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17-yr-old minor moves Delhi HC seeking permission to donate part of liver
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): A petition has been moved in Delhi High Court by a 17-year-old boy, through his mother seeking direction to the Delhi government and Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences to permit him to donate a part of his liver to his father, who is suffering from a
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Ministry of Ayush says relating giloy to liver damage 'completely misleadi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Ayush on Wednesday refuted the claims made in a study that the use of herb TinosporaCordifolia (TC), commonly known as Giloy or Guduchi, resulted in liver failure in six patients in Mumbai.
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Delhi doctors save ailing man stuck in Assam flood via video-conference
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Doctors of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi saved the life of a man through video-conferencing, who was stuck in a flooded area in Assam and suffering from acute liver failure.
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Discovery of new liver cells can make liver transplants redundant
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): Researchers have found single-cell RNA sequencing to identify a type of cell that may be able to regenerate liver tissue, treating liver failure without the need for transplants.
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Researchers discover new therapy target for drug-induced liver failure
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): A new research from a mouse study has suggested that treatments that increase levels of the protein thrombospondin-1 could help the liver recover from an overdose of acetaminophen.
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This common drug may cause liver failure
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Oct 12 (ANI): Turns out, acetaminophen, a common pain reliever, is the leading cause of acute liver failure.
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This could help predict the risk of hospitalisation for chronic liver dama
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 31 (ANI): Turns out, gut microbes could help better predict the risk of hospitalisation for patients with chronic liver damage from a variety of causes leading to scarring and liver failure. In medical terms, the condition is known as cirrhosis.
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Study addresses poor nutrition in patients with liver failure
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 26 (ANI): Poor nutrition is common in patients with liver failure or cirrhosis and it can lead to muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue and worse outcomes before and after the patients undergo liver transplantation.
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