Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Subject: The Liver UpdateTo: jeanne2113@...Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 10:48 AM The Liver Update Donate now A Weekly Newsletter fromthe American Liver Foundation November 17, 2008 In This Issue - Fatty Liver Research - Climb to Fight Liver Disease - Liver Cancer and Diabetes - Metformin Ineffective Against Fatty Liver - A New Way to Support ALF A Look at ALF Research:Xinqing Kang, PhD Dr. Kang's study aims to describe on a molecular level how alcohol exposure leads to fat accumulation in the liver. A better understanding of the connection may point the way to new and more effective therapies for fatty liver.Read more about Dr. Kang Walk for Fun...Walk for Life! Join ALF at a Liver Life Walk and help raise awareness for liver disease.Find a Walk near you Run To Help Save 30 Million Lives Join an extraordinary group of runners and volunteers from all over the United States as we set our sights even higher for the 113th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2009.Learn more Find an ALF ChapterNear You Click here Did you know? Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an obesity-related chronic liver disease, may affect as many as one in every four adults over the age of 18. Liver LIFE Challenge Climb The Liver LIFE Challenge Climb is a pledged overnight endurance climb event on Mt. Shasta in California on June 6-7, 2009.No prior mountaineering experience is necessary, however experience with hiking and backpacking is a definite plus. You must be in good health and good physical condition before joining the climb team.Visit www.climbteam.org to learn more. Liver Cancer Patients Have High Diabetes Prevalence Reuters, November 14, 2008 - Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have a significantly higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) compared to the general population, according to findings from a case-control study conducted in Italy.Read more AASLD: Metformin Appears Ineffective inFatty Liver Disease MedPage Today, November 4, 2008 - Although the diabetes drug metformin caused a striking weight loss in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), it did not reduce steatosis, a Norwegian researcher said here.Read more Give While You Shop, Shop While You Give There is a new and easy way to support the American Liver Foundation! Simply download our GiveClicks Shopping Assistant and a portion of what you spend on-line at thousands of major retail vendors will go to the ALF. The best part is that you are making a contribution at no additional cost to you. You just simply shop on-line as you normally would and GiveClicks takes care of the rest!Download the GiveClicks Shopping Assistant today Thank you for your continued support of the American Liver Foundation. For more information on liver disease or our work as an organization, please visit our Web site or contact your local ALF chapter.Give to ALF today. Forward email This email was sent to jeanne2113@... by update@.... Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by American Liver Foundation | 75 Maiden Lane | Suite 603 | NEW YORK | NY | 10038 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Jeanne Subject: The Liver UpdateTo: jeanne2113@...Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 12:20 PM The Liver Update Donate now A Newsletter fromthe American Liver Foundation December 3, 2008 In This Issue - Fibrosis Research - Webinar: Sign Up Today - Transplant Surgeon Honored - Bariatric Surgery and NAFLD - Liver Transplant Disparities A Look at ALF Research:Xiaosong Jiang, MD Dr. Jiang's study targets a type of cell that plays a central role in liver fibrosis development. The goal of this study is to identify the series of molecular signals that cause hepatic stellate cells to multiply and become overly active. Read more about Dr. Jiang Give While You Shop, Shop While You Give There is a new and easy way to support ALF! Download our GiveClicks Shopping Assistant and a portion of what you spend on-line at thousands of major retail vendors will go to ALF. The best part is that you are making a contribution at no additional cost to you. You just shop on-line as you normally would and GiveClicks takes care of the rest!Download the GiveClicks Shopping Assistant today Walk for Fun...Walk for Life! Join ALF at a Liver Life Walk and help raise awareness for liver disease.Find a Walk near you Be a part of the teamthat wins every time! Run or climb to fight liver disease. Liver Life Challenge events put the body and the mind to the test while raising critical funds for research, education, and advocacy.Learn more Find an ALF ChapterNear You Click here Did you know? According to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network, there are nearly 16,000 people awaiting a liver transplant today. Tune In To AASLD Webinar Thursday, December 4 Join us online for the live Webcast of the AASLD 2008 Annual Meeting Update tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 4) at 5:30pm! Members of the American Liver Foundation Connecticut Chapter Medical Advisory Committee who attended the AASLD 2008 annual meeting will provide the latest updates on liver cancer, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, hepatitis C and hepatitis B.Registration is required. Register online today Hepatitis B:ph K. Lim, MD, Yale University School of MedicineHepatitis C: Abdelsayed, MD, Bridgeport HospitalNAFLD/NASH: Tamar Taddei, MD, Yale University School of MedicineHepatocellular Carcinoma: Strazzabosco, MD, Yale-New Haven HospitalModerator: Hull, MD, Hartford Hospital ALF Delaware Valley Chapter Names Dr. Cataldo Doria "Transplant Surgeon of the Year" When it comes to liver transplantation, Jefferson's Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D. stands out from the crowd.The American Liver Foundation Delaware Valley Chapter recently named Dr. Doria "Transplant Surgeon of the Year" for his outstanding service to the medical community and to patients with liver disease.Read more Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease ScienceDaily, December 1, 2008 - Bariatric surgery has become a popular and effective method for rapid and permanent significant weight loss in morbidly obese individuals. A recent study reports bariatric surgery results in improvement of histopathological features of NAFLD.Read more U.S. Women Less Likely For Liver Transplants: Study Reuters, November 25, 2008 - Women are less likely than men in the United States to get a life-saving liver transplant, perhaps because of physical differences between the two sexes, according to a study published on Tuesday.The report from Dr. Moylan and colleagues at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, also found that blacks have gained a more equal footing with whites for liver transplants since 2002, when a new system was put in place emphasizing severity of disease rather than length of time on a waiting list.Read more Thank you for your continued support of the American Liver Foundation. For more information on liver disease or our work as an organization, please visit our Web site or contact your local ALF chapter.Give to ALF today. Forward email This email was sent to jeanne2113@... by update@.... Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by American Liver Foundation | 75 Maiden Lane | Suite 603 | NEW YORK | NY | 10038 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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