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Liver Cirrhosis May Also Harm Brain, Heart
(World health - EU Monitor 18/02/2009)
Increased inflammation caused by cirrhosis of the liver might lead people with this disease to also develop neurological, cognitive and heart rhythm problems, a new study finds. Cirrhosis of the liver, which kills 25,000 people in Unites States annually, is often a result of alcohol abuse or hepatitis C. The disorder occurs when the liver is damaged and can't properly filter toxins.
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