Liver Disease

6 Early Signs Your Liver Is Damaged

The liver can regenerate itself like a superhero, but that doesn’t mean it is invincible; it can become damaged just like any other organ.

Can Drinking Too Many Energy Drinks Lead To Hepatitis?

A man develops acute hepatitis after drinking too many energy drinks.

Depression And Anxiety Risk Linked To Young People With Liver Conditions

Chronic liver disease in teens and young adults has been linked to risk of depression.

Using Herbal And Dietary Supplements Risks Liver Injuries

A new review finds that 20 percent of severe liver injuries are now caused by herbal and dietary supplements.

Are Some Alcohols Worse For Your Health Than Others?

Scientific studies suggest different alcohols do have different effects due to alcohol concentration levels and other ingredients.

New Hepatitis C Regimen Cures Virus: Studies

Patients taking the new one pill combination had no detectable hepatitis C virus in the blood 12 weeks after completing therapy, which is considered cured.

The More You Breastfeed, The Lower Your Baby's Risk Of Liver Disease Later On

New study finds that breastfeeding could reduce the risk of an infant developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescence by a third.

FDA Staff Finds Intercept's Liver Drug Effective As Monotherapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff reviewers on Tuesday supported the use of Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc's liver drug as a monotherapy in patients who did not respond to standard-of-care treatment.

Genfit Plans To Test Its Drug In Second Liver Disease

French drugmaker Genfit SA on Thursday said it would begin a midstage trial this year of its experimental drug elafibranor to treat primary biliary cholangitis, a chronic disease in which bile ducts in the liver are gradually destroyed.