Radha Sharma ,TNN
AHMEDABAD: In an irony of sorts, over 50 per cent of liver failures in the state are caused by alcoholism often claiming many lives in ‘dry’ Gujarat every year.
Doctors concede that alcoholism is indeed the leading cause of liver failure in the state - which is one of the few to continue embracing prohibition.
“Alcohol abuse accounts for 50 per cent of liver failure cases in the state,” says gastroenterologist Dr Nilay Mehta. Doctors concede that alcoholism is indeed the leading cause of liver failure in the state - which is one of the few to continue embracing prohibition.
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