By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More good news for coffee lovers: Having three or more cups of “joe” each day may help ward off serious liver ailments, new research suggests. The 26-year study of more than 14,000 Americans couldn’t prove cause and effect. However, participants who drank three-plus […]
Janis C. Kelly May 28, 2015 Acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose caused one fifth of all cases of acute liver failure leading to the need for liver transplant (ALFT) in seven European countries, according to a study published online May 28 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. However, when researchers compared in-country rates of acetaminophen-linked AFLT […]
Liver Biology and Pathobiology Inverse associations of total and decaffeinated coffee with liver enzyme levels in NHANES 1999-2010 Qian Xiao Abstract Background Coffee may have hepatoprotective effects and higher coffee consumption has been associated inversely with levels of liver enzymatic markers. However, it is unclear whether decaffeinated coffee is also associated with liver enzymes. Methods […]
David Rakel MD, FAAFP Concerns are growing regarding the incidence of hepatotoxicity from herbal and dietary supplements. To put this into perspective, most liver injury occurs in individuals taking supplements for bodybuilding. This population often uses products to excess, and the products may be contaminated with anabolic steroids. In fact, generally the combination of contaminants […]
Janis C. Kelly September 08, 2014 Unregulated herbal or dietary supplements (HDS) used by bodybuilders and by middle-aged women trying to lose weight have become increasingly important as causes of liver injury over the course of the last 10 years, researchers report in an article published online August 25 in Hepatology. Victor J. Navarro, MD, and colleagues at […]
by Neil Osterweil, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today November 30, 2005 SEATTLE, Nov. 30 – Liver toxicity from acetaminophen poisoning is by far the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States, researchers reported. Users of the popular painkiller who are most at risk include those with depression, chronic pain, alcohol/narcotic use, […]