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October  2006

Research Roundtable

Volume I, Issue 3

 

Research Roundtable

 

VA Research News

 

Long Beach

Press Telegram

 

 

Investigator's

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Southern California Institute for Research and Education (SCIRE)

Liver Disease Research at Long Beach VA

 

Chronic liver disease is one of the top five causes of death in middle-aged urban men.  Alcohol is a commonly known cause of cirrhosis.  However, hepatitis C may be even more common than alcohol as a cause of cirrhosis.  In the Us, approximately 1.5 to 2% of the population has hepatitis C.  Among VA patients, this is increases to approximated 5-6%.  Likewise, chronic alcohol use is increased among VA patients as compared with the general US population.  Recently, fatty liver disease has become an important cause of liver injury.  Fatty liver disease occurs primarily in persons who are over weight and have either diabetes or "pre diabetes."....(more)
Drs. Timothy and Kanga Morgan with their research teams

 

These are the other Research Roundtable releases we've issued over the last year:

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March 2006 -- Vol-01 Issue-01
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August 2006--Vol-01 Issue-02
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October 2006 -- Vol-01 Issue-03

 

Web Changes

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first. 

[New!] Southern California Institute for Research and Education Establishes Internet Presence

See the press release for more details.

 

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