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Aromatherapy: All your queries answered

April 30, 2013

Aromatherapy is an alluring journey into an ancient holistic healing art literally meaning ‘a therapy using aromas.’Aromatherapy is a caring, hands-on therapy which seeks to induce relaxation, increase energy and reduce the …

Tags: Allergy,Aromatherapy,Asthma,Epilepsy,Extract,Headache,Kidney disease,Liver disease,Massage,Oils,Respiratory disease,Sensitive skin

Coffee can protect your liver from alcohol damage!

March 25, 2013

A new research suggests that heavy alcohol users who drink a lot of coffee could actually be protecting their livers! Heavy coffee consumption may protect against liver damage in men who drink alcohol, a new study has claimed. …

Tags: Alcohol,Alcohol consmuption,Alcoholic liver,Coffee,Gamma-glutamyl transferase,GGT,Liver,Liver disease

Why is the liver so important?

January 15, 2013

The liver is a highly under-appreciated organ. In the post, I'll try and explain what the liver does, the diseases which can affect it and end with tips to maintain it in top shape. Your liver is a one and a half kg organ that …

Tags: Cirrhosis,Hepatitis,Liver,Liver cancer,Liver disease,Liver transplants,World Hepatitis Day,World Hepatitis Day 2012,World Liver Day 2012

Indian doctors aid Pakistani patients amid border tensions

January 13, 2013

A group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do complex liver transplants in Lahore even as Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers. The doctors from Delhi's Apollo Hospital spent long hours in …

Tags: Apollo hospital,Liver disease,Liver transplant,Pakistan,Tensions at the LoC

Now a drug that can reverse fatty liver disease!

December 20, 2012

Scientists have developed a synthetic drug that can reverse fatty liver disease, a serious metabolic condition involving an abnormal build-up of fat in the liver, which damages the organ. Fatty liver, which often accompanies …

Tags: Diabetes,Endocrine glands,Fatty liver,Liver disease,Liver function,Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,Type 2 diabetes

New approach could reverse liver failure

August 6, 2012

A new study has shown that liver failure can be reversed. A new approach being tried by researchers could reverse liver failure, characterised by sudden and massive death of the organ's cells, which could potentially end in …

Tags: Africa,Apoptosis,ARC,Asia,Europe,Germany,Hepatitis B,Liver disease,Liver failure,Poisonous mushroom,Tumour cells

What alcohol does to your liver

October 28, 2012

Rajesh Khanna, India’s first superstar passed away recently. A close friend of his said that he died of liver infection. Kaka’s battle with alcohol is well documented. Though no one wants to say it out loud, it was his …

Tags: Alcohol,Alcohol liver disease,Cirrhosis,Fatty liver,Fibriosi,Hepatitis,Liver,Liver alcohol,Liver cancer,Liver disease,Liver transplants,Rajesh Khanna death,Rajesh Khanna health,World Hepatitis Day,World Hepatitis Day 2012

What booze does to your body (Video)

October 3, 2012

Ever wonder how alcohol affects your body? Alcohol consumption in moderation has been touted as being ‘good for health’. But what really happens when you drink? Watch this video to find out. Moderate drinking may help your …

Hepatitis C – all you need to know

October 3, 2012

Key facts Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. The disease can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong condition that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver or …

Tags: Cirrhosis,Hepatitis,Hepatitis C,Liver,Liver disease,WHO,World Hepatitis Day,World Hepatitis Day 2012

Not just alcoholics, diabetics and obese too prone to liver diseases

October 3, 2012

Hindi cinema’s first true superstar Rajesh Khanna could have lived more had he abstained from alcoholism. Kaka’s excessive drinking habit caused him liver problems resulting in his untimely death. On the World Hepatitis …

Tags: Alcoholism,Fatty liver disease,Hepatitis,Liver,Liver disease,NAFLD,Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,Rajesh Khanna,World Hepatitis Day,World Hepatitis Day 2012

World Hepatitis Day 2012: Hepatitis A

October 3, 2012

July 28 is World Hepatitis Day.Key facts Hepatitis A is a viral liver disease that can cause mild to severe illness. Globally, there are an estimated 1.4 million cases of hepatitis A every year. The hepatitis A virus is …

Tags: Hepatitis,Liver,Liver disease,Viral hepatitis,World Hepatitis Day,World Hepatitis Day 2012

Did Rajesh Khanna die of liver infection?

July 19, 2012

Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, who was ailing for sometime, died at his Bandra residence on Wednesday morning. However, the reason behind his death was his liver infection. "His liver got infected. He could not …

Tags: Bollywood,Dimple Kapadia,Kaka,Lilavati,Liver,Liver disease,Rajesh Khanna,Rajesh Khanna death,Rajesh Khanna discharged,Rajesh Khanna health,Rajesh Khanna ill health

Opossums replace mice as the new animal model for liver disease

July 6, 2012

The adage lab rat may be a dated line soon. Scientists have developed lab opossums as the new animal model to tackle non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the most common liver disease afflicting up to 15 million Americans, …

Tags: Alcoholic liver disease,Fatty liver disease,Hepatic disease,lab rat,Liver disease,NAFLD,NASH,Opossumus

Fatty liver caused more by obesity than by alcohol now!

October 3, 2012

In our recent post, we made you aware about the various types of liver disease and how they are caused. Extra weight and insulin resistance are bigger risk factors for a fatty liver than moderate amounts of alcohol, warn …

Tags: Drinking and liver,Fatty liver,Fatty liver causes,Hepatitis,Liver disease,NAFLD

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