal bilirubin screening may cut rate of severe hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
09-17-2009	Hepatitis A vaccine advised for contacts of some adopted children
09-16-2009	Universal HBV vaccination protects Asian children from liver cancer
09-07-2009	Severe gallstone disease on the rise in Taiwan
05-11-2009	Hypothyroidism linked to liver cancer in women
03-11-2009	Veterinarians frequently exposed to Q fever
02-27-2009	Liver cancer incidence has increased since the 1970s