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My love liver herbal tea

My liver love - tea.


The health effects of tea have been examined ever since the first infusions of Camellia sinensis about 4700 years ago in China.Tea contains catechins , a type of antioxidant .Tea also contains theanine and the stimulant caffeine .... love liver herbal tea for liver disease....

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Hepatitis B vaccine

There's now a hepatitis B vaccine.About 5,000 people a year die from hepatitis B, and if you survive it, you're at risk for liver cancer years later.There are more than 300,000 cases of the various forms of hepatitis each year in the United States.It is spread like AIDS, sexually and by blood-to-blood contact.
Silymarin, which is found in milk thistle, helps protect the liver from many industrial toxins, such as carbon tetrachloride.
Ginger ( Zingiber officinale ). According to research by yours truly, along with molecular biologist Stephen Beckstrom-Sternberg, Ph.D., ginger contains eight liver-protecting compounds.
Turmeric ( Curcuma longa ). This spice, often included in curries, contains several related compounds that protect the liver.
Carrot ( Daucus carota ). Scientists in India have discovered that carrots afford significant protection for the liver, at least experimentally in laboratory animals.......


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The virus Hepatitis C

 Hepatitis C becomes chronic when the body is unable to eliminate the virus. Chronic hepatitis C, in most cases, has no symptoms or causes general symptoms such as chronic fatigue or depression. 

A person's condition may only be discovered during a routine blood test or screening for blood donation.

Early detection and treatment can help to prevent liver damage. 

Chronic hepatitis C, if left untreated, can result in:

Chronic liver disease, which can develop gradually over several decades with no symptoms

failure of the liver

Cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver

cancer of the liver...

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MS - Multiple sclerosis II

Multiple sclerosis:Two new trials show,the cancer drug alemtuzumab (Campath) reduces the risk of disease relapse in people with multiple sclerosis.British researchers led by Alastair Compston of the University of Cambridge compared alemtuzumab with interferon beta 1a, the most common drug used to treat MS.In both trials, alemtuzumab appeared to increase the risk of certain autoimmune disorders, particularly those affecting the thyroid.Disability rates were 13 percent among those in the alemtuzumab group and 20 percent of those in the interferon beta 1a group. The first trial found no significant difference in disability rates between the two groups of patients.
...MS occurs when the body's immune system starts to attack the coating of nerve fibers. 

Alemtuzumab, which is used to treat leukemia and other cancers of the immune system, works by altering the number, proportions and functions of certain types of lymphocytes, which are white blood cells that play a major role in the functioning of the immune system.There is no cure for MS, and existing drugs only aim to reduce the symptoms of the disease.

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Hepatitis C-What are the symptoms of hepatitis C infection?

About 75% of people have no symptoms when they first acquire HCV infection. The remaining 25% may complain of fatigue, loss of appetite, muscle aches or fever. Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) is rare at this early stage of infection.

Over time, the liver in people with chronic infection may begin to experience the effects of the persistent inflammation caused by the immune reaction to the virus.
 Blood tests may show elevated levels of liver enzymes, a sign of liver damage, which is often the first suggestion that the infection may be present. Patients may become easily fatigued or complain of nonspecific symptoms.

As cirrhosis develops, symptoms increase and may include :

1.weakness,

2.loss of appetite,

3.weight loss,

4.breast enlargement in men,

5.a rash on the palms,

6.difficulty with the clotting of blood, and

7.spider-like blood vessels on the skin.

In patients with advanced cirrhosis, the liver begins to fail. This is a life-threatening problem. Confusion and even coma(encephalopathy) may result from the inability of the liver to process certain toxic substances.

Increased pressure in the blood vessels of the liver (portal hypertension) may cause fluid to build up in the abdominal cavity (ascites) and result in engorged veins in theswallowing tube (esophageal varices) that tear easily and can bleed suddenly and massively. Portal hypertension also can cause kidney failure or an enlarged spleenresulting in a decrease of blood cells and the development of anemia, increased risk of infection and bleeding.

In advanced cirrhosis, liver failure causes decreased production of clotting factors. Patients with advanced cirrhosis often develop jaundice because the damaged liver is unable to eliminate a yellow compound, called bilirubin that is formed from the hemoglobin of old red blood cells.

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