Background In recent years noninvasive methods have been evaluated for the assessment
of liver fibrosis predominantly in patients with viral hepatitis. In this study, transient …

The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has become a focal point of enforcement efforts of the
US Department of Justice and US Securities and Exchange Commission, as witnessed by …

The steady increase in cooperation and information sharing among governments is a trend
commonly noted in discussions of current anticorruption enforcement.'There is no shortage of …

Objective. The 13 C-methacetin breath test quantitatively evaluates cytochrome P450-dependent
liver function. The 13 C-galactose breath test non-invasively measures the galactose …

Abstract Treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been in common use since 1985. In PBC, …

Objectives In 30% of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA)
causes full biochemical normalization, while 70% are incomplete responders. The only …

A 22-year-old man without pre-existing medical conditions presented to our hospital with a
progressive reduction of his physical overall performance, muscle weakness of the extremities…

The last few years have seen a surge in enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA").
As of late-2009, US Department of Justice ("DOJ") officials said that there were …

Recent developments signal that boards of directors and their members are an increasing
focus of government agencies that enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the joint guidance on the US Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act (FCPA or the Act) published on November 14, 2012 by the US Department …