http://www.findhealtharticles.com en-us http://www.findhealtharticles.com N/A allan@ebookresellerkit.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:05:13 CDT 20 http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1595/1/Colon-Cancer-Liver Colon is the large intestine and like all other organs of the body, the colon and rectum are made up of many types of cells. If there is an excessive division of cells then it is seen that there is an excessive mass of tissues that are called as a growth or tumor, can be benign or malignant. If there are tumors are harmless then they can usually be removed and, in most cases, they do not come back. But if the tumors are Malignant then they are the ones that can invade and damage tissues and organs near the tumor. These cells are so harmful that they can cancer cells can break away from a malignant tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Graeme Cosofarle Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1559/1/Liver-Flush As it is necessary to keep the body clean internally it is necessary that one should take care of cleansing the liver so that the digestive system is regulated properly. Liver flush is a traditional home remedy for removing fat-soluble toxins such as pesticide residues from the body as the liver flush has also gained immense popularity as a treatment for gallstones. It is seen that some people do not have typical gallstone symptoms such as pain under her right ribcage, right shoulder pain, nausea, fatty food intolerance, constipation and gas. Graeme Cosofarle Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1558/1/Liver-Cyst Hepatic cyst usually refers to solitary non-parasitic cysts of the liver, also known as simple cysts as patients with simple cysts are asymptomatic and require no treatment. Medical term used to describe cyst is a space of round or saclike shape in some part of the body that can lead to health problems and it may be empty or contain watery or mucous types of fluid. It is very common to find one or several small cysts in the liver when a patient has an ultrasound scan or CAT scan of the abdomen for some health reason. The negative part of it is that majority of these cysts are found by chance as they do not produce any symptoms. Graeme Cosofarle Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1557/1/Liver-Cleansing-Diet Detoxification is a process that occurs within our bodies on a continual basis and symptoms such as frequent colds, feeling sluggish and tired, allergies, poor skin, coated tongue, and other foods may indicate impairment in the body's functional ability. One should undergo a nutritional detox and cleansing diet that can reduce the risk of chronic disease, but it also has immediate benefits associated with it. Some of the important benefits include vitality and stamina, better digestion, mental clarity and focus, a feeling of calm and decreased allergic symptoms. Graeme Cosofarle Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1556/1/How-To-Maintain-a-Healthy-Liver-%3F Liver is a smooth, cone-shaped, red-brown and rubbery, is situated in the upper right part of the abdomen where it is partly protected by the rib cage that is largest and heaviest internal organ, weighing around 3.5 lb. The division of liver is into a large right lobe, subdivided into three sections, and a smaller left lobe that tapers towards a tip, which is in contact with the stomach, intestines and esophagus. There are various segments in these lobes like and they contain hundreds of cells arranged like fine spokes radiating out from the central vein in a network of blood channels called sinusoids. Graeme Cosofarle Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1555/1/Cirrhosis-of-Liver Cirrhosis is detected in a person when anatomically by widespread nodules in the liver combined with fibrosis and nodule formation causes distortion of the normal liver architecture, which interferes with blood flow through the liver. Cirrhosis of liver leads to an inability of the liver to perform its biochemical functions that can complicate the health. This problem is caused from damage to liver cells from toxins, inflammation, metabolic derangements and other causes. Graeme Cosofarle Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1539/1/Liver-Biospy%3A Liver biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a small sample of liver tissue is obtained for microscopic analysis and it involves removing a small sample of tissue from your liver so that it can be examined for abnormalities. It is very useful to help doctors diagnose liver problems and to determine the extent of liver damage caused by chronic conditions such as hepatitis, alcoholism, cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis and cholestasis. Cholestasis is obstruction of the flow of bile, a substance secreted by the liver which helps the intestine absorb fats and for that liver biopsy provides more detailed information about the health of the liver than a liver function blood test can do and can help diagnose the cause of liver disease. Graeme Cosofarle Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1520/1/Symptoms-Of-Liver-Problems Liver is the largest organ in our body and it?s an indication of importance to health. There are many diseases that affect the liver and also these diseases may result to death. Symptoms of liver disease are variable and subtle in the early stages of the problem and the symptoms are poor appetite, which is the most common symptom, weight loss is due to poor appetite that occurs in liver disease and improper metabolism of fat, carbohydrates, and proteins complicates the situation also. The next symptom is Polyuria or polydypsia that is excess urinating and excess drinking of water that can occur in liver disease. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1519/1/Symptoms-Liver-disease Liver disease is often discovered during routine testing and it may not cause any symptoms at first or the symptoms may be vague, like weakness and loss of energy. In acute liver disease, symptoms related to problems handling bilirubin, including jaundice, dark urine, and light stools, along with loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are the most common. While chronic liver disease symptoms include jaundice, dark urine, abdominal swelling, itching, unexplained weight loss or gain, and abdominal pain; however they may not be present until the disease has reached an advanced stage. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1518/1/Liver-Detox Liver is responsible for filtering, detoxifying, nourishing, replenishing, and storing blood and it is necessary for the people to maintain a healthy liver for the best of health. If the gall bladder and liver is cleaned then it is seen that the entire function of the body is regulated. The liver cells consist of sophisticated mechanisms that have evolved over millions of years to break down toxic substances. If there is an intake of artificial drugs then it is seen that pesticide and hormone, is broken down (metabolized) by enzyme pathways inside the liver cells. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1517/1/Liver-Cancer-Survival Liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma is a cancer that arises from the liver. It is can also be called as primary liver cancer or hepatoma. The liver is made up of different types of cells (bile ducts, blood vessels, and fat-storing cells). However, the liver cells that is hepatocytes make up 80% of the liver tissue. Thus, the majority of the primary liver cancers (over 90 to 95%) arises from the liver cells and is known as hepatocellular cancer or carcinoma. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1516/1/Liver-Cancer-Survival-Rate First of all there are no symptoms of liver cancer at very early stage and only a small number of liver cancers are found in the early stages and can be removed by surgery. Fewer than 30% of patients having surgery are able to have their cancer completely removed and the overall 5-year relative survival rate from liver cancer is about 7%. The 5-year relative survival rate is the percentage of patients who are still alive at least 5 years after the cancer is found and those who die of other causes are not counted. It is sure that patients might live more than 5 years after diagnosis. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1515/1/Liver-cancer-prognosis Liver cancer prognosis depends on many things, including how early the tumor has been detected and for that surgery may be an option if the tumor is small enough and caught early. The success rate of this surgery, however, is low; only ten to twenty percent of all hepatocellular carcinoma surgeries succeed in entirely removing cancerous tissue and if the surgery is not successful then the disease is often fatal within three to six months; hence the prognosis for liver metastases is equally poor. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1514/1/High-Liver-Enzymes-Causes Liver is a very important organ of the body. It plays a major role in metabolism and its various functions in the body including drug detoxification, glycogen storage and plasma protein synthesis. Liver also produces bile, which is important for digestion. However, people do not hear about how important it is until something goes wrong with it. Very often, the doctor can tell you that there is something wrong with your liver by telling you that you have elevated or increased liver enzymes. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1513/1/Fatty-Liver Fatty liver is a reversible condition seen in chronic alcoholism and other conditions, where large vacuoles of lipid accumulate in hepatocytes that are liver cells. Accumulation of this fat in liver cells causes the liver to enlarge. The lipid within the vacuoles is a particular type known as triglyceride. Triglyceride molecules consist of a glycerol backbone along with three fatty acid molecules joined on it. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1512/1/End-Stage-Liver-Disease End stage liver disease is final stage of total liver failure and it includes liver cancer, cirrhosis, hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, chronic liver disease,, liver abscess, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis. Alcohol abuse generally leads to three pathologically distinct liver diseases and in clinical practice, any or all of these three conditions can occur together, at the same time, in the same patient; therefore the three conditions are: Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1511/1/Cod-Liver-Oil Cod liver oil is oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes also is an excellent source of Vitamin A and Vitamin D as well as is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids like EPA and DHA. Cod liver oil is a pale yellow, thin, oily liquid having a peculiar slightly fishy but not rancid odor and a bland with slightly fishy taste. Graeme Cosofarle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1501/1/Terminal-Liver-Cancer When the liver cancer cannot be treated and it reaches a stage of metastatic cancer, which happens when tumors from other parts of the body spread (metastasize) to the liver. As the last stage of cancer has no cure the only thing one can do is when treatments fail to provide much improvement, however, they often can help control pain and improve quality of life. The cases id totally different when it is about primary liver cancer as it is seen that you can greatly reduce your risk by protecting yourself from hepatitis infection and cirrhosis, the leading causes of the disease. As most of the people do not have prominent symptoms it is seen that there are the disease may not be detected until it's quite advanced. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1500/1/Shark-Liver-Oil Shark liver oil is widely used as it is oil derived from the livers of deep-water sharks that shows some promise in fighting cancer and boosting the immune system. Until a decade ago, when a growing number of supplement manufacturers began to take an interest in this nutritional aid, most shark livers were routinely tossed overboard and however today, several companies harvest and process the oil from sharks caught off of Greenland, Norway, Sweden, and other coasts. The ingredients of shark liver oil are free fatty acid, iron, zinc, copper, Vitamin E, squalene, Alkylglycerols(AKG's)- 20%, omega3 oils and squalamine. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1499/1/Liver-Pain If there is a liver pain then it can be an indication of any related disorder to the liver as it is a kind of symptom. One of the basic problems is the expansion of liver as it contains an excessive amount of fat and the normal healthy liver tissue is partly replaced with areas of unhealthy fats. This problem occurs in the liver because the liver cells and the spaces in the liver are filled with fat so the liver becomes slightly enlarged and heavier. The basic problem that is associated with it is pain in the right upper abdominal area. It is very easy to detect this problem as the color and shape of the liver changes and the liver is no more like a healthy liver that is much redder in color and has a uniform texture. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1498/1/Liver-Health There are some tips given by the health experts so that there are sound conditions maintained and the liver stays healthy forever. Once the liver is ruined then it is very difficult to have a perfect cure of it as people who have a lot of liver problems and most of them can lead to cancer. It is very important for a person to save the liver and get a complete cure and the jaundices are most common to affect the liver. Liver health is disturbed if our internal organs can hold a lot toxin, and sometimes, it is impossible to get those toxins out, without doing cleansing that is done by the liver. To have the best of liver cure one should follow Psychophysical activities will help you balance your body and will help you relief accumulated stress. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1497/1/Liver-Function There are many functions of the liver such as our body makes many waste products for e.g. bilirubin that is the degradation product of the red dye in our blood which can be excreted only by the liver. Also the liver plays a central role in the detoxification of drugs where drugs are being taken up by the liver, degraded and excreted. Also the liver is placed strategically between the gut and the rest of our body acting as a filter and prevents the passage of bacteria from the gut into the blood as well as is an important player in our defense mechanism. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1496/1/Liver-Failure As liver is the largest organ of our body and it performs most of the digestive functions and hence any harm to it can cause a severe damage to the entire body. It is seen that Liver failure can result from any type of liver disorder, including viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver damage from alcohol or drugs. The worst part of this problem is that when the liver failure begins a large portion of the liver must be damaged and it is not very easy to detect. The time for liver failure is not decided as it may develop rapidly over days or weeks that is acute failure or gradually over months or years that leads to a chronic one. There are associated health disorders due to which there is liver failure like jaundice, a tendency to bruise or bleed, ascites, liver encephalopathy, and generally failing health. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1495/1/Liver-Enzymes A liver enzyme is a protein that helps to speed up a chemical reaction in the liver and the liver function tests are blood tests that are used to evaluate various functions of the liver for example, metabolism, storage, filtration and excretion, which are often performed by liver enzymes. But not all liver function tests are measures of enzyme function. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1494/1/Liver-Disorder The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body and is also one of the most important ones. The biliary system consisting of the bile ducts and the gallbladder and also the pancreas are all closely associated with the functioning of the liver. Some liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases are congenital while others can be prevented. If these diseases are congenital, injury-related, viral-induced, or alcohol-induced, they can be devastating to a person's health and require professional care. More than 25 million people in the United States suffer from liver and gallbladder diseases, according to the American Liver Foundation whereas more than 43,000 die of a liver disease each year. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1493/1/Liver-Disease The term ?liver disease? applies to many diseases and disorders that cause the liver to function improperly or cease functioning also the abnormal results of liver function tests often suggest liver disease. There are many types of liver disease and disorders that affect the liver. They are Cirrhosis, hepatitis, hemochromatosis, Wilson?s disease, liver cancer, liver disease due to alcohol, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis and fatty liver. Now a person affected with autoimmune hepatitis has autoantibodies circulating in the bloodstream that cause the immune system to attack the liver causing dangerous to health. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1492/1/Liver-Damage The liver is the largest and the most important organ in the body and is found high in the right upper abdomen behind the ribs. It is a very complex organ and has many functions like storing energy in the form of sugar, storing vitamins, iron and minerals. It also processes the worn out red blood cell and kills the germs that enter the body through the intestine. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1491/1/Enlarged-Liver Hepatomagaly is the medical term for enlargement of the live but this is not a disease but it is an indication of some disease. Liver is one of the most important organs in the body and liver is involved in many bodily functions, such as removing toxins from your blood and making bile, which helps in digestion. To avoid the expansion of liver one should follow lifestyle change, and implements healthy diet, body cleansing, exercises and different traditional and natural therapies. The liver can become fatty and there can be a great dysfunction of the liver causing in the disruption of natural activities in the body. Graeme Cosofarle Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1463/1/Secondary-Liver-Cancer Secondary liver cancer means the cancer is developed in another part of the body and has spread to the liver and the most common cancers that may spread to the liver are cancers of the stomach, lung, colon and breast. The cause of secondary cancer in the liver is always a primary cancer somewhere else in the body and if the cancer cells from the primary cancer escape into the bloodstream, the liver is a likely place for them to settle. Sometimes, secondary cancer is found in the liver and even with thorough medical tests, it is not possible to find out where it has spread from however this is because the primary tumour may be too small to detect and is causing no symptoms. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1462/1/Metastatic-Liver-Cancer Metastases are cancer cells that have spread beyond the original that is primary cancer site and have established themselves at a distant site. These cancer cells spread through the lymph and vascular systems involved with the primary cancer site also metastases generally indicate that cancer cells are widespread within the lymphatic and circulatory systems in the form of micro metastases which means that the cancer is in the process of spreading to too many areas. In short metastasis is a secondary malignant tumor that has spread from a primary site to affect other parts of the body and also a metastasis in the liver may arise, for example, as a result of the spread of a cancer from another part of the body example colon. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1461/1/Liver Liver is a large complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood. It is responsible for synthesizing of vitamin A and detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes to regulate the functions of body. It is mainly responsible for the production of bile, which is important for digestion. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1460/1/Liver-Spot This is an ailment of caused as the liver has a great problem when it is not able to bear the harmful rays of the sun. When the skin tries to protect itself then it is seen that there is an overabundance of melanin that is the pigment in your skin responsible for splotchy or uneven tanning. When the body tries to protect itself from over exposure then it is seen that there is an increase in pigmentation and age spots increased by over exposure to the sun or other forms of ultraviolet light, bad health, problems with the liver functions, or other causes, both known and unknown. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1459/1/Liver-Problems The largest organ in the body is the liver, an indication of its importance in health and it is involved with almost all of the biochemical pathways that allow growth, fight disease, supply nutrients, provide energy, and aid reproduction. Liver cells, which are called hepatocytes, go through thousands of complex biochemical reactions every second in order to perform these myriad functions and since the liver is involved with almost all biochemical processes it is no wonder that there are many different diseases that will affect it. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1458/1/Liver-Cancer-Treatment There are two main kinds of liver cancer and they are Heptoma and cholangiocarcinoma where Heptoma is cancer of the hepatocytes that is the main functioning liver cell. Hepatoma is primary liver cancer and usually grows in the liver as a ball-like tumor, invading the normal tissue surrounding it. Cancer of the bile duct cells is called cholangiocarcinoma that is secondary cancer and it originates in the bile ducts as well as is often caused by infestation with the liver fluke Clonorchis. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1457/1/Liver-Cancer-Symptoms Liver cancer happens when cells begin to multiply at a faster rate than they should and the unwanted cells form a growth also there are 2 main types of liver cancer and these are primary cancer which means the cancer started in liver. The second type is secondary cancer which means the means the cancer developed in another part of the body and has spread to the liver and the most common cancers that may spread to the liver are cancers of the stomach, lung, colon and breast. The two main types of primary liver cancer are hepatoma that starts in the cells, which perform the major tasks of the liver, called hepatocytes and the second type of cancer is known as cholangiocarcinomas and it starts in the cells that line the bile ducts of the liver. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1456/1/Liver-Cancer-Symptom Liver cancer has become very common and two-thirds of people have advanced liver disease when they seek medical help, one third of the patients have cancer that has not progressed beyond the liver. Hepatitis is one of the main causes of cancer and people who have this problem are most likely to suffer from liver cancer. Abdominal pain is one of the basic symptoms generally the initial and most frequent symptom and it can be an indication for the initial stage of cancer. Another basic symptoms are universal that including weakness and weight loss, although symptoms vary in different parts of the world. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1454/1/Alcoholic-Liver-Disease Alcoholic liver disease is an extremely broad and multi-system disease also alcoholic hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver secondary to excessive alcohol ingestion. The symptoms of alcoholic hepatitis include vague abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, fever, diarrhea, fatigue and malaise. Alcoholic liver disease is the most common liver disease in the United States also it is encountered most commonly and results in between 20,000 and 40,000 deaths per year. It is the fourth leading cause of death among Americans. Graeme Cosofarle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1417/1/Liver-Ultrasound If the doctor has to know the internal details of the liver then it is necessary that one undergo this test as it gives n overview of the abdomen. There is a usage of the sound waves and then the diagnosis is done and there is a specialized ultrasound is ordered for a detailed evaluation of a specific organ, such as a kidney ultrasound. Liver is a dome shaped organ that helps in the production of bile (a substance that helps digest fat), stores sugars, and breaks down many of the body's waste products. Graeme Cosofarle Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1416/1/Liver-Transplant If the liver is damaged seriously then it affects the absorption of vitamins and nutrients, prevent waste products from being effectively removed from the system, and reduce the production of proteins needed to clot the blood. There are many diseases that are responsible for the damage of the liver and in such cases transplant provides a patient with a liver that can keep up with the demands of a full, active life. If the doctor observes that there is a diseased liver due to chronic liver failure, acute liver failure or tumors within the liver then transplant becomes absolutely necessary. Graeme Cosofarle Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.findhealtharticles.com/articles/1415/1/Liver-Cancer As liver is the largest internal organ in the body it is to be taken care of and people should be cautious about the problems associated with it. Prima facie the liver looks like a pyramid and it is divided in two lobes that receives blood from a specific artery and vein. Liver is responsible for performance of various functions like it processes and stores many of the nutrients absorbed from the intestine and it makes some of the clotting factors needed to stop bleeding from a cut or injury. Other functions include the bile into the intestine to help absorb nutrients and it is a main factor that helps in the removal of toxic wastes from the body. Graeme Cosofarle Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST