Environmental pollution increases the risk of liver disease
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 09:49
in Health & Medicine
A new study is the first to show that there is a previously unrecognised role for environmental pollution in liver disease in the general U.S. adult population. This work builds upon the groups' previous research demonstrating liver disease in highly-exposed chemical workers. The study is being presented during Digestive Disease Week(R) 2009 (DDW(R)), the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery...