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<item><title><![CDATA[EASL calls on its UK members to sign the petition urging the Government to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-calls-on-its-uk-members-to-sign-the-petition-urging-the-government-to-introduce-a-minimum-unit-price-for-alcohol]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-calls-on-its-uk-members-to-sign-the-petition-urging-the-government-to-introduce-a-minimum-unit-price-for-alcohol]]></guid><description><![CDATA[EASL calls on its UK members to sign the petition urging the Government to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol (MUP) and show the courage needed to tackle the devastation to families caused by alcoholism and the billions spent by the NHS every year treating disease caused [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[EASL]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[EASL and UEG join forces on the occasion of World Digestive Health Day]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-and-ueg-join-forces-on-the-occasion-of-world-digestive-health-day]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-and-ueg-join-forces-on-the-occasion-of-world-digestive-health-day]]></guid><description><![CDATA[EASL and UEG join forces on the occasion of World Digestive Health Day by co-organising an event in Brussels.  Taking place on 29th May, the event will be hosted by Karin Kadenbach MEP. Under the umbrella theme of the importance of research into liver cancer and alcohol as a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[EASL and UEG]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[EASL co-signs open letter to President Barroso]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-co-signs-open-letter-to-president-barroso]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-co-signs-open-letter-to-president-barroso]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has joined other members of the European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) in signing an Open Letter to President Barroso. The letter expresses ECDA’s concern over the lack of political will from the leadership of the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[EASL]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[Official Launch of LiverTree™, a revolutionary eLearning Portal for liver research & education]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/press-release/official-launch-of-livertree-a-revolutionary-elearning-portal-for-liver-research-education]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/press-release/official-launch-of-livertree-a-revolutionary-elearning-portal-for-liver-research-education]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The Hepatology world witnesses a revolution in online education  with the release of the spectacular LiverTree™, the official eLearning  Portal of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.
 
LiverTree™  is a one stop educational website featuring the most advanced [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[The European Association for the Study of the Liver]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[EASL takes part in first European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-takes-part-in-first-european-awareness-week-on-alcohol-related-harm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/easl-takes-part-in-first-european-awareness-week-on-alcohol-related-harm]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The first European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm is being held on the week of 13th May in Brussels. The aim of the week is to raise awareness among EU policy makers of the harms caused by alcohol and the need for an integrated approach to tackle them. As part of the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[EASL]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[May is Hepatitis Awareness Month]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/may-is-hepatitis-awareness-month]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/may-is-hepatitis-awareness-month]]></guid><description><![CDATA[National Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19th
 May is dedicated to highlighting the silent epidemic of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections that affects more than 5 million Americans. Most, however, are unaware of their infection. To boost screening rates, the Centers for [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hepatitis B Foundation ]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[Donor livers kept alive outside the body for 24 hours]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/press-release/donor-livers-kept-alive-outside-the-body-for-24-hours]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/press-release/donor-livers-kept-alive-outside-the-body-for-24-hours]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Donated livers can survive for at least a day outside the body thanks to a new device which keeps the organ ticking over as if it hadn't been removed. The machine is likely to more than double the availability of livers for transplant.
 
The device was unveiled today in London [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Coghlan, Newscientist.com ]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[EASL calls on UK Government to tackle the alcohol consumption problem through implementation of the proposed minimum pricing initiative]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/press-release/easl-calls-on-uk-government-to-tackle-the-alcohol-consumption-problem-through-implementation-of-the-proposed-minimum-pricing-initiative]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/press-release/easl-calls-on-uk-government-to-tackle-the-alcohol-consumption-problem-through-implementation-of-the-proposed-minimum-pricing-initiative]]></guid><description><![CDATA[ 
Geneva, 13th March 2013 --- According to WHO, liver cirrhosis accounts for 1.8% (i.e. 170,000) of all deaths in Europe. In recent years liver cirrhosis has become a serious health threat in some Western European countries such as Ireland and the United Kingdom, where over the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[EASL]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[New MEP group aims to raise awareness of growing liver disease epidemic]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/new-mep-group-aims-to-raise-awareness-of-growing-liver-disease-epidemic]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/new-mep-group-aims-to-raise-awareness-of-growing-liver-disease-epidemic]]></guid><description><![CDATA[A new cross-party MEP group has been launched in a bid to ensure that Europe's estimated 29 million chronic liver condition sufferers "are not forgotten".
The 'Friends of the liver MEP group', chaired by British deputy Stephen Hughes, aims to promote the issue of liver health at [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Parliament.com]]></dc:creator></item>
          
<item><title><![CDATA[Conference Highlights: EASL Monothematic Conference London 2012]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/conference-highlights-easl-monothematic-conference-london-2012]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.easl.eu/_newsroom/latest-news/conference-highlights-easl-monothematic-conference-london-2012]]></guid><description><![CDATA[
 










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EASL would like to thank everyone who attended the EASL Monothematic Conference HIV and the Liver in London, UK, at the beginning of December 2012 and also thanks the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) for co-sponsoring the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[EASL]]></dc:creator></item>
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