AASLD: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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This section was written primarily for the public and press and includes basic information about the liver, common diseases, our physician referral service, and other resources.

Your Liver 
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 Breaking News

FDA Advisory Panel Tightens Controls on Acetaminophen Products

FDA Considers Options to Reduce Overdose with Acetaminophen

Timothy J. Davern, MD, William M. Lee, MD, and other AASLD members provided key testimony at this week’s FDA hearings about acetaminophen and its relation to liver toxicity. 


A healthy liver is critical to your overall health. In this section, you can learn about your liver, common diseases, ways to keep it healthy, organ donoation, or find a hepatologist in your area through our popular physician referral service.

AASLD is an organization for hepatology professionals, and our website consists of mostly scientific information. Our related society, the American Liver Foundation, was created to serve as a public education and patient information resource. Visit their website or call 1-800-GO-LIVER (1-800-465-4837) for more liver information and resources.

Practice Guidelines on PDA

 NIAAA: Rethinking Drinking

Alcohol and Your Health: The NIAAA has built Rethinking Drinking, a valuable, research-based informative website aimed at anyone who drinks.

 White Paper

Design and Endpoints of Clinical Trials in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
 
Read the full text of the critical white paper emanating from AASLD's Hepatocellular Carcinoma Endpoints Conference that will be published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on May 21.