health: Autoimmune hepatitis

Chronic Illness Coach - Rosalind Joffe - ciCoach.com

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55:55 PDT

We're here to tell you that living with a chronic illness and succeeding in your career are not mutually exclusive. We've coached hundreds of people, like you, who fear...

Patient Money - Protecting Your Job While Chronically Ill - NYTimes.com

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:38:22 PDT

The uncertainties of a chronic illness can include job insecurity. It pays to know the rules.

Elevated Liver Enzymes Linked to Development of Diabetes

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:58:47 PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 09 - Results of a study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care suggest that elevated liver enzymes, even in the normal range, are...

Coping With Illness and Its Treatment - New York Times

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:39:51 PDT

WHEN you have autoimmune hepatitis, you do not call the disease by its name. You say that your liver is being attacked by your immune system. The reason is that a lot of...

Autoimmune hepatitis and pregnancy

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:28:34 PDT

I am a 31 year old female and I have recently been diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis. I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome for about 10 years and am on...

LIVER FUNCTION

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:27:23 PDT

What does it mean - and what is normal in Blood tests ? The names may be different in various countries –and so may the values. Please double-check with your own...

Four Foods for Autoimmune Disease

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:27:46 PDT

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, with symptoms that range from mild to life-threatening, but it can also go into remission for weeks, months, and even years. More severe...

:: American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc ::

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:35:51 PDT

Men Get Autoimmune Diseases, Too AARDA's New Autoimmunity Public Service Campaign Alerts Men About Their Autoimmune Disease Risk. The campaign launched on April 3, 2008...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:02:16 PDT

This is important information for anyone with a liver disorder. Herbal remedies may benefit some liver disorders, BUT, you must be careful! Many herbs and medications...

Liver Diseases

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:00:55 PDT

Unless you have had a liver problem, chances are that you barely give the organ much thought. A liver is easy to ignore. It never grumbles, thumps, burps or makes itself...

Keeping Your Liver Healthy

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:58:21 PDT

There are many ways to avoid stressing the liver further: Get vaccinated against Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. (Co-infection with Hepatitis C and active Hepatitis A or B...

TOPIC OUTLINE

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:15:36 PDT

INTRODUCTION — The liver is one of the largest and most important organs in the body. It functions to cleanse toxins from the blood, break down medications, and aid in...

DIET AND NUTRITION FOR LIVER DISEASE AND HEPATITIS

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:12:36 PDT

After being diagnosed with liver disease, some of the first questions that a person typically asks concern diet and nutrition. Commonly asked questions include: What...

Medical Encyclopedia

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:08:58 PDT

Definition A person with liver disease must eat a special diet. This diet is protects the liver from working too hard and helps it to function as well as possible....

Livaplex®

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:53:36 PDT

The liver, the largest organ in the body, is the site of numerous metabolic functions. The liver plays a vital role in digestion, carbohydrate and fat metabolism, the...

Chat Transcript for Dr. Tammy Utset January 9, 2008

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:50:22 PDT

Moderator Are there any particular vitamins that lupus patients should take to stay healthy? I have heard that vitamins A, K, and B-12 can be helpful. -- Williamston, MI...

Coping with Adjunctive Medications

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:46:50 PDT

As all pemphigus and pemphigoid sufferers are quite aware, high doses of steroids are generally used in the first phase of treatment to control the blistering. Often to...

Randy J. Horwitz, MD, PhD Julia Jernberg, MD

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:47:02 PDT

Integrative medicine is far more than simply the combination of mainstream (western) medicine with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The concept of...

Browse Centers

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:21:53 PDT

DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Budesonide is a synthetic steroid of the glucocorticoid family. The naturally-occurring hormone whose actions budesonide mimics, is cortisol or...

Budesonide induces complete remission in autoimmune hepatitis

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:12:55 PDT

AIM: Prednisone and azathioprine represent the standard treatment for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). However, only 65﹪ of the patients enter complete histological remission....

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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:12:46 PDT

Divisions of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; 2University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario; 3University of Toronto,...

Side effects of budesonide in liver cirrhosis due to chronic autoimmune...

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:12:07 PDT

Abstract AIM: To investigate the systemic availability of budesonide in a patient with Child A cirrhosis due to autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary hepatocellular...

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:11:45 PDT

Objectives: To see if budesonide, a second generation glucocorticosteroid with a high topical effect and a high first-pass metabolism of 90% in the healthy liver, can...

Journal Article

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:10:58 PDT

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Failure of budesonide in a pilot study of treatment-dependent autoimmune...

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:10:37 PDT

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Budesonide has a high hepatic first-pass clearance and metabolites virtually devoid of glucocorticoid activity. Our goals were to assess budesonide in...

Hepatitis Weekly

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:10:25 PDT

November 7th, 2005 Budesonide sends previously untreated autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) into remission. According to a study from Germany, "AIH is a chronic liver disease...

Budesonide in the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:08:18 PDT

Standard treatment for autoimmune hepatitis is >2 years' combination therapy with azathioprine and prednisolone. This is effective in inducing remission, but long-term...

http://www.nature.com/ncpgasthep/journal/v3/n1/pdf/ncpgasthep0350.pdf

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:08:00 PDT

ENTOCORT EC and Crohn's Disease

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:44:58 PDT

For many people with mild to moderate Crohn's disease involving selected areas of the small bowel (ileum) and large bowel (ascending colon), ENTOCORT EC can control flare...

JOHNS HOPKINS GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:07:19 PDT

(410) 955-4166 To make a clinic appointment with one of our gastroenterologists or hepatologists at any of our satellite clinics located at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient...

Rockville, MD Doctors. Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Digestive System. Maryland

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:56:58 PDT

We welcome you to our practice and look forward to serving your personal health needs. As specialists in Gastroenterology and Hepatology we focus on diseases and...

Liver Transition Formula Capsule 100 ct.

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:41:04 PDT

This formula is known historically for its ability to assist the body in elimination of toxins by supporting the efforts of the liver to detoxify. This is especially...

Liver problems: Common problems and how to avoid them

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:33:06 PST

Your liver is very resilient in the face of liver problems. It can remain functional after losing most of its cells to disease. It can regenerate in a few weeks — even...

Autoimmune hepatitis. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, Volume...

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:01:27 PST

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Cherry Owens' Ode to Prednisone

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:54:37 PST

I think I know what "speed" is like, Addicted to the bone I fly around the ceiling lights -- I'm hooked on prednisone My fingers shake, my eyelids twitch, I'm in the...

Weekly liver function checks can sidestep prednisolone side effects. (Autoimmune...

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:53:35 PST

Book Description This digital document is an article from Pediatric News, published by International Medical News Group on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 418...

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:14:36 PST

Autoimmune hepatitis is an uncommon cause of chronic hepatitis (persistent liver inflammation). The cause is not known. If left untreated, the inflammation causes...

Autoimmune hepatitis

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:14:07 PST

Autoimmune hepatitis can cause a variety of complications, including: * Pernicious anemia. Associated with a number of autoimmune disorders, pernicious anemia occurs when...