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The liver is the largest organ in the body and plays a vital role in regulating life processes. Each year more than 25 million Americans are afflicted with liver and gall bladder diseases, and more than 27,000 die of cirrhosis. Experts believe that more than half of all liver diseases could be prevented.

Liver Disorders Sourcebook contains basic consumer health information about the liver, how it works, and how to keep it healthy through diet, vaccination, and other preventive care measures. Readers will learn about the symptoms and treatment options for such diseases as hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis, liver failure, cancer of the liver, and disorders related to drugs and other toxins. Also included are a glossary and directories of support groups and additional resources. ... Read more

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An essential, core reference work.
Joyce Brennfleck Shannon edits Liver Disorders Sourcebook an in-depth coverage of diseases ranging from hepatitis to cancer and disorders caused by drugs. ... Read more

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Fatty Liver Diseases: NASH and Related Disorders is an unusual book: it combines a practical approach for students and physicians concerned with the problem with a clear overview on the causative mechanisms. It appeals to doctors and other health care workers who encounter this problem, as well as to pathologists and investigators interested in the field of liver disease.

It will improve your diagnostic acumen for people with abnormal liver tests, advance your knowledge about this important subject and help with your specialist or undergraduate exams, and management of a common disorder. ... Read more

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Just like the heart, the liver is vital to our good health. Unlike the heart, however, most of us know very little about why the liver is so important and how we can take care of it. For anyone with liver disease or concerned about it, this Cleveland clinic Guide Provides need-to-know information, including important lifestyle tips and recommendations. ... Read more

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The latest information on living with and treating liver disorders

The Liver Disorders and Hepatitis Sourcebook, Revised Edition, gives you frank assessments of the latest therapies and drugs. It also provides advice on how you can navigate the day-to-day challenges of living with a liver disorder, and diet and nutrition guidelines, including the truth about the effectiveness of herbal remedies and liver-cleansing diets.

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Univ. of Buffalo, NY. Pocket-sized guide offers a review forthe clinical management of patients with liver disease. Topics includeacute liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, drug-induced liver disease,autoimmune liver diseases, metabolic liver diseases, chronic viralhepatitis, complications of cirrhosis, and more. For clinicians.Softcover. ... Read more

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Hepatology is a rapidly changing specialty.Leading experts discuss such current topics as autoimmune hepatitis, HIV and the liver, noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis, living donor liver transplantation and more. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on May 15, 2007. The length of the article is 547 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Serum markers may help diagnose nonalcoholic fatty liver.(Digestive Disorders)
Author: Hannah Brown
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 15, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37Issue: 10Page: 39(1)

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Hardbound. This text has been organized to provide the reader with a comprehensive coverage of the physiological and biochemical processes essential for the understanding of diseases affecting the different parts of the gastrointestinal tract. It describes novel and recent concepts in the pathophysiology and management of common gastrointestinal, pancreatic and liver disorders encountered in infants and young children. Each chapter presents a basic clinical approach to the problem including pertinent investigations for confirming the diagnosis and for discussing the most appropiate therapy. Commonly used drugs are listed while references cited are the more recent rather than the classic ones. A vast number of related subjects are covered, each subject being presented by experts in that particular field.

The book is divided into five parts: Disorders of the Oesophagus and Stomach; The Small Intestine and Stomach; The Exocrine Pancreas; and The Liver.

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on March 15, 2006. The length of the article is 668 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Biopsy can be tricky in fatty liver disease.(Digestive Disorders)
Author: Robert Finn
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 6Page: 63(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 747 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Strategy evolves for improving liver allocation.(Digestive Disorders)
Author: Roxanne Nelson
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 21Page: 63(1)

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Approximately 25 million people in the United States suffer from some type of liver disorder, including cirrhosis, hepatitis, gall stones, cancer, and autism and inherited diseases.The Liver Disorders Sourcebook delivers comprehensive information on the symptoms, therapies, and prevention of liver diseases. ... Read more

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Dr. Worman Is a Liar
Dr. Worman should be ashamed of himself. He is obviously in the pockets of the big drug companies, because there are several herbal remedies that truly enhance liver function. One of these herbs, milk thistle, has been proven to aid liver function, but Dr. Worman goes out of his way to claim that no "scientific" studies show this. That's nonsense, and it's a lie. Milk thistle has been known to aid liver function for centuries, and it has been thorougly tested and proven to do so in recent studies. Dr. Worman does not want you to know this, because the drug companies cannot make any money on this common and inexpensive herb.So Dr. Worman would rather lie and potentially let people die while he shills for "Big Pharm."

Good buy
I got this book for my husband who had slightly elevated ALTs and ANA. He's done many tests but doctors can't figure out what's going on. While this book did not give the answer (now, we wouldn't need doctors then!), it helped him get a good understanding of the interconnected liver issues. Got the thumbs up from a person in the pharma field!

Whew!There is hope.
Hepatitis C has many times been called "the silent killer," but Dr. Worman explains that death is not always the case....people can (and do) live with the virus.In addition to covering Hep. C (which I wasmostly interested in), he sheds light on the other Hepatitis viruses andliver dysfunctions (hence the title). I found this book to be technicalenough to give a layperson, like myself, a good biochemistry and cellbiology lesson, but easy enough to read so that I didn't feel like puttingit down. I especially liked how Dr. Worman frequently repeatedinformation (or rather, re-worded the same information, summarizing). Writing the book this way helped the info. "sink in." This is agreat counterpoint to alternative medicine believers (which I am), as itoffers a strictly medical approach to diagnosis and treatment.(We allneed both sides of the story.) Especially beneficial are the chapters onsupport groups, where to find more information about liver disorders, andthe glossary of terms. I recommend this book for anyone who is seeking moreinformation for him/herself or a relative striken with liver problems ofany kind.It is a thorough guide with practical information that in thelong run gives hope. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2007. The length of the article is 991 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Functional paragangliomas presenting as primary liver tumors.(Brief Review)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Author: Sanziana A. Roman
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 100Issue: 2Page: 195(2)

Article Type: Disease/Disorder overview

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Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System continues to be the pre-eminent textbook of choice for trainee as well as practising gastroenterologists who want a clear and lucid description of the very latest issues in this growing discipline. Every chapter has been updated with the most recent advances in the study and control of hepatitis, in its various forms. Technical and therapeutic advances have appeared in all areas of hepatology, in particular portal hypertension, liver tumours, genetic diseases and imaging, both diagnostic and therapeutic. All are brought up-to-date in the very readable style characteristic of this standard text. ... Read more

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One of the best clinically-oriented texts ever!
The latest edition of Dame Sheila Sherlock's text on diseases of the liver is a welcome addition to the books available for those treating patients in the clinic. The text is easy to read and well organized. It is easy to find subjects of interest in the index and that cannot be said for every text in print currently.
The book offers clear and consistent handling of issues concerning patient care. This proves very valuable in daily practice. ...the book is a more than reasonable memorial to Dame Sheila Sherlock's work. Although, some might not find the text sufficiently encyclopedic there are other texts for that purpose. I combine Schiff's two-volume set with this when I feel a need to seek that kind of overview.

An excellent primer
Sheila Sherlock is like the bible for anyone interested in Hepatology. Although there are several other books more advanced and comprehensive, this is an essential primer to the subject of Hepatology. It's approach issimple, yet reasonably comprehensive and the illustrations are superlative.This is a book every aspiring hepatologist should own.

A layman's review of a difficult subject
If you need to read this book as a patient or significant other, do not despair excessively.It is written by and for specialists in the field, but with the aid of a medical dictionary and a sypathetic physician ornurse, you will be able to understand quite a great deal.This helps indemystifying the diseases contained within, giving you at least a foundationof vocabulary and watchsigns.It may help in discussions with yourphysician if you have a desire for very detailed information.The bookalso contains extremely extensive references.In the field, it seems to bethe best there is.Although the vocabulary and jargon may confuse a bit,use your medical dictionary (essential), and realize that there are notmany absolutes in this field.Each patient is an individual, not astatistic.Do not become depressed or anxious about the information--itcan seem a little overwhelming and only presents a very clinical, hard lookat liver disease.The text only contains the best of Western medicine anddoes not even remotely cover alternative therapies available to a patient. My advice is to have this as a Western medical reference and outlook.Butremember that there is usually another way--search for other answers fromalternative practitioners--accupuncture, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, herbsand herbalists, medical intuitives, healing books and tapes, etc.MostWestern doctors at this point often dismiss these alternatives, but theythemselves may be able to offer little to help the patient depending on thedisease.Think of yourself (the patient) as the center of the medicalteam--surround yourself with the best you can--people, therapies, positivethinking, etc.Never loose hope or give up.This field is advancingdaily, so this book may be out of date by the time you read it and you willhave to talk to your physician for the latest information.Most physicianswill be happy that their patients are well-informed about their conditionand should be happy to discuss any questions you have related to yourcondition--indeed this is their job. ... Read more