Biopsy - liver

liver A liver biopsy is a procedure in which the doctor removes a sample of liver tissue for examination under a microscope.

Hemochromatosis: Iron Overload Hemochromatosis -- many have never heard of this disease, much less know of its prevelance. Hemochromatosis (also known as hereditary hemochromatosis or HHC) is an inherited disorder that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron...

Hepatitis C - the Next Great Epidemic? The latest New England Journal issue reports that Hepatitis C is now the #1 blood-borne disease. A recent survey in that issue shows 3.9 million Americans have or have had contracted the disease...

Hepatitis C May Be Milder In Children German children who had heart surgery before 1991, when routine screening for hepatitis C in donated blood began in Germany, had a high risk of becoming infected with the virus...

Baboon Virus Transmitted Along With Liver Transplant A man who received a baboon liver transplant became infected with baboon cytomegalovirus, a virus that was thought to be species-specific, US researchers reported this week...