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YOU CAN DOWNLOAD EMEDINEWS AT www.emedinews.in Dear Colleague 27th April, 2010 Tuesday Amitabh Bachhan has Cirrhosis of Liver Amitabh Bachhan has revealed that he has cirrhosis of liver. He had received several units of blood transfusion on account of the injury sustained during the shooting of his movie ‘Coolie’ in 1982. One of the several donors had infected blood with hepatitis B. Cirrhosis is a severely scarring disease of the liver due to many years of continuous injury. The most common causes are longstanding alcohol abuse and hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Cirrhosis cannot be cured but one can prevent the disease from worsening. Here is a recap of some essential information about the disease.
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International Medical Science Academy Update (IMSA): What’s New The projected benefits of a reduction in dietary salt by 3 g/day were estimated using a computer simulation of the incidence and prevalence of coronary heart disease and the associated mortality and costs in United States adults, and were similar to those of population–wide reductions in smoking, obesity and cholesterol levels (February 2010 Issue, N Engl J Med) |
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Formula: A decrease of 1 mmol/L of K+ value means a
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) : To help diagnose adrenal and pituitary diseases such as Cushing’s syndrome, Cushing’s disease, Addison's disease, adrenal tumors and pituitary tumors.
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