Jaundice is the name for the yellowish color of the skin and eyes that may develop in newborn babies. It occurs because bilirubin, which is a substance produced by the normal breakdown of older red blood cells, is not able to be cleared by the...
Red blood cells carry oxygen in the blood. The oxygen is carried on a protein called hemoglobin. When hemoglobin breaks down, part of it is converted into the chemical bilirubin. The bilirubin travels in the blood to the liver where it is excreted...
Jaundice is a condition characterized by a yellow coloring of the skin and eyes. The yellow color is the result of a substance called bilirubin that is usually found in low levels in the body from the breakdown of red blood cells. Bilirubin is...
Hyperbilirubinemia is a condition characterized by an excess buildup of bilirubin--a substance produced by the breakdown of red blood cells--in the bloodstream. While transient hyperbilirubinemia is especially common among newborns who are breast...
Chronic diseases exact a substantial toll on people who live with them and the community at large. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that nearly 50 percent of the population in the United States has one or more chronic...
