Thursday, 27 June 2013

Drug-Induced Liver Injury Cases Rising

Drug-induced liver injury is affecting more people today than ever before, researchers from the National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, reported in the journal Gastroenterology. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is associated with the use of certain OTC (over-the-counter) an prescription drugs, as well as dietary supplements. Doctors say that DILI is difficult to predict, diagnose and manage. Einar S. Björnsson and colleagues carried out an Icelandic population-based study, which found there were 19.1 cases of DILI per 100,000 people per year... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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