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Scots with six deadliest cancers have ‘disgraceful’ 12 per cent chance on average of living for five years
Scots with the six less survivable cancers have a 55 per cent less chance on average of …
Why white wine could do you more harm than you think
An article published in the Telegraph today highlights the risk of drinking white wine, which contains more …
Success for the British Liver Trust campaign for childhood Hepatitis B vaccination
The Department of Health has now confirmed that from Autumn 2017, the routine childhood vaccination programme in …
Drinking more coffee could reduce liver cancer risk, suggests study
Drinking more coffee could reduce the risk of developing the most common form of primary liver cancer, …
British Liver Trust response to BBC’s Panorama programme ‘Contaminated Blood: The Search for the Truth’
Tonight’s Panorama programme investigated the historic use of contaminated blood when, over 25 years ago, patients were …
Alcohol Related Hospital Admissions at Record High
New figures released today show that hospital admissions due to alcohol are at their highest ever levels. …
British Liver Trust CEO signs open letter published in Lancet
Andrew Langford, the Trust’s CEO is one of the signatories to an open letter to the World …
Foul Play? New report highlights how Alcohol industry bent the rules on advertising during UEFA Euro 2016
A new report highlights how alcohol producers worked to circumvent legislation designed to protect children during the …
Severe gum disease strongly predicts higher mortality in cirrhosis
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE LIVER, April 20, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results presented today …
British cycling coach, Justin Grace, films emotional video after lifesaving liver transplant
British Cycling’s head sprint coach Justin Grace makes appeal for organ donors as he talks about liver …