What are the Symptoms of Gallstones?
July 25, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Disease and Conditions
Gall bladder is a small pear-shaped organ situated in the upper right part of the abdominal cavity beneath the liver. The function of gallbladder is to store the bile secreted by the liver and deliver a certain amount of it in the GI system during the process of digestion. Sometimes the chemical compounds in bile accumulate to form a solid mass which looks like a stone. Cholesterol is the main component in a gall stone. Almost 80% of the gallstones are cholesterol stones.
What are the Symptoms of Hepatitis
April 10, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Disease and Conditions
Hepatitis means inflammation of liver (Greek ‘hepat’ means ‘liver’ and Latin ‘itis’ means ‘inflammation’). The cause of hepatitis is manifold and it may ultimately lead to cirrhosis or cancerous condition. Most common cause of hepatitis is infection of a particular group of virus called hepatitis virus. There are five types of Hepatitis virus – Hepatitis Virus A (HVA), HVB, HVC, HVD and HVE.
