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L.A. County Science Fair names top student scientists
L.A. NOWJudges at the Los Angeles County Science Fair named the top two winners of the competition on Saturday, out of the more than a thousand students who had their experiments on display. The science fair, in its 62nd year, had more students than in recent... -
What is a fatty liver?
It's not enough that we simply have to worry about the fat that's increasingly growing around our bellies. Americans should also be concerned about the fat that they can't see: the stuff that's filling up their livers, more commonly known as Nonalcoholic...
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Diabetes drug may prevent liver tumors
Those with type II diabetes are at two to three times the risk of developing primary liver cancer. But new research from the University of Marylandshows that a common drug many patients already take may prevent the cancer. Studies on animals show that...Tags: Chemicals, Science and Technology, Science, Liver Cancer, University of Maryland, College Park
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ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION: Fatty liver, a lifestyle-related epidemic
Tribune Media ServicesThe obesity epidemic has boosted the numbers of a plethora of chronic diseases, from type 2 diabetes to heart disease. Now health experts have identified an upswing in yet another chronic condition related to obesity and its partner, diabetes:...Tags: Henry Ford, Weight, Genes and Chromosomes, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses
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Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers are uncovering another dangerous and common side effect of the obesity epidemic - Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. The Center for Liver Disease at Iowa Methodist Medical Center is seeing more and more cases of this dangerous disease.
Doctor ...Tags: Diabetes, Overweight, Hospitals and Clinics, Liver Failure, Death
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