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Modest Alcohol Consumption May Reduce Mortality in NAFLD

FRIDAY, Oct. 12, 2018 — For patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), modest alcohol consumption is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality, while drinking 1.5 or more drinks per day may increase mortality, according to a study recently published in Hepatology. Kaveh Hajifathalian, M.D., M.P.H., from New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, […]

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Model estimates mortality in patients waiting for hearts

(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced heart failure who are listed for transplantation, mortality risk is related to adverse events and end-organ dysfunction that vary over time, according to a study published in the Aug. 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Eugene H. Blackstone, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues developed […]