Liver and Gallbladder

10 Signs of Liver Cancer (Pain, Jaundice, Lump, Swelling, Weight Loss)

Liver cancer is not among the most common cancers in the United States but it claims about 30,000 American lives annually. Over 40,000 new cases of liver cancer are diagnosed >> Read More ...
9 Signs of Liver Toxicity (Toxic Hepatitis)

Despite the liver being versatile and able to regenerate to some degree, it is not immune to all substances. Alcohol, drugs and even herbs can damage the liver along with >> Read More ...
Gallbladder Problems – Symptoms, Types and Causes

The gallbladder is a storage organ that lies under the liver and in close proximity to the pancreas. It receives bile produced by the liver and stores it until it is ready to >> Read More ...
6 Signs of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Reason for Death

Hepatitis C is one of the more common types of viral hepatitis infections. There are around 30,000 new infections in the United States every year and it leads to about 8,000 >> Read More ...
6 Signs of Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease

Gallbladder disease refers to a number of different diseases and disorders involving the gallbladder and bile ducts. The most common of these diseases is gallstones. Most of >> Read More ...

9 Signs of Liver Disease and Different Types of Liver Problems

Every year almost 40,000 Americans die from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. This is just short of the number of female deaths from breast cancer annually. Liver disease is a serious public health concern but does not always get the attention that it deserves. Contrary to popular belief, liver disease is not only a >> Read More ...

6 Signs of Fatty Liver and How To Reverse It

Fatty liver affects as many as 1 in 3 people in the United States and in rare instances can progress to serious liver disease. Yet it is a condition that is still not known to many people. Fatty liver is not just a problem for people who misuse alcohol. The condition has become more common in the past few decades in line >> Read More ...

Liver Health Dangers – Foods, Herbs, Supplements, Drugs

The liver is one of the most versatile organs in the human body. It is responsible for a number of different functions, from metabolizing substances, neutralizing poisons, removing wastes from the blood and manufacturing important substances for overall health. Although the liver has a remarkable ability to regenerate, >> Read More ...

Fluid Bloating of Stomach and Abdomen, Causes and Treatment

All too often we refer to the abdomen as a stomach but this is incorrect. The stomach is a specific organ that lies in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, mostly tucked under the left rib cage. The stomach can contain as much as 750mL (about 25oz) of digestive juice excluding the fluid that is consumed. Too much fluid >> Read More ...

Twisted Gallbladder (Volvulus, Torsion) Causes, Symptoms, Surgery

The gallbladder is a hollow organ that stores bile, a fluid produced by the liver which contains a number of substances including wastes produced by the liver. It sits under the liver and empties bile out into the small intestine through the common bile duct. The gallbladder has a neck and its own duct, the cystic duct, >> Read More ...

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Liver and Gallbladder

10 Signs of Liver Cancer (Pain, Jaundice, Lump, Swelling, Weight Loss)

9 Signs of Liver Toxicity (Toxic Hepatitis)

Gallbladder Problems – Symptoms, Types and Causes

6 Signs of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Reason for Death

6 Signs of Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease