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Alcoholism Therapy
New alcoholism therapy study findings reported from University Hospital, Department of Laboratory Medicine
July 9th, 2007
Fresh data on alcoholism are presented in the report "Non-invasive assessment of chronic liver and gastric diseases." According to recent research published in the journal Clinica Chimica Acta, "In patients with both chronic liver diseases and dyspepsia there is the need for non-invasive, inexpensive and effective laboratory tests. These tests should not substitute but complement and integrate the information derived from invasive techniques such as liver biopsy and esofagogastroduodenoscopy." "Natural history studies indicate that advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis develop in about 20%-40% of patients with chronic hepatitis B or C, and in a similar proportion of...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-07-09)
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