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The Candoshi people in Peru's northern Amazon jungle are close to extinction from a hepatitis B infection that has gone unchecked since 2000, tribal leaders and health officials said Tuesday. "My people are suffering, we're in real danger of extinction," said Candoshi chief, or Apu, Venancio Ucama Simon. Standing next to a Candoshi woman who doctors said only had two years left to live thanks to hepatitis-induced cirrhosis, Ucama called on the government to declare a health emergency in his region. Speaking through an interpreter in Lima, Ucama accused Peru's health authorities of decades of inattention, letting hepatitis B and other diseases run unchecked, ... Read Full Story

In my previous update we have learned about Cirrhosis and its causes. Today let us try to understand the symptoms and complications of Liver Cirrhosis in detail. I have added a few videos at the end of this article for better understanding. What are the symptoms of cirrhosis? Many people with cirrhosis have no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. However, as the disease progresses, a person may experience the following symptoms: weakness fatigue loss of appetite nausea vomiting weight loss abdominal pain and bloating when fluid accumulates in the abdomen itching spiderlike blood vessels on the skin What are the complications ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few cups of coffee everyday may help slow the progression of liver disease associated with long-term infection with the hepatitis C virus, a new study hints. Researchers found that among 766 patients with hepatitis C-related liver damage, those who drank three or more cups of coffee per day were 53 percent less likely than non-drinkers to see their liver disease progress over four years. The findings, published in the journal Hepatology, do not prove that coffee, per se, protects the liver from hepatitis C damage. So it is too soon for people with long-term, also known as chronic, ... Read Full Story

Researchers in the United States have found another good reason to go to the local espresso bar: several cups of coffee a day could halt the progression of liver disease, a study showed Wednesday. Sufferers of chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drank three or more cups of coffee per day slashed their risk of the disease progressing by 53 percent compared to patients who drank no coffee, the study led by Neal Freedman of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) showed. For the study, 766 participants enrolled in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial -- all of ... Read Full Story

Acute liver failure (ALF), also known as fulminant hepatic failure, is a rare manifestation of liver disease and constittes a medical emergency. The syndrome arises from loss of hepatic parenchyma that may result from a variety of insults to the liver. Despite advances in medical management and the availability of liver transplantation, mortality [...] Read Full Story