DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old female who has had primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver for many years. I have been on 300 mg of ursodiol taken three times a day for all those years, with no ...

Itching is a common symptom of chronic liver diseases. Treatment options include avoiding scratching, using mild soaps, applying topical creams, taking prescription oral medications, and more. Itching ...

WEBVTT MEGAN VISITS TO THE DOCTOR HAVE : BECOME ROUTINE FOR MAUREEN HUGHES. >> I FOUND OUT LAST DECEMBER I HAVE PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS. I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. I WAS SHOCKED. I DID NOT EVEN ...

Your liver is a large and powerful organ that performs hundreds of essential functions in your body. One of its most important functions is filtering toxins from your blood. Liver disease refers to a ...

Your liver is a large and powerful organ that performs a number of essential functions in the body. One of the most important jobs of the liver is to flush out and filter toxins from the blood. Liver ...

A devastating itching of the skin driven by severe liver disease turns out to have a surprising cause. Its discovery points toward possible new therapies for itching, and shows that the outer layer of ...

For millions of Britons it is one of the most frustrating – even distressing – health problems, yet one rarely spoken about. Chronic itching, or pruritus, affects at least one in six adults, and for ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old female who has had primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver for many years. I have been on 300 mg of ursodiol taken three times a day for all those years, with no ...

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