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Consuming alcohol during pandemic projected to cause more liver disease, d
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Boston [US], December 21 (ANI): A study has projected rates of liver disease and associated deaths due to increased alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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12-yr-old with rare liver disease undergoes successful multi-organ transpl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 8 (ANI): A 12-year-old boy with rare liver disease underwent a successful multi-organ transplant in Chennai's Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC).
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Complex and innovative surgery and multimodal therapy can cure Stage 4 Col
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The doctors from institute of liver diseases, transplant and surgery MGM Healthcare, a multi-specialty quaternary care hospital, Chennai, today announced the successful outcome of a complex innovative multimodal procedure for
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Researchers call for focus on fitness rather than weight loss for tackling
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Obesity is associated with a number of health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and problems with the bones and joints. But weight cycling, commonly called yo-yo dieting, is also associated with health problems, including mus
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Two sisters donate 'half of their livers' to save their only brother, all
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, August 21: A 14-year-old underwent a dual lobe liver transplant. However, what makes it rare and the country's first case is the involvement of sisters by giving half of their livers to save their brother's life.
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MGM Healthcare Chennai successfully performs India's first liver transplan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): MGM Healthcare, a multi-specialty quaternary care hospital in the heart of Chennai, today announced that it had successfully conducted a Cadaveric Liver Transplantation on a patient with end-stage liver disease using an innovati
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Researchers find health benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Connecticut have reported significant findings supporting the nutritional benefits of Connecticut-grown sugar kelp. They found brown sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) inhibits hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model
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Study observes why overweight people shouldn't consume alcohol
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study led by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre observed medical data from nearly half a million people and found that people who are obese and overweight worsens liver-damaging effects of alcohol.
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Here's why overweight people should not consume alcohol!
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], June 1 (ANI): A study led by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre observed medical data from nearly half a million people and found that people who are obese and overweight worsens liver-damaging effects of alcohol.
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Study finds new weapon in fight against liver diseases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers developed a new approach that could revolutionise the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the damages caused by liver diseases.
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Liver Diseases and Transplantation Centre launched by Kauvery Group of Hos
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Group of Hospitals launched Centers of Excellence (CoE) - The Kauvery Liver Diseases and Transplantation Centers - across all units - Chennai, Trichy, Salem, Hosur and Bengaluru.
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6 Bengaluru children overcome challenges to receive critical liver transpl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 25 (ANI): In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown, six children suffering from end-stage liver disease, overcame all challenges to receive life-saving critical liver transplants at Aster RV Hospital here.
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