Long Live Your Damaged Liver
- added December 27, 2007
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- abbym0308
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Good news for heavy drinkers and alcoholics. A drug that reverses severe liver damage could be used to treat disease in those who find it impossible to give up alcohol. Scientists developed the drug after discovering a way to prevent the formation of excessive scar tissue caused by cirrhosis, hepatitis and other medical conditions.
To their surprise the drug not only slowed progression of the disease but also reversed damage to the organ.
The drug could have a profound impact on public health if it is proven to work in wider clinical trials. In Britain the rise in binge drinking has led to soaring rates of liver disease since the 1960s, with doctors warning cirrhosis is commonplace among men and women in their 20s and 30s.
To their surprise the drug not only slowed progression of the disease but also reversed damage to the organ.
The drug could have a profound impact on public health if it is proven to work in wider clinical trials. In Britain the rise in binge drinking has led to soaring rates of liver disease since the 1960s, with doctors warning cirrhosis is commonplace among men and women in their 20s and 30s.
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That is both good news and bad - bad inasmuch as it might encourage binge drinking and dissuade alcoholics from making the efforts necessary to stop drinking. Alcohol doesn't only damage the liver, it also damages and even destroys the brain.-
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- Vierotchka
- 9 months ago
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As someone who currently has a partially dead liver this is great news! I can start boozin' it up again!
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- Scott_Bromley
- 9 months ago
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Any excuse to drink eh? I think the drug is great for helping recovering alcoholics. Scott and Swiyyah... you guys love drinking way too much. You both love posting fun drinking items I've noticed. Aren't there more important things in the world than fun drinking gadgets?
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