From Library Journal
Palmer, a nationally recognized hepatologist, provides plainly written medical information explaining how the liver is integral to every aspect of daily functioning and well-being. She divides her text into four logical units: "The Basics," "Understanding and Treating Viral Hepatitis," "Understanding and Treating Other Liver Diseases," and "Treatment Options and Lifestyle Changes." Common misconceptions about this extraordinarily complex organ are dispelled; liver diseases are examined from symptoms through diagnosis and up-to-date therapeutics. Palmer advises on finding a doctor and getting the latest information on liver disease from the Internet, MEDLINE, and the medical literature. (The author maintains the popular website liverdisease.com.) She also covers drugs, diet and nutrition, alternative therapies, surgery and transplantation, the liver in pregnancy, and living with an imperfectly functioning liver. Palmer's impressive work is truly encyclopedic. Highly recommended.-James Swanton, Harlem Hosp. Lib., New York Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
In the United States alone, more than four million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus, and chronic liver disease is the twelfth leading cause of death.

In this revised and updated edition of her groundbreaking 2000 book, renowned hepatologist Dr. Melissa Palmer discusses all facets of liver disease, from symptoms and tests to treatment options and lifestyle changes. In addition, this comprehensive handbook reveals cutting-edge research on the dangers of hepatitis C, one of the world's fasting-growing microbial threats.


Book Info
Revised edition provides critical advice on prevention, lifestyle changes, nutrition, medical tests and treatment, and alternative therapies for hepatitis and other liver diseases. Addresses the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of hepatitis B and C, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, liver cancer, and fatty liver. For consumers. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover.


About the Author
Melissa Palmer, M.D., is nationally recognized for her research in and treatment of liver disease. She maintains a private practice on Long Island, New York.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The epidemic of chronic liver disease is growing at a staggering pace in the United States and throughout the world, making it one of the world's most serious, yet often overlooked, public health threats. Approximately 4 million people in the U.S. have been exposed to hepatitis C, and 300 million people around the world are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). And while the alarming rise in obesity rates in the U.S. have been well covered by the media in recent years, many fail to recognize that being overweight may lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a liver condition that can cause severe liver damage, cirrhosis, and liver failure.