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| Topic: |
Digestive Diseases (DD) |
| Title: |
Your Liver Lets You Live. |
| Author: |
n/a |
| Source: |
Cedar Grove, NJ: American Liver Foundation. 2002. [4 p.]. |
| Availability: |
Available from American Liver Foundation. Information and Distribution Center, 1425 Pompton Avenue, Suite 3, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-1000. (800) GO-LIVER, ext. 234 or (888) 4HEP-ABC. Fax (973) 256-3214. E-mail: webmail@liverfoundation.org. Website: www.liverfoundation.org. PRICE: $0.75 for single copy; bulk orders available; plus shipping and handling. |
| Abstract: |
The liver, the largest organ in the body, plays a vital role in regulating life processes. These processes include: to convert food into chemicals necessary for life and growth; to manufacture and export important substances used by the rest of the body; to process drugs absorbed from the digestive tract into forms tat are easier for the body to use; and to detoxify and excrete substances that otherwise would be toxic to the body. This brochure reviews the functions of the liver, the symptoms and signs of liver disease, prevention strategies, the problem of gallstones, alcohol related liver disorders (fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic cirrhosis), cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), liver disorders in children (biliary atresia, chronic active hepatitis, galactosemia, Wilson's disease, Reye's syndrome), cancer of the liver, and research efforts in liver disease. The brochure concludes with a description of the work of the American Liver Foundation (ALF) and its contact information (www.liverfoundation.org). 1 figure. |
| Format: |
Brochure/Pamphlet |
| Language: |
English. |
| Major Keywords: |
Digestive System Diseases. Liver. Physiology. Pathology. Liver Diseases. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Therapy. Patient Care Management. |
| Minor Keywords: |
Metabolism. Prevention. Gallstones. Human Viral Hepatitis. Alcoholic Hepatitis. Liver Cancer. Children. Adults. Fatty Liver. Hepatotoxicity. |
| Publication Number: |
DDBR09525 |
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