Ear infections are one of the most rampant illnesses in small children, and some are affected by the infections much worse than others. Recent studies have shown a possible link between ear infections and the lack of certain chemicals that are...
A 2001 study conducted by the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary points to a possible link between cod liver oil and the resistance to contracting ear infections. Children are at a higher risk of getting an ear infection than adults and researchers...
Approximately 4,500 cases of acute hepatitis B were officially recorded in the United States in 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms appear when hepatitis B is in it's acute stage. Children below five years...
Approximately 1 to 3 percent of the 25 million people in the United States with gall stones--commonly spelled as one word, gallstones--develop symptoms of this condition, explains the University of Maryland Medical Center. Gallstones are small,...
There are many diseases caused by blood-borne pathogens. A needle stick injury, injury from a sharp instrument contaminated with blood or body fluids, and intimate contact are ways that people are exposed to these pathogens. In the event of...
Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver contracted by coming in contact with an infected individual's blood. Effects of Hepatitis C result from an inflammation of the liver interfering with its normal function of waste product removal,...
The liver is a large organ located near the upper abdomen that detoxifies harmful materials, purifies the blood and provides other essential nutrients to the body. When the liver becomes scarred, it is said to have cirrhosis. Chronic damage to the...
The liver is a large solid organ that lies in the right side of the stomach. It is responsible for breaking down glucose and making all sorts of proteins for the body. Sometimes, scars infiltrate the liver, and in other cases, an infection can...
The gallbladder sits below the liver and stores bile. Cholesterol or pigment stones, both commonly referred to as gallstones, can occur in the gallbladder. Gallstones affect more than 25 million people in the United States with almost 1 million...
Cirrhosis is the slow deterioration of the liver, which can lead to liver failure. Due to chronic disease, healthy liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which inhibits normal blood flow throughout the liver. The scar tissue also prevents the...
Hepatitis C is a virus that causes liver infection. It is the leading reason for liver transplants in adults in the United States. Most infected patients are exposed to the virus during blood transfusion with contaminated blood. Other risk factors...
The liver is a large organ in the upper abdomen that has many essential functions, such as detoxifying harmful chemicals, purifying the blood, storing vitamins, and producing vital substances needed for digestion, elimination, energy production,...
Hepatitis A, or HAV, is an acute viral infection of the liver. Symptoms of liver infection include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, exhaustion, jaundice and pain in the right upper abdomen. HAV is caused by the transmission and ingestion of microscopic...
Hepatitis C is an infection involving the liver. The infection transfers from person to person through contact with infected blood. Sharing drug needles and sexual contact are common modes of transmission. Hepatitis C may cause an acute or chronic...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), hepatitis (also known as viral hepatitis) causes the liver to swell and interferes with its job, which is to assist in the digestion of food, remove toxins and stockpile energy. Depending on...
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus, or HBV. Transmitted through exposure to blood or sexual contact with an infected person, or from mothers to infants at birth, hepatitis B and its long-term...
Infection with the hepatitis C virus, or HCV, resolves without treatment in at least 15 percent of cases. Liver disease does not become chronic or lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer or extrahepatic complications. However, for up to 85 percent of...
Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Chronic HCV is thought to be the cause of half of the cases of serious liver disorders such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, which may eventually result in death....
Men may contract the liver infection Hepatitis B by abusing alcohol, sharing infected needles in drug use or having unprotected sex. Infant males may become infected from an infected mother through the umbilical cord. About 70 percent of men who...
Maintaining liver health is important for your long-term health and well-being. Your liver is required for hundreds of functions, including storage of certain vitamins and minerals, turning food into usable energy and regulating the amount of fat,...
In the United States, approximately 3.2 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This virus causes long-lasting liver inflammation in affected people. Though many people...
Suboxone is a medication used to manage opiate (such as heroine and morphine) addiction. According to Drugs.com, Suboxone is a combination of the drugs buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is an opioid medication that works similarly to...
The liver is a large organ in the upper right portion of the abdomen that has many functions, including filtering harmful substances from the blood. Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects the liver and is a leading cause of chronic liver...
Testim (testosterone) is a medication used to treat hypogonadism, a condition in which you lack the male hormone testosterone. Testosterone is necessary in males to maintain their sex drive (libido) and reproductive system. According to the...
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...
Human liver flukes are parasitic worms called trematodes. Infections typically occur from eating infected raw or undercooked freshwater fish or watercress. After ingestion, liver flukes travel from the intestine to the bile ducts of the liver...
Silibinin, derived from the milk thistle plant, is widely used for self-treatment of liver diseases, including hepatitis C. Medical research on constituents of milk thistle has not fully confirmed beneficial and protective effects for the...
Tapazole (generic name methimazole) is a medication used to treat hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone. It can also be used prior to thyroid surgery and radioactive iodine treatment. Tapazole is...
According to MayoClinc.com, Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is transmitted through bodily fluids. In adults, the acute stage of the infection should only last a few weeks, although it may develop into a chronic disorder. Chronic Hepatitis B...
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