Home
Kieran Lamb's Library tagged → View Popular
Obesity 'will cause more liver damage than alcohol' - The Observer 1st November 2009
"Senior doctor says few understand that excess weight is linked to cirrhosis, diabetes and hypertension"
Drinking and obesity fuel surge in liver disease among middle-age Britons - Daily Mail 20th October 2009
"Binge drinking and obesity are fuelling a liver disease crisis among middle-aged Britons, ministers will warn today.
The average age of those dying of the disease has fallen to 60 for women and 58 for men - four years lower for both sexes than 25 years ago. "
Call made for minimum alcohol price - The Guardian 19th October 2009
"Minimum prices for alcohol should be enforced, campaign groups have said, amid claims that drink will kill 90,000 people in the next ten years.
Alcohol Concern called for the Government to consider higher duty on stronger drinks and charges of at least 50p per unit."
Easier transplant rules for alcoholics - The Sunday Times 4th September 2009
"Alcoholics who do not show they can stay sober outside hospital are expected to be offered liver transplants for the first time next month.
A group of experts in liver disease will propose the change despite a shortage of organs. Under current guidelines, candidates for new livers have to show they can abstain from drink, usually for six months, before doctors approve a transplant. "
Plea for donors as patients die from liver transplant delays - The Observer 13th September 2009
Patients with an unusual blood type who need liver transplants are dying because too few organs are being donated. The problem is affecting people with chronic liver problems who have group B blood.
Livers have to come from people with the same blood type to be suitable for transplantation. Last year 701 Britons of all blood types received a new liver, but 103 others – including an unknown number with type B blood – died because demand outstripped supply.
Weightloss pill investigated for liver damage - The Guardian 26th August 2009
A slimming drug available over the counter in the UK is being investigated for links to 32 cases of liver damage by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA began investigating orlistat, sold over the counter as Alli, and its potential links to liver damage earlier this year after concerns were raised about potentially harmful side effects. On Monday, the agency said it was assessing 32 reports of serious liver injury in patients, 27 of whom were hospitalised.
Treatment for teenager denied liver transplant - The Independent 22nd August 2009
A critically ill teenager who was denied a liver transplant because his condition was drink-related is to be flown to a specialist unit for treatment.
Gareth Anderson, 19, from Newtownards in Co Down, was taken to hospital suffering from liver failure just over three weeks ago after a weekend of heavy drinking. His parents, who fear he may die before receiving a transplant, said it was the first time he had been admitted to hospital for a drink-related condition.
Sharp rise in liver cancer blamed on binge drinking and obesity - The Guardian 20th August 2009
Cases of liver cancer have tripled over the last three decades, according to figures published today by Britain's leading cancer charity. Statistics compiled by Cancer Research UK show that in 1975 there were 865 cases of primary liver cancer. In 2006 that had risen to 3,108.
Britain's changing drinking habits over the last three decades are partly responsible, according to the charity, but obesity is another cause. The third contributory factor is infection with the hepatitis C virus.
Alcohol abuse behind increase in liver cancer, experts claim - The Times 20th August 2009
Rising rates of obesity and alcohol abuse have fuelled an increase in cases of liver cancer, according to figures published today.
Cases of the disease more than tripled from 865 cases in 1975 to more than 3,100 in 2006, the Cancer Research UK data shows.
Liver cases triple in 30 years as drinking and obesity rise sharply - The Telegraph 20th August 2009
Cases of liver cancer in Britain have more than tripled since the 1970s due to the sharp rise in alcohol consumption, obesity and hepatitis C infection, experts have said.
Binge drinking and obesity have fuelled a surge in cases of liver cancer, warn experts - Daily Mail 20th August 2009
Binge drinking and obesity have fuelled an alarming rise in cases of liver cancer, experts have warned.
In 2006, 3,108 cancers started in the liver - almost four times the figure of 30 years earlier when there were just 865 cases.
Primary liver cancers 'soaring' - BBC Health News 19th August 2009
Cases of primary liver cancer, an often preventable disease, have trebled in the last 30 years, figures suggest.
While it is not uncommon for cancer to spread to the liver, Cancer Research UK statistics show incidents where it starts in the organ have risen sharply.
Alcoholic Gary Reinbach dead at 22 after transplant refused - The Times 21st July 2009
A man has died of alcoholic liver failure at the age of just 22 despite a public appeal from his doctors for transplant rules to be waived to give him a chance at life.
Gary Reinbach and his family were told that unless he could prove that he could live alcohol-free in the community for six months he could not qualify for a donor organ - but he was too sick to leave hospital.
'Please help me Mum, I don't want to die': Last words of alcoholic, 22, who died after being refused liver transplant - Daily Mail 21st July 2009
A young alcoholic denied a liver transplant because he was too ill to prove he could stay sober outside hospital had begged his mother to help him live.
Gary Reinbach, 22, was terrified and pleaded with his mother to do something hours before his death. His last words to her were: 'Please help me Mum, I don't want to die.'
Alcoholic, 22, dies after refused new liver - Daily Telegraph 21st July 2009
A man has died aged just 22 after NHS doctors refused him a liver following nine years of alcoholism.
Alcoholic - aged 22 - dies after being refused liver transplant because he could not prove he would not drink again - Daily Mail 21st July 2009
A young alcoholic denied a liver transplant because he was too ill to prove he could stay sober outside hospital has died.
Gary Reinbach, 22, succumbed to the worst case of cirrhosis doctors had seen in a man of his age.
Alcoholic, 22, dying of liver failure denied transplant because he cannot prove he is sober - Daily Mail 20th July 2009
A dying alcoholic is being denied a life-saving liver transplant because he cannot leave hospital to prove he can stay sober.
Gary Reinbach, 22, has been given just weeks to live after developing one of the worst cases of cirrhosis his doctors have seen.
Alcohol-related deaths up by 40% in ten years - The Times 9th July 2009
The number of people dying from alcohol-related causes rose by nearly 40 per cent from 5,287 in 1999 to 7,341 last year, figures obtained by the Conservative MP James Brokenshire, a shadow Home Office minister, show.
The number of deaths among women rose by 32 per cent and among men by 43 per cent. Deaths with an underlying cause related to alcohol among people under 40 rose by 24 per cent, the figures revealed.
Alcohol deaths rise by 40 per cent - The Telegraph 8th July 2009
Alcohol-related deaths have risen by 40 per cent in 10 years, new figures show.
Drinking deaths up 40% since Labour came to power - Daily Mail 9th July 2009
The number of people drinking themselves to death has soared by 40 per cent under Labour.\n\nCritics blame the relaxing of licensing laws and the availability of cheap drink in supermarkets.
Selected Tags
Related Tags
Sponsored Links
Top Contributors
Diigo is about better ways to research, share and collaborate on information. Learn more »
Join Diigo