The liver is an irreplaceable organ in the human body. It aids digestion, fights infections, removes toxic substances, and is responsible for nutrient absorption from food. Unfortunately, liver diseases are often diagnosed late and are found incidentally during general medical…
Liver cleanse and detox: does it really help your liver? It is becoming increasingly common for people to freak out about maintaining good health and hop onto all sorts of non-scientific claims for the sake of it. The recent trend…
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune disease that damages the bile ducts in the liver. It causes bile to build up in your liver, resulting in liver inflammation and permanent scarring. Over time, the scarred tissues completely replace…
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a rare liver disease that scars the bile ducts. A bile duct is a network of thin tubes that pass through the liver, pancreas, and gall bladder and end with our small intestine. It carries…
Bilirubin is a pigment formed after the breakdown of old red blood cells in the body. It is yellowish in colour and it is broken down further by the liver and eliminated as bile. And, bile is a digestive liquid…
As the title suggests, in this article, we will be discussing the condition called Autoimmune Hepatitis. As the name suggests, this condition is an autoimmune disease which affects the liver. In a normal individual, the immune system makes lymphocytes and…
Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is the decline in brain function in people with advanced liver diseases. The liver filters our blood, breaks down toxins into waste products, and excretes them. When our liver doesn’t function properly, toxins build up in the…
Viral Hepatitis is an infectious disease caused by one of several groups of viruses. Manifestations will vary based on the age and immune status of the individual hosts. In children, it can manifest as a fever that is either low…
‘I can’t wait is the new campaign theme to launch World Hepatitis Day 2022. It will highlight the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis and the importance of testing and treatment for the real people who need it.…
There are many infectious diseases that you can catch during one’s pregnancy. One major disease which affects new mothers and their babies is hepatitis. This post discusses about the causes and effects of hepatitis to pregnant mothers as well as…