Miracle Drug ‘May’ Reverse Liver Disease
How’s that for a helluva a headline? Fellow healthbolt Mildweed lights up the tip line with a casual nod in the direction of this story over at BBC News.
Sulfasalazine is currently used to treat arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
But a University of Newcastle team has found that it can also reverse the scarring associated with cirrhosis of the liver.
Liver disease is the fifth highest cause of death in the UK.
It is estimated that up to 10% of the UK population have problems with their liver - and most are linked to lifestyle factors, such as heavy drinking and obesity.
Scientists had thought that the scarring associated with cirrhosis - known as fibrosis - was irreversible.
Of course that last bit is bollocks, it seems to be reversible after all due to some promigin results in animals, hence the headline.
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Drug ‘May Reverse Liver Disease’ - BBC News (pops)
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