GERD: Understanding Acid Reflux, Heartburn, and Why You Should Not Ignore It
Acid reflux occurs when digestive fluid from the stomach flows back up into the esophagus — the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Understanding Liver Function and 7 Ways to Keep Your Liver Healthy
The liver has been compared to a large engine at the heart of an industrial plant — performing countless functions to keep the entire system running smoothly. In fact, the liver performs more than 500 functions essential to daily life.
FibroScan: The Pain-Free Liver Test for Fatty Liver and Cirrhosis Detection
FibroScan is one of the most advanced technologies currently available for assessing liver fibrosis — the buildup of scar tissue within the liver.
Colon Cancer
A diet high in saturated fat, fast food or food that has been grilled until charred and eating low fiber food
ESWL (Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy)
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is the use of low-frequency, high-energy shock waves
Is it time to look after your stomach?
Gastric cancer can be "silent" with no symptoms at the beginning
Gastric Cancer Symptoms: What Are the Warning Signs of Stomach Cancer?
Gastric cancer — also known as stomach cancer — is a malignancy that develops when cells in the stomach lining undergo genetic changes and begin growing abnormally. It can develop anywhere along the stomach lining, progresses slowly,
Kidney, Urinary, and Bladder Stones: Causes, Signs, and Treatment
Urinary tract stones are hard mineral deposits that form within the urinary system. They are classified by location — kidney stones, ureteral stones, bladder stones, and urethral stones.
Appendicitis - a pain in the belly
Since the appendix is a vestigial organ, I often get asked why do we still have an appendix.
A Better Liver makes a Better Lover?
Did you know that children handle alcohol better than adults? Well, on an intake versus body weight anyway.
30 meters of garden hose
In 2008, the very funny humorist Dave Barry wrote about his colonoscopy. He was prompted to have the procedure when his younger brother found he had colon cancer, and since there is often a familial factor, Dave Barry finally had his colonoscopy.
What diagnostic methods are available?
The diagnosis and monitoring of chronic hepatic pathologies depend on clinical examinations,