It is typically asymptomatic, going undetected until liver damage shows up, according to the Mayo Clinic.
This drug has few side effects, except it may cause liver damage in some people.
The possibility of liver damage has delayed human trials, but Smith is, as ever, impatient.
Repeated use has been associated with cases of liver damage and may impair one's memory.
It did not explicitly warn consumers that liver damage was possible from taking Tylenol even without alcohol.
But it also caused diarrhea and a buildup of fat in the liver, which could mean liver damage.
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Shu noted that statins can cause gastrointestinal discomfort and over time may cause varying degrees of liver damage.
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It can kill dandelions, but it's nasty stuff, capable of causing nervous system, kidney and liver damage in humans.
Antifungal drugs may cause side effects ranging from skin rashes to liver damage.
"Carbon tet", as it is known, is a highly toxic pollutant which is known to cause cancer and liver damage.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) could also be dangerous for people who drink frequently since this could exacerbate those with pre-existing liver damage.
The large pharmaceutical company had recalled its lung drug Thelin after studies showed it was linked to potentially life-threatening liver damage.
Keep in mind that acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) can cause serious liver damage or liver failure if taken in doses higher than recommended.
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The worm causes liver damage that the body's natural mechanisms must repair.
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Baraclude is approved in the United States to treat patients with chronic hepatitis B in adults who have active virus and liver damage.
But now the hospital has The FibroScan, an ultrasound probe to diagnose what Dr Wright describes as the "ticking time-bomb" of liver damage.
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But they are also known to cause muscle damage in rare instances, and in the most severe cases this has resulted in liver damage.
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Dr Robertson said more treatment would cure more people, who could go on to develop liver damage, and may slow the rate of the epidemic.
The new label still says nothing about how an overdose of Tylenol can cause liver damage when taken after not eating for an extended period.
However, since an overdose of acetaminophen can cause liver damage, especially in patients on other acetaminophen medications, there is a requirement for painkillers without acetaminophen.
Earlier research with twins has also indicated a genetic predisposition to problem drinking behaviour as well as to the resulting liver damage, Dr Brind said.
"Mild cases of hepatitis A don't require treatment, and most people who are infected recover completely with no permanent liver damage, " the Mayo Clinic website says.
It has never really caught on, partly because its benefits are modest and partly because patients taking it must be watched carefully for signs of liver damage.
If they survive, they may still develop hemorrhaging, liver damage, heart failure and coma up to two days later, and liver damage may appear up to six weeks after the poisoning.
Other side effects can include needle accidents after injecting, bad reactions to the different steroids available, loss of sex drive, sterility, acne or more seriously, high cholesterol, liver damage and heart problems.
The FDA reviewers said they did not know whether long-term use of mipomersen could cause irreversible liver damage, but warned that patients could be at risk for cirrhosis and liver-related death if the observed liver changes progressed.
In 2002, the FDA warned consumers about reports of liver damage associated with kava, but the agency stopped short of pulling the product from shelves -- a step that public health officials in other countries have taken.
The researchers, led by Dr Lawrence Serfaty, found patients with severe OSA were more insulin-resistant and were more likely to have liver damage, compared to people of the same weight who did not have the sleep disorder.
In early June, the electrical group reported illegally high levels of a carcinogen, trichlorethylene an industrial cleaning agent that is believed to cause kidney and liver damage as well as cancer in the groundwater beneath four of its domestic factories.
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