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Stories about: liver disease

Alcohol Tax Reduces Fatalities New studies show that, as soon as alcohol taxes are introduced in a country, the number of diseases associated with alcohol consumption significantly decreases, almost instantly. Beer, wine and other types of liquor account for conditions such as liver diseases and oral cancer, as well as alcohol poisoning. The curre... 14 November 2008 02:31 GMT Angelina Really Is Very Sick Remember those rumors a while ago that Ange was as good as dead because she was suffering from some sinister disease? Well, while most of us didn't really believe all that, pictures of an unbelievably (and unhealthily) skinny Mrs. Pitt may have left some doubts somewhere in a distant corner of our minds. Which a... 23 August 2007 04:25 GMT Hopes for Patients Suffering from Deadly Liver Diseases Scientists at Edinburgh University give new hopes for patients that suffer from liver diseases that eventually will lead them to death. The experts have discovered that certain cells in the body can be modified in order to help transform and regenerate the damaged liver tissue, which will also put an end to liver tra... 7 July 2006 11:09 GMT