Topic: Liver Diseases
Reuters Environmental Online Report | 2009-05-29 17:34:08
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pollutants may be contributing to a sharp increase in the number of cases of liver disease, U.S. researchers said on Friday.</p><p>They said as many as a third of U.S. adults showed signs of having liver disease not caused by normal triggers such as ...
Getty Images | 2009-05-18 17:00:47
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London, poses for photographs after getting tested for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, to promote getting tested ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2009 (19th May 2009), on the first ever "Get ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-05-11 16:23:24
<div><p>Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland normally releases the hormones, T4 and T3, that control metabolism and underproduction may affect all body functions. Risk factors for hypothyroidism include: being older than 50 years of age, exposure of the neck to X-ray or ...
BusinessWeek | 2009-04-02 16:01:32
<div><h1> 01 MAKING IT EASIER TO TREAT HIV/AIDS
</h1><p>Gilead Sciences</p><p>Industry: Pharmaceuticals</p><p>Sales: $5.3 billion</p><p>Net Income: $2 billion</p><p>In late February 2008 ...
