Logout 
Stem Cell Therapy For Autoimmune Hepatitis: How It Works
Although considered less common, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) should not be ignored. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prevent liver failure.
Liver failure occurs when a major portion of liver tissue undergoes irreparable damage. Thus puts a person in a life threatening condition. Though it is a gradual process but in some unexpected circumstances like medicinal overdose, side-effect and intake of poison, acute liver failure can also occur. Also, hepatitis, alcohol abuse, cirrhosis, hemochromatosis and malnutrition are the common causes of such ailment. Early symptoms of liver failure include nausea, fatigue, diarrhea and reduced appetite while in extreme conditions, jaundice, abdominal swelling, mental confusion and even coma seems apparent. If detected in primary stage, liver failure can be treated with proper medication while in later stages liver transplant is the only treatment option available.
Although considered less common, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) should not be ignored. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prevent liver failure.
Scientists have discovered an inherited condition called TULP3-related ciliopathy, a genetic condition which could help them detect the underlying reasons of kidney or liver failure.
An increasing number of women are also getting affected by alcohol-related liver disease, says an Indian doctor.
The government of India believes that existing non-communicable diseases (NCD) programme's strategies can be aligned to prevent and control non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
In our today's health tips series, we will talk about some of the common bad habits that can sabotage your liver. It's not just alcohol.
It's a major breakthrough in the transplantation medicine. It could help save life of many people, who are suffering from liver diseases or cancer.
A team of three dozen surgeons worked for 14 hours straight to save the lives of a farmer and a medico.
Doctors in Chennai have recently done a transplant procedure with the harvested liver of a brain-dead person. Read on to know everything about liver transplant and its implications.
New diagnostic method for liver diseases may make it easier for you to fight these conditions, finds research. However, you need to be aware of the ways liver conditions may hit you. We arm you with all the information you need.
Ariana Dey, a baby girl from Kolkata got her liver transplanted at the Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi.
A research published in the Elsevier journal "Material Science & Engineering-C" has revealed that scientists have developed a promising technology for creating "implantable bio-engineered humanized" livers in the lab for the management of acute liver failure.
Do you know that acetaminophen, a common pain reliever, is the leading cause of acute liver failure? Yes, you have heard it right! If you are consuming it then be careful. Read on to know more.
Healthy functioning of your liver is essential as it can control your metabolism and can flush out toxins from your body. But, you may suffer from liver pain due to many liver ailments like cirrhosis, injury, hepatitis and so on. Here are few foods which will help you to tackle your liver pain.
If you are diabetic then you should not miss out on reading this.
Till about a decade ago, transplants were rare and their success was considered to be a miracle. But with advanced technologies, there are more successful liver transplants these days.
Poor nutrition is common in patients with liver failure or cirrhosis and it can lead to muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue before and after the patients undergo liver transplantation.
Deaths due to liver diseases in India has reached 2.44% of total deaths-WHO
Although considered less common, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) should not be ignored. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prevent liver failure.
Scientists have discovered an inherited condition called TULP3-related ciliopathy, a genetic condition which could help them detect the underlying reasons of kidney or liver failure.
The government of India believes that existing non-communicable diseases (NCD) programme's strategies can be aligned to prevent and control non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
In our today's health tips series, we will talk about some of the common bad habits that can sabotage your liver. It's not just alcohol.
It's a major breakthrough in the transplantation medicine. It could help save life of many people, who are suffering from liver diseases or cancer.
A team of three dozen surgeons worked for 14 hours straight to save the lives of a farmer and a medico.
Doctors in Chennai have recently done a transplant procedure with the harvested liver of a brain-dead person. Read on to know everything about liver transplant and its implications.
New diagnostic method for liver diseases may make it easier for you to fight these conditions, finds research. However, you need to be aware of the ways liver conditions may hit you. We arm you with all the information you need.
Ariana Dey, a baby girl from Kolkata got her liver transplanted at the Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi.
A research published in the Elsevier journal "Material Science & Engineering-C" has revealed that scientists have developed a promising technology for creating "implantable bio-engineered humanized" livers in the lab for the management of acute liver failure.
Do you know that acetaminophen, a common pain reliever, is the leading cause of acute liver failure? Yes, you have heard it right! If you are consuming it then be careful. Read on to know more.
Healthy functioning of your liver is essential as it can control your metabolism and can flush out toxins from your body. But, you may suffer from liver pain due to many liver ailments like cirrhosis, injury, hepatitis and so on. Here are few foods which will help you to tackle your liver pain.
If you are diabetic then you should not miss out on reading this.
Till about a decade ago, transplants were rare and their success was considered to be a miracle. But with advanced technologies, there are more successful liver transplants these days.
Poor nutrition is common in patients with liver failure or cirrhosis and it can lead to muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue before and after the patients undergo liver transplantation.
Deaths due to liver diseases in India has reached 2.44% of total deaths-WHO
A mother narrates a heart-wrenching story of how her liver helped her son survive and get back to normal life in a couple of months.
An increasing number of women are also getting affected by alcohol-related liver disease, says an Indian doctor.
Keep your liver healthy by acting on these 10 factors leading to liver disease.
