Cirrhosis is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in more developed countries,
being the 14th most common cause of death worldwide but fourth in central Europe …

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most prevalent type of chronic liver disease worldwide.
ALD can progress from alcoholic fatty liver (AFL) to alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), which is …

HCV infection, risk-based screening failed to identify the majority of individuals with HCV
infection due to both clinician and patient barriers.(9-12) Analysis of the 2003-2010 National …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in the United
States. Many of the 2.7–3.9 million persons living with HCV infection are unaware they are …

Background The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading
cause of chronic liver disease. 5 An estimated 180 million people are infected worldwide. 6 …

Background The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem and a leading
cause of chronic liver disease. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and …

Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a group of
governmental and private sector partners developed these evidence-based …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

In support of the 2005 update of the US Department of Agriculture/US Department of Health
and Human Services Dietary Guidelines, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …

Objective. Moderate alcohol consumption has been reported to be inversely associated with
cardiovascular disease and total mortality. The importance of non-alcoholic fatty liver …