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04/09/2015 - Saturated fats link to organ inflammation
New findings show how people with very high levels of saturated fat in their blood could be susceptible to inflammation and tissue damage. More
03/09/2015 - Plan to beat hepatitis unveiled
Ambitious new world targets are to be set for reducing the spread of viral hepatitis, a summit in Scotland heard yesterday. More
27/07/2015 - Tackle injections to help beat hepatitis - WHO
Health services need to reduce the number of injections to help reduce the spread of hepatitis, according to the World Health Organisation. More
21/07/2015 - New hope to repair livers
British scientists have made a breakthrough in the search to repair damaged livers, it was announced last night. More
20/07/2015 - Plea as transplants slump
Britain is facing a reduction in organ transplants because of shortages of donors, it was revealed today. More
27/04/2015 - World needs more surgery - analysis
Millions of people are dying world-wide because they do not have access to basic surgical procedures, according to an analysis today. More
02/04/2015 - Elderly suffer from late cancer diagnosis
The over-60s are most likely to have cancer diagnosed through an emergency admission to hospital, according to figures published today. More
16/03/2015 - Kidney failure kills two million a year
More than two million people across the world die prematurely from kidney failure every year because they cannot access life-saving dialysis or transplantation. More
03/03/2015 - Risks underestimated for long-term paracetamol taking
The risks for patients who take paracetamol long term may have been underestimated, reseachers warn today. More
11/02/2015 - The best obesity op?
The gastric bypass is the best surgical procedure for people with extreme obesity, according to a new analysis. More
27/01/2015 - Daily drinking may be worse for liver
Daily drinking of alcohol may be worse for the liver than binge-drinking, according to Danish researchers. More
18/12/2014 - Life expectancy increasing - mostly
Global success against many major diseases has improved life expectancy for most people in the last 25 years, according to a study published today. More
13/10/2014 - Gene hope for metabolic disease
A gene therapy is showing promise as a treatment for a deadly metabolic liver disease, according to European researchers. More
10/10/2014 - How healthy living stops bowel cancer
A healthy lifestyle is closely linked to the risk of getting bowel cancer, according to the findings of a major European study today. More
10/10/2014 - Decaf drinking 'good' for liver
Drinking decaffeinated coffee may be good for the liver, according to a new study. More
28/07/2014 - Row as liver virus found in donated blood
There was controversy today over a study which revealed that thousands of blood donors are infected with a usually harmless liver virus. More
01/07/2014 - Lifestyle plea to beat pancreas cancer
Many people could avoid one of the UK's deadliest cancers by lifestyle changes, researchers say today. More
01/07/2014 - Hope for new cancer drug
A new drug aimed at the DNA of cancer cells could help patients with untreatable disease, a conference has heard. More
15/04/2014 - Kidney printing to boost surgery
Surgeons are beginning to use 3D models of kidneys to plan cancer operations, it has been revealed. More
13/03/2014 - Water and grapefruit for kidney day
Today is World Kidney Day and campaigners are urging the world to start it with a glass of water.
The day has been launched to highlight the growing threat of kidney disease, which affects up t More
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