Liver disease is far more common than most people realize. I see it every single day in the hospital and often I can spot signs of liver disease the moment that I walk into a patient's room.

Cod liver oil is not new, but it has become increasingly popular. It's also made headlines in recent months amid an ongoing outbreak of measles, a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease ...

An international research team has published a study in the journal The FEBS Journal that significantly advances the ...

Chronic liver diseases are highly prevalent and can progress to decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver-related death. 1–5 Type 2 diabetes strongly predicts presence and ...

Objective Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) reflects acute exacerbation of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and is a growing healthcare burden worldwide. Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a profibrotic, proinflammatory ...

Alcohol consumption can cause damage to the liver, gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, cardiovascular system, and immune system, and chronic heavy alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for ...

Introduction Risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease overlap. This study aims to investigate the association between NAFLD and cardiovascular disease in ...

Deaths due to liver diseases have been rising steadily in India. While this trend has been evident for some time, three patterns — across sex, age, and States — may offer some clues as to why.

Fatty Liver Warning Signs: Are you ignoring these signs? Fatty liver disease often starts with subtle symptoms that mimic everyday issues. Spot these 7 early warnings before it gets serious.

Objective Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of end-stage liver diseases worldwide. Understanding NAFLD prevalence and trends over time at the global, regional and national ...

On physical examination, obesity is often the dominant finding (Fig. 3). In others, the concomitant features of the metabolic syndrome, for example, hypertension, predominate.