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Impact of serum autotaxin level correlating with histological findings in biliary atresia
Portoenterostomy is the standard treatment for biliary atresia that reduces jaundice in two thirds of cases. However, progressive liver fibrosis is common, leading to cirrhosis...
14 hours ago - Journal of Pediatric Surgery - 2 articles
Study finds differences in domestic food prep practices
Researchers have studied the relationship between consumer practices, kitchens, and the risk of cross-contamination with pathogens in Europe. Participants from 87 households in...
1 day ago - Food Safety
National hepatitis A outbreak mostly over in West, but continues in East
The national hepatitis A outbreak has not yet burned out. Since 2016, 35 states have reported 38,476 hepatitis A cases. Through April 2, 2021, 61 percent or 23,373 of the...
2 days ago - Food Safety
Hepatitis A concerns at Pascagoula restaurant where two infected employees worked
The Mississippi State Department of Health is investigating two cases of hepatitis A in Jackson County restaurant employees, which may have led to possible exposure for...
3 days ago - Food Safety
Correcting iron deficiency anemia with iron dextran alters the serum metabolomic profile of the infant Rhesus Monkey
ABSTRACTBackgroundThe effects of infantile iron deficiency anemia extend beyond hematological indices and include short- and long-term adverse effects on multiple cells and...
3 days ago - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Liver Transplant Emerges for Hepatic Mets in Colorectal Cancer
A new indication for a scarce resource? Medscape Medical News
4 days ago - Medscape
Treatment Paradigm for Chronic HBV in Flux
These days deciding when to stop targeted treatment for chronic hepatitis B is a bigger challenge than knowing when to start, Norah A. Terrault, MD, MPH, observed. Medscape...
7 days ago - Medscape
ART Likely Less Effective in Women With HIV Versus Other Chronic Viral Illnesses
HIV-infected women who underwent assisted reproductive technology had a lower live birth rate than those with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus in a cohort...
8 days ago - Medscape
Recalled water linked to hepatitis outbreak still on sale through Internet
The FDA has found that recalled “Real Water,” which is linked to a hepatitis outbreak, is still being sold online. The agency is urging the public to not drink the water and to...
9 days ago - Food Safety
Perspective: Prospects for Nutraceutical Support of Intestinal Barrier Function
ABSTRACTImpairment of intestinal barrier function is linked to certain pathologies and to aging, and can be a cause of bacterial infections, systemic and hepatic inflammation...
10 days ago - Nutrition - 2 articles
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