:: CLD COMMUNICATIONS ::


	11-23-2007		Attention to noninfectious perimortal conditions in HIV patients needed

	10-17-2007		Favorable prognosis seen in children with chronic hepatitis B

	10-02-2007		Minimal hepatic encephalopathy associated with increased traffic accidents

	09-25-2007		Chronic hepatitis common in children with HIV

	09-20-2007		Racial differences seen in severity of primary biliary cirrhosis

	08-13-2007		Chronic HCV infection linked to glucose intolerance but favorable lipid profile

	07-25-2007		Father-to-child hepatitis B transmission documented in Japan

	07-20-2007		Hepatitis C highly associated with diabetes, study confirms

	06-05-2007		Coffee consumption associated with reduced liver cancer risk

	06-04-2007		Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease linked to CVD in type 2 diabetes

	05-09-2007		Racial disparities evident in management of portal hypertension complications

	05-08-2007		HCV infection associated with development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

	05-04-2007		HBV not directly tied to increased stroke risk

	05-03-2007		Certain IBD patients at greater colorectal cancer risk

	05-02-2007		Hepatitis B virus transmitted patient-to-patient in a dental setting

	04-09-2007		Hepatitis A endemic among gay men in Europe

	03-16-2007		U.S. sees sharp decline in hepatitis cases: CDC

	01-29-2007		Fracture risk increased in primary biliary cirrhosis

	11-24-2006		Hepatitis C clearance lowers reinfection risk

	11-03-2006		Fatty liver common in children

	10-31-2006		ALT level a measure of overall health

	10-17-2006		Heart transplants from HCV-positive donors linked to lower recipient survival

	09-07-2006		Continued drug use main risk of death for hepatitis C patients

	08-24-2006		Liver disease leading cause of non-AIDS deaths in HIV patients in developed countries

	08-01-2006		Immunosuppression risk factor for acute renal failure in HIV

	07-14-2006		Estrogen receptor polymorphisms tied to liver cancer

	07-11-2006		Sexual dysfunction common among men with HCV

	05-30-2006		Marine virus may account for some unexplained human illnesses

	05-25-2006		Obesity a poor prognostic indicator in acute liver failure

	05-25-2006		Effect of drinking on heart disease risk differs between men and women

	05-19-2006		Cryoglobulinemia not tied to neuropathy in HCV

	05-15-2006		Four million people in US infected with hepatitis C virus

	05-12-2006		Hepatitis C virus infection increases risk of type 2 diabetes

	05-11-2006		Many at-risk adults not being vaccinated against hepatitis B

	05-09-2006		Heart disease risk is increased with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

	05-05-2006		Genetic marker predicts cancer in heavy drinkers

	05-03-2006		Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy increases neonatal respiratory distress risk

	05-03-2006		Acute hepatitis A tied to pregnancy complications

	04-19-2006		Spontaneous HCV clearance more common than previously thought

	04-18-2006		Outcomes worse for HCV/HIV coinfection than just HIV or HCV, especially in whites

	04-13-2006		Hepatitis E may be an emerging concern in UK

	04-11-2006		Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis less deadly than hepatitis C

	04-10-2006		Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy increases risk of liver and biliary disease

	01-19-2006		Age of donor and recipient, size of transplant center up risk in liver transplants

	01-05-2006		Cirrhosis mortality rates skyrocketing in the UK

	01-04-2006		Nonalcoholic fatty liver predicts heart disease in type 2 diabetics

	12-16-2005		Survival from rare cancers low in some European countries

	12-15-2005		Vertical HCV transmission may occur more often among female infants

	11-10-2005		High hepatitis B rate found in underserved Asians in NYC

	10-25-2005		Hepatitis C infection associated with type 2 diabetes

	10-07-2005		Hepatitis does not lower quality of life in HIV patients

	09-08-2005		Regular testing needed to reduce hemodialysis-related HCV infections

	09-01-2005		Long-standing HCV infection usually leads to cirrhosis

	08-29-2005		Altering metabolic syndrome criteria may be clinically useful

	08-17-2005		Sepsis the leading cause of acute renal failure in the ICU

	08-17-2005		Injection drug use tied to hepatitis C in HIV patients

	08-01-2005		CCR5 polymorphism tied to hepatitis C virus clearance

	07-29-2005		Risk of pancreatic cancer doubled in first-degree relatives of probands

	07-15-2005		Epidemiology of pneumococcal disease in HIV shows post-HAART shift

	07-01-2005		Smoking and HCV infection increase the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

	06-28-2005		Three modalities seen in vertically acquired HCV

	06-21-2005		Soy intake linked with reduced hepatocellular carcinoma risk

	06-01-2005		Immune reconstitution syndrome may occur in organ transplant recipients

	05-26-2005		Severe sleep apnea may damage liver

	05-06-2005		Risk of cognitive impairment high in HCV-HIV coinfection and meth addiction

	05-06-2005		Cyclosporine may increase tumor recurrence after liver transplant

	04-27-2005		Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency tied to high mortality

	04-25-2005		Research supports sexual transmission of HCV

	04-13-2005		Herbal remedies put arthritis patients at risk of harmful interactions

	03-30-2005		Donor age not linked to late mortality in transplanted cirrhotic HCV patients

	03-29-2005		Time to seroconversion after acute HCV infection variable in injection drug users

	03-11-2005		Glucose monitoring tied to HBV transmission at nursing homes

	03-11-2005		Mother to child HCV transmission often occurs in utero

	03-07-2005		Diabetes triples risk of liver cancer

	02-28-2005		Hepatitis C virus infection associated with nonhepatic malignancies

	02-24-2005		GBV-C infection does not protect against CD4+ cell loss or HIV progression

	02-23-2005		New scoring system points to liver cancer outcome

	02-18-2005		Hepatitis B viral load, genotype affect risk of liver cancer

	02-15-2005		Coffee consumption may reduce risk of liver cancer

	01-28-2005		Hispanics at increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

	01-07-2005		HCV infection and genotype influence disease progression in HIV patients