March 16, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Liver Center will host "Liver U - Straight Talk for Your Health," at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 in the Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover.

The discussion topic for the event will be "50 Ways to Love Your Liver," a community/patient education event for prevention of liver disease. UAB Liver Center nurses Cindy Joiner and Shannon Fagan will discuss nutrition and vaccination, along with living with and preventing liver disease.

Admission is free to the public, but pre-registration is requested.  Call the patient line at 205-975-9698 and leave your name and telephone number to register for Liver U on March 11 or e-mail LiverCenter@uab.edu.

About the UAB Liver Center  

The UAB Liver Center, established in 1995, offers specialized care to children and adults with all types of liver and biliary tract diseases, develops research programs to support clinical care, and educates professionals and the public about liver disease. The UAB Liver Transplant Program has been ranked in the top 10 for patient survival rates and has performed more than 1,200 transplants. Its one-year survival rate is greater than 92 percent.