Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

Grandmother of five Michelle Hayward was shocked when she was told she had irreversible liver damage from years of overeating ...

If you have obesity, losing even a little weight helps not only improve your overall health, but also prevent liver issues ...

Alcohol and drug use, viruses, or metabolic factors can cause cirrhosis ... may be a sign of liver disease or another condition. See a doctor for an accurate diagnosis. What tests might a doctor ...

A UK clinical trial is testing whether the dietary supplement HMB can improve strength and quality of life for cirrhosis ...

Since symptoms don’t appear until the condition worsens, the only way to detect fatty liver early is through blood tests (LFT ...

The BOOST trial - led by researchers at the University of Plymouth and experts across the UK - will assess whether the Β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplement can benefit some of the 60,000 people ...

Thirty-three patients with liver cirrhosis were investigated clinically ... [4,5,6] Only a few patients had signs or symptoms of neuropathy. They were mainly in the form of distal sensory loss ...

Background and Aims: Neuropathy in association with chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis, is recognized; however, there are differences in the incidence and type of neuropathy reported.