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Estrogen Hormone Therapy May Raise Risk of Reflux: Study
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The results of a Swedish population-based twin study provide evidence that postmenopausal estrogen hormone therapy (HT) increases the risk of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, independent of heredity, body weight, and tobacco use. Reuters Health Information
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MELD Allocation System Boosts Liver Transplants in HCC Patients
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Introduction in early 2002 of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD), a new liver donor organ allocation system allowing priority status to patients with limited-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), has resulted in a six-fold increase in the proportion of liver transplant recipients with HCC, research shows. Reuters Health Information
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Liver Biopsy Complications Rare at Experienced Centers
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Liver biopsy complication rates are low at experienced centers -- although as might be expected, lower platelet counts are associated with higher risk of bleeding, according to a multicenter study. Reuters Health Information
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