The liver has many important functions in the body including bile production, blood filtering and nutrient storage. When the liver is damaged, these functions are impaired and symptoms such as fatigue and jaundice can result. Damage to the liver...
When diagnosing hepatitis B, doctors frequently start by asking questions about recent behaviors that may have put a person at risk for the virus. Such behaviors include unprotected sexual activity, sharing needles for drugs or getting a tattoo...
Hepatitis is a range of liver diseases that involve an inflammation of the liver. Most forms of hepatitis result from infection with a hepatitis virus. In autoimmune hepatitis, the immune system attacks the liver, causing an inflammation. The most...
Bile is a fluid that is concentrated and stored within the gallbladder. Alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme which rises when something interferes with the flow of bile. Hepatitis, or the inflammation of the liver, is not caused by the alkaline...
Viruses -- microscopic infective agents consisting of protein-encased genetic materials -- are responsible for a vast repertory of diseases, from Ebola and AIDS to influenza and the common cold. Viruses multiply by hijacking the host cell's...
Hepatitis B is liver inflammation that results from a DNA virus. Learn more about hepatitis B, including symptoms and treatments, in this video.
