Of the many diseases out there, liver disease is one of the scarier ones. And many people think that they’re safe from it. But this is not necessarily true. What is it? The liver is an internal organ of the body that fights off infections, aids digestion, eradicates toxic substances in the body, helps blood ...
Recently the issue of liver health has been raised a great deal by the media and health professionals around the world. In fact, the issue I am about to discuss is the leading cause of liver dysfunction in the United States. (Cabot, 2003). The condition is called fatty liver or steatosis and in the U.S ...
Liver disease has many different causes, but the symptoms can be vague and often undetectable until liver disease has caused significant damage. This is why doctors recommend having regular tests performed on the liver to make sure that everything is healthy. Liver disease can be a tricky illness because it shares symtoms with several other ...
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, better known as NASH is not a new disease. It is a liver disease that replicates a disease that is found in someone who is a heavy drinker. That disease is ASH, Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. The consensus is that people with NASH were assumed to be Alcoholics. According to the National Digestive Diseases Information ...
Hypoglycemia is the result of low blood sugar and can affect our dogs. I can tell you firsthand that although older and larger dogs rarely get hypoglycemia, small dogs are more susceptible. I have a small Chihuahua who was affected with low blood sugar as a puppy. Some dogs can also get the condition due ...
Over the course of the last few months, my doctor has been trying to find the right combination of antibiotics, ACE inhibitors, and beta blockers to help with my diagnosed conditions of endocarditis and myocarditis. Some of the results have been disappointing while others have been difficult to handle. The purpose of this article is ...
