Read more liver stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9761/liver.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:48:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63866/get-a-checkup-or-lose-your-insurance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow far can a firm go to improve the health of its employees? AmeriGas Propane's insurance costs were rising, its work force was aging, and its employees weren't getting preventative care. The company began voluntary programs to encourage healthy behavior that didn't work. So AmeriGas gave its workers a simple...http://www.newser.com/story/63866/get-a-checkup-or-lose-your-insurance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63234/easy-on-the-tylenol-fda-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn outside panel reporting to the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that the maximum daily dosage of Tylenol be reduced and the Extra Strength variety of the painkiller be available only by prescription, Bloomberg reports. The panel of advisers, whose suggestions are nonbinding, noted acetaminophen’s effect on the liver....http://www.newser.com/story/63234/easy-on-the-tylenol-fda-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62663/liver-transplant-hospital-bullish-on-jobs-prognosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Tennessee hospital has confirmed that Steve Jobs received a new liver there earlier this year, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal . The Apple boss "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis," said officials at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, who issued a press release with Jobs' permission. They...http://www.newser.com/story/62663/liver-transplant-hospital-bullish-on-jobs-prognosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 6:43:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37581/heart-disease-diabetes-linked-to-everyday-bpa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA chemical found in many containers commonly used by Americans is linked to heart disease and diabetes in a new study, the Chicago Tribune reports. The first large-scale human study of Bisphenol A follows a government advisory on using the chemical near food, and a report connecting it to ill...http://www.newser.com/story/37581/heart-disease-diabetes-linked-to-everyday-bpa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 12:52:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34673/heavy-and-healthy-obese-can-be-as-fit-as-thin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOverweight doesn’t necessarily mean unhealthy, two new studies report—nor does thin always mean fit. In a survey of 5,400 men and women, 51% of participants who were overweight and 31.7% who were obese checked out with healthy heart indicators—normal blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and other...http://www.newser.com/story/34673/heavy-and-healthy-obese-can-be-as-fit-as-thin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 8:58:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14661/they-took-my-daughter-away-from-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe family of a 17-year-old whose insurer had refused to OK a liver transplant plans to sue the company in the wake of the girl's death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Leukemia patient Nataline Sarkisyan died after Cigna HealthCare refused to fund the transplant despite doctors’ recommendations. After online and...http://www.newser.com/story/14661/they-took-my-daughter-away-from-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Dec 2007 19:15:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6096/new-procedure-gives-hope-to-diabetics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCar crashes, comas, sudden stabbings, divorces – all are being indirectly diminished as Britain spearheads a new procedure to help sufferers of type 1 diabetes. Victims of the growing disorder are often subject to fits and blackouts as they scramble for insulin, but a new operation is offering hope: already...http://www.newser.com/story/6096/new-procedure-gives-hope-to-diabetics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Aug 2007 17:55:37 CDT