Liver Diseases

Follow the links below to find information on liver diseases.

For specific liver diseases, follow the links to the sub-topics below.

Updated October 2007

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Title:   Liver biopsy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out what's involved when you have a liver biopsy, in which a small piece of liver tissue is removed to help doctors detect liver abnormalities.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   High fructose processed foods linked to obesity, gout, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and fatty liver
Publisher:   Healthy Eating Club
Description:   There has been a 'cloud' over the health benefits of fructose added to processed foods over the last few decades. Food manufacturers have been adding pure fructose to foods in the quest to lower the glycaemic index (GI) of the food because fructose does not affect insulin production therefore is considered to be a low GI sugar (this is contrast to glucose which does raise insulin levels).
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Liver explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The liver clears toxins from the body, processes food nutrients and is involved in regulating body metabolism. Fat accumulation, alcohol misuse, viral infection, iron or copper accumulation, toxic damage and cancer can prevent the liver from performing its vital functions. Liver disorders include fatty liver, cirrhosis, hepatitis, haemochromatosis, autoimmune liver disorders, cancer and some rare inherited diseases.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Fatty liver (steatosis, steatohepatitis)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of fatty liver (steatosis, steatohepatitis) written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Safety of black cohosh
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Article discusses the questions raised about the safety of black cohosh, specifically with regards to liver damage and breast cancer.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Liver disease - fatty liver disease
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Fatty liver disease is a build-up of fats in the liver that replaces healthy tissue. In some cases, fatty liver disease damages the organ and leads to serious complications such as cirrhosis.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Black Cohosh and liver damage
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   In October 2002, in the Medical Journal of Australia, there was a single case report of a 47 year old Australian woman who developed acute hepatitis and subsequently required a liver transplant. It was reported that this woman had been taking a Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) preparation for one week.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Gilbert's syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Gilbert's syndrome is a common, mild disorder in which the liver is unable to properly process the yellowishbrown pigment in bile, called bilirubin. This can cause the skin and eyes to turn yellow (jaundice). Gilbert's syndrome typically does not need treatment but may affect the toxicity of certain medications.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Wilson's disease
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Wilson's disease is a genetic disorder that prevents the body from eliminating copper. The excess copper damages certain structures including the liver and nervous system. There is no cure for this potentially fatal disease, but it can be managed.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Medicine Update April 2007: Lumiracoxib (Prexige) for osteoarthiritis
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Since this issue of Medicine Update was published, lumiracoxib (Prexige) has been urgently withdrawn by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Fatty liver
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Fatty liver is the accumulation of fat in the cells of the liver. It is increasingly being found in people who are obese or have diabetes.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Gilbert syndrome
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Gilbert syndrome is a condition in which there is an excess of bilirubin in the blood.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Hepatitis C and liver biopsy: the inside story
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out what`s involved when you have a liver biopsy.
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Kava fact sheet - April 2005
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Since 2001, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has closely followed mounting international concerns over reports of hepatotoxicity and deaths from liver failure associated with taking some kava-containing medicines.
Date:   Apr 2005
Title:   Review of Aspirin / Reye's syndrome warning statement
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   At its meeting on 3 April 2003, the Medicines Evaluation Committee agreed to re-examine the evidence linking aspirin use in children or teenagers with chicken pox, influenza or fever, with Reye's Syndrome, with a view to making further recommendations to the NDPSC about the advisability of adopting the UK warning statement.
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Liver function testing
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about the substances tested in liver function tests and how they can help determine the health of your liver.
Date:   Apr 2004
Title:   Alcohol and paracetamol (Comments for Consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Paracetamol is a useful painkiller. Taking too much paracetamol can, however, poison the liver. People who take overdoses of paracetamol can die from liver damage.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Alcohol and paracetamol
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   There are concerns that therapeutic doses of paracetamol may be hepatotoxic in patients who regularly drink moderate to large amounts of alcohol.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   There has been recent media interest concerning a possible association between the herb Chelidonium majus (Greater celandine) and liver problems. The TGA prepared a preliminary safety review on the herb for the most recent meeting of the Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee (CMEC) held on 30 May 2003.
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Information for sponsors: Safety of kava-containing medicines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has viewed with increasing concern international reports of liver damage (hepatotoxicity) associated with the use of kava-containing medicines. The TGA believes that, as a precaution, a voluntary recall to consumer level of all medicines containing kava on sale in Australia should commence immediately.
Date:   Aug 2002
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