The condition is termed as toxic hepatitis, where the exposure to toxins leads to liver inflammation. These toxins can be the result of an overdose of certain medicines.
Dr. Lionel Piroth and Dr. Marine Jacquier from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Dijon reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, “A 35-year-old French woman presented to the emergency department with weakness, a feeling of electric shocks in both legs, and repeated falls; She reported that the symptoms had been progressing, and she noted that she had had difficulty riding her horse for the preceding three months.”
The US-based RAZOR (Randomised Open versus Robotic Cystectomy) trial revealed that robotic surgery is equally effective as traditional open surgery in order to treat bladder cancer. The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute and the discovery was published in the Lancet.
Ibrutinib plus venetoclax (ABT-199) improves outcomes over standard therapy in patients with mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL) and a poor prognosis reports a new research in the New England Journal of Medicine.
An analysis of Bayer's XANTUS programme revealed the safety profile of the oral Factor Xa inhibitor Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) in clinical practice.
A new study by University of Alberta scientists found major potential in a fresh and potent class of chemical compounds for treating Zika virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic disease more commonly seen in females, where the human body’s immune system goes awry and attacks its healthy liver cells. This immune response causes hepatitis i.e. inflammation of the liver. If left untreated, this disease can result in complications such as cirrhosis of the liver and/or hepatic failure.
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection that causes nail disfigurement, pain and infection and impacts millions of people throughout the world. Though several antifungal treatments are currently available, they often fail for various reasons.
Hepatitis is defined as liver inflammation usually caused by the hepatitis virus. There are of 5 types of hepatitis: A, B, C, D and E. At times, our own immune system will attack the liver, which is termed as autoimmune hepatitis disease. Common symptoms include fever, jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, dark urine, pale stool, loss of appetite and weight loss.
Exercise can slim down our waistlines and boost our healthy heart but a research team from San Francisco State University found that apart from this, exercise can also boost the gut health.
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