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58th Session of the United States for the study of liver disease reported that the annual meeting (Nov. 2-6) Your Liver, Your life care of the liver, the value of life Participate in the study of liver disease in the United States will be felt Zhu Yun dove our reporter Liver, carrying the weight of life. It per minute in silence to the completion of more than 5000 kinds of important functions, in order to maintain the normal operation of the body. However, the vital organs, is often overlooked. Perhaps it is because of the damage, often unknowingly taken place, it is perhaps the course, is often a long and gradual ... .... "Your Liver, Your life", this is my liver disease in the United States this year will see the field, the deepest feelings of a slogan. In the current President of the General Assembly and Gregory J. Gores, a professor of communication, I am even more deeply into the study of liver disease in the United States is committed to raising public awareness of liver disease in its efforts. By the same token, I also shared with him this shows the annual meeting of the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease research and achievements in the field. Liver disease at this annual meeting, regardless of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), viral hepatitis, liver fibrosis / sclerosis, or liver cancer targeted therapy, the treatment after liver transplantation and other fields, there are new The results of the research and development of new drugs and the report, which reflects the latest developments in the field of liver disease. As the Gores, a professor talking about some of the findings of the disease so that people understand the concept has changed, and some of the results of our new means of treatment, or bring new hope. Gores, a professor talking about, NAFLD has become a chronic liver disease and liver enzyme abnormalities of the main causes of the continuing, but the impact on the survival rate of patients with NAFLD and quality of life of the main factors is not their own liver disease (cirrhosis), but the metabolic syndrome and its Related complications. More and more studies confirm that, NAFLD is usually combined with the existence of glucose and lipid metabolism disorder, and even some academics have suggested, NAFLD can be used as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the early predictor. As a result, monitoring of serum liver enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT) is not only the traditional sense of liver function monitoring, the significance and importance, like on blood lipid and blood pressure monitoring, and other health indicators. "Know Your ALT" is a 2006 U.S. study of liver disease will be launched a campaign aimed at arousing the Government, the medical profession and public health importance of the liver. Gores also introduced to the professor, viral hepatitis has been the world's countries, particularly in Asia, the heavy burden of disease, but in recent years as anti-HBV and anti-HCV drug research as well as anti-HBV vaccine widely used, the incidence of liver cancer has Lower. According to the Organ Transplant Center to register the data statistics, in recent years as a result of HBV infection need for liver transplantation has been to reduce the number of people, which reflects one aspect of an effective anti-HBV treatment in recent years with results. In the report on the annual meeting of entecavir for 4-year resistance, anti-interferon in the treatment of HBV and HCV in the area continued to deepen, as well as studies SHARP Sorafenib in the treatment of advanced liver cancer achieved a breakthrough effect Have enabled us to be more confident in the future of the treatment. Have a healthy liver, healthy body is an important foundation. Your Liver, Your life. Care of the liver, liver to maintain health, stay away from those affected liver health habits and behavior of the bad habits that promote a healthy lifestyle may reduce liver disease and enhance human health in a short-cut.