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NEWS ABOUT: liver

liver stories: 7 news summaries

Get a Checkup or Lose Your Insurance

One company tries forcing employees to get preventative care

Jul 8, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - How far can a firm go to improve the health of its employees? AmeriGas Propane's insurance costs were rising, its work force was aging, and its employees weren't getting preventative care. The company began voluntary programs to encourage healthy behavior that didn't work. So AmeriGas gave its workers a simple... More »

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cancer • health insurance • preventative medicine • diabetes • liver • medical examiner • benefits • doctor visit

(Newser) - An outside panel reporting to the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that the maximum daily dosage of Tylenol be reduced and the Extra Strength variety of the painkiller be available only by prescription, Bloomberg reports. The panel of advisers, whose suggestions are nonbinding, noted acetaminophen’s effect on the... More »

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drug companies • Vicodin • painkiller • liver • ibuprofen • Food and Drug Administration • Advil • Tylenol • acetaminophen • Percocet • women's issues

Liver Transplant Hospital Bullish on Jobs' Prognosis

Transplant center denies Apple boss jumped waiting list

Jun 24, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Tennessee hospital has confirmed that Steve Jobs received a new liver there earlier this year, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The Apple boss "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis," said officials at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, who issued a press release with Jobs'... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Tennessee • liver • liver transplants

Heart Disease, Diabetes Linked to Everyday BPA

Chemical common in plastic containers used by US adults, children

Sep 16, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A chemical found in many containers commonly used by Americans is linked to heart disease and diabetes in a new study, the Chicago Tribune reports. The first large-scale human study of Bisphenol A follows a government advisory on using the chemical near food, and a report connecting it to ill... More »

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cardiovascular disease • bisphenol A • USDA • liver • type 2 diabetes • Wal-Mart • scientific study • BPA • Nalgene

Heavy and Healthy:
Obese Can Be as Fit as Thin

New studies show heart health in many overweight people

Aug 12, 08 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Overweight doesn’t necessarily mean unhealthy, two new studies report—nor does thin always mean fit. In a survey of 5,400 men and women, 51% of participants who were overweight and 31.7% who were obese checked out with healthy heart indicators—normal blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and... More »

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obesity • weight • liver • Archives of Internal Medicine • heart health • medical study

'They Took
My Daughter
Away From Me'

Family plans to sue insurer after teen dies awaiting liver transplant

Dec 21, 07 7:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The family of a 17-year-old whose insurer had refused to OK a liver transplant plans to sue the company in the wake of the girl's death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Leukemia patient Nataline Sarkisyan died after Cigna HealthCare refused to fund the transplant despite doctors’ recommendations. After online... More »

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health care • health care industry • leukemia • liver • UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital • Cigna • Nataline Sarkisyan

New Procedure Gives Hope to Diabetics

UK treatment ends insulin dependency for type 1 sufferers

Aug 19, 07 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Car crashes, comas, sudden stabbings, divorces – all are being indirectly diminished as Britain spearheads a new procedure to help sufferers of type 1 diabetes. Victims of the growing disorder are often subject to fits and blackouts as they scramble for insulin, but a new operation is offering hope: already... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • health • diabetes • disease • United Kingdom • Islet cell transplantation • diabetics • pancreas • liver

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