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Vitamin
D deficiency in cirrhosis - Science Daily, 3/15/11 - "The study showed that
vitamin D deficiency is more frequent and severe in patients with alcoholic
liver cirrhosis than in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Furthermore, it
indicated that the degree of liver dysfunction, rather than the aetiology of
cirrhosis, dictates the risk of vitamin D deficiency ... This study emphasizes
the importance of monitoring vitamin D levels in all patients with cirrhosis" -
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vitamin D products at iHerb.
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Coffee
and the liver: a potential treatment for liver disease? - Eur J
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Aug 26 - "Several
studies consistently show that coffee drinkers have a reduced risk of
abnormal liver function tests, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There
is a clear dose response to this benefit"
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Vitamin D Deficiency Common In Patients With IBD, Chronic Liver Disease
- Science Daily, 10/13/08 - "analyzed
vitamin D
levels of 504
inflammatory bowel disease patients ...
almost 50 percent of the patients were Vitamin D deficient at some point,
with 11 percent being severely deficient ... 92.4 percent of
chronic liver patients
had some degree of vitamin D deficiency and at least one third were severely
deficient. Severe vitamin D deficiency was more common among cirrhotics"
- See
vitamin D products at iHerb.
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Patients With IBD, Chronic Liver Disease at Increased Risk of Vitamin D
Deficiencies - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/08 -
"conducted analysed vitamin D levels of 504 patients with IBD ...
researchers found almost 50% of the patients were vitamin D deficient at
some point, with 11% being severely deficient ... with hepatitis C virus
(HCV) ... 92.4% of the patients had some degree of vitamin D deficiency and
at least one-third was severely deficient" - See
vitamin D products at iHerb.
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Coffee Might Curb Alcoholic Cirrhosis - WebMD, 6/12/06 -
"For every daily cup of coffee that
participants reported drinking, they were 22% less likely to have been
diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis during the study ... Coffee drinkers were
also less likely to have high blood levels of liver enzymes"
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Late-Evening Snacks Containing Branched-Chain Amino Acids Benefit Hepatitis-Caused Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/8/04
- Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation May Help Prevent Infection in Cirrhotic Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/5/04
- Branched-Chain Amino Acids Effective Treatment for Cirrhosis - Healthwell Exchange Daily News, 9/25/03
- Certain Amino Acids Alleviate Cirrhosis Symptoms - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 9/03
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A
New Era for SAMe - Life Extension Magazine, 6/03
- Lipoprotein Alterations Impair Vitamin E In Patients With Parenchymal Liver Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/02 -
"Significant increases were seen in the plasma maximal oxidation rate in cirrhotic patients, which was inversely related to the serum concentration of vitamin E"
- Milk Thistle's Liver-Protective Properties - Nutrition Science News, 10/99
- Can Cirrhosis be Prevented? - Nutrition Science News, 1/99
- Love Your Liver - Nutrition Science News, 1/99
General Information:
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Cirrhosis - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Cirrhosis - emedicine.com
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Cirrhosis - familydoctor.org
- Cirrhosis of liver - Intelihealth
- Books on cirrhosis - Amazon.com
- Treatments for cirrhosis
 - Medifocus.com
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Metabolic Bone Disease In Cirrhosis Patients - Science Daily, 9/14/09
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Can Liver Cirrhosis Be Partially Cured? - Science Daily, 10/10/07
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Noninvasive Tests For Cirrhosis May Help To Avoid Liver Biopsy - Science
Daily, 10/3/07
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Diabetes Drug May Treat Fatty Liver - WebMD, 11/30/06 -
"during the study, the Actos
patients cut their liver fat by 54%; the placebo group had no change in
liver fat ... Actos patients also showed a bigger drop in liver inflammation
and a greater improvement in insulin response than the placebo group"
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Causes of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/1/05
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Cirrhosis of the Liver - Medscape, 10/24/05
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New Specially Coated 'Non-Stick' TIPS Stents Help Keep Blood Vessels Open
for Cirrhosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/05
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Urso (Ursodiol) 500 mg Tablets Approved in the U.S. for the Treatment of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 7/26/04
- Over-the-counter Analgesics Appear to Have Little Impact on Worsening Condition of Cirrhosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/6/03
- Leukocyte Esterase Reagent Strips Test for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis - Doctor's Guide, 10/31/03
- Albumin Surpasses Polygeline in Intravascular Fluid Loading Trial - Doctor's Guide, 10/30/03
- Nadolol plus Spironolactone Reduces Complications in Cirrhotic Patients - Doctor's Guide, 2/6/03
- Proximal Stomach Impaired In Alcohol-Related Liver Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 1/21/03
- Carvedilol May Offer Therapeutic Potential In Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 12/17/02
- Hepatitis B Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cirrhosis in the Family - Doctor's Guide, 12/2/02
- Hepatitis B Cirrhosis Starts 10 Years Earlier than Hepatitis C Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/29/02
- Ondansetron May Reduce Fatigue in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/5/02
- Cirrhotic Patients Benefit From Nitric-Oxide Stimulation - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/02
- Magnesium Load Test Finds Depletion in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/02
- Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis Poses Therapeutic Dilemma - Doctor's Guide, 9/16/02
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Appears Safe For Some Cirrhotic Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/6/02
- Oral Branched-Chain Amino-Acid-Enriched Nutrient Mixture Good As Carbohydrate-Rich Meals In Reducing Fat Oxidation In Cirrhotic Patients - Doctor's Guide, 8/21/02
- Misoprostol Briefly Counters Ibuprofen-Induced Renal Dysfunction in Cirrhotics - Doctor's Guide, 8/20/02
- Muscle Strength Reduction Less Pronounced In Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/30/02
- Misoprostol Produces Consistent Nitrogen Sparing In Cirrhosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/24/02
- Liver Tests Fail to Measure Up to CPS II in Biliary Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/14/02
- Patients With Advanced Cirrhosis Have Some Degree Of Hepatic Arterial Buffer Response Preserved - Doctor's Guide, 4/8/02
- Factors Cited In Development Of Cirrhosis In Patients Treated With Ursodeoxycholic Acid - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/02
- Propranolol Reduces Thrombocytopenia In Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/21/02
- Cirrhosis-Blood Pressure Link Studied - Intelihealth, 6/30/01
- Cause Of Blood Pressure Problems In Cirrhosis Patients Uncovered - Intelihealth, 6/29/01
- Pegasys (Pegylated IFN Alpha-2a) Shown Effective, Safe And Tolerable For Chronic Hepatitis C - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/01
- Liver Damage Improved With Zeffix (Lamivudine) Treatment In Hepatitis B Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/1/00
- Ritalin (Methylphenidate) Improves Chronic Fatigue in Patients With Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/00
- Pegasys Shows Efficacy In Chronic Hepatitis C Patients With Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/8/99
- Favoured Liver Disease Treatment Not Necessarily Better Than Placebo - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/99
- Studies Uncover Major Variations In How Hepatitis C Progresses - Doctor's Guide, 9/1/99
- Pegasys Dosing Comparable For Cirrhotic And Non-Cirrhotic Patients With Chronic Hep C - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/99
- Zeffix May Offer Long-Term Benefits For Chronic Hepatitis B Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/12/99
- Interferon-alpha May Reduce Risk Of Cancer In Some Patients With Cirrhosis - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/98
- FDA Approves Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 12/11/97
- Study Shows Preventive Use Of Antibiotics Is Cost Effective - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/97
- Vaccine Licensed for Hepatitis A Prevention In Chronic Liver Disease - Doctor's Guide, 6/27/97
- New Therapy Regimen for Chronic Hepatitis C Improves Treatment Success - Doctor's Guide, 4/9/96
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