Alcohol is only 1 cause of liver cirrhosis
Alex Summers
01 July 2008
She's never drunk alcohol or done medicine. Anything you can let us know would be truly appreciated. Dear M.R. : The liver is the body's biggest organ, weighing in at 3.3 pounds ( 1.5 kg ). It stores sugar as glycogen, and it can release it into the blood when blood sugar drops. It produces bile for the digestion of fats. It manufactures proteins that help blood clotting. The liver shrinks and can't carry out several of its functions. Autoimmune hepatitis, an attack on the liver by the body's own immune technique, frequently results in cirrhosis. Hemochromatosis is an inherited sickness in which too much iron is stored in the liver and other organs. Dear Dr Donohue : I was rushed to a heart surgeon because an EKG was translated as showing a heart attack. I am an 84-year-old person in good physical condition. I do a half hour of aerobics each day and lift weights 2 or 3 times a week. My cholesterol is kind of always under 200, and my LDL is under 100. They let me know I have bad circulation because I don't have any hair on my legs. Could my hairless legs be partly thanks to the use of soybean products? Dear S.R. : Loss of leg hair isn't precisely the most sensitive test for bad circulation. Your soybeans have nada to do with the hair loss. Enclose a check or moulah order for $4.75 U.S.$6 Can. With the recipient's published name and address. Dear V.O. : The aortic knob is the turn the aorta makes when it curves downward from the heart. It appears as if things are getting worse and worse. Nissan is expecting to open a $200 mill factory next year. |