Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin

The goal of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, led by Dr. Paul Angulo, was to determine the
effects of fatty liver disease in children up to 20 years after the initial
diagnosis. This is especially important as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease in preadolescents and adolescents.
To put the problem of NAFLD into perspective, Ariel Feldstein, MD, another
investigator involved with the study said, “In the past ten years, the rate of
obesity in our country has tripled in children and teenagers, and this most
likely explains why NAFLD is becoming so common.

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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

Welcome to EU Medigrid. Digital portal to internet health information.

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Posted on Thursday, 11th September 2008 by admin

Work on refurbishing facilities at a hospital could begin in the spring, Health Minister Edwina Hart has said. The future of Cardiff Royal Infirmary (CRI) in the east of the capital has been uncertain since it closed as a district general hospital a decade ago. But now Mrs Hart says she wants to develop health [...]

Tags: cardiff, city, city hospital, regeneration, wales
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