The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol to raise awareness about the link ...

Excessive alcohol use can harm the body in many ways, including an increase in the risk of various cancers. It damages liver ...

Drinking alcohol if you have a large belly or diabetes more than doubles the risk of serious liver damage, while having high ...

In a later report Sposito and Cheli 5 described 10 patients with liver disease and parotid enlargement, 6 of whom had portal cirrhosis although only 1 was alcoholic. The remainder, 1 patient each ...

The risk of serious liver damage from alcohol is more than twice as high for people with belly fat and diabetes, a new study ...

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease.

In general, leaning into your friendships is one of the best ways to relax without alcohol. Meaningful human connections ...

Explore how the liver functions, common liver conditions, and tips to maintain liver health through lifestyle changes like ...

The researcher, a global liver damage expert, sounds the alarm over our limited awareness of the connection between drug ...

Cirrhosis is the formation of scar tissue in the liver that can be the result of inflammation. It is most often the result of excessive alcohol, viruses such as hepatitis, or fatty liver.

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

Separately, drinking damages liver cells trying to metabolize alcohol and can lead to additional fat buildup. The inflammation and scarring caused by excess fat may eventually lead to cirrhosis ...