There’s a new high-priced commodity in town, and it comes from inside a cow. Cattle gallstones, long used in Chinese medicine, now sell for as much as $65 per gram, with demand skyrocketing across the ...

ETH Zurich researchers have investigated how tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ...

The Helmsley Charitable Trust is distributing $27.4 million to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers purchase ...

Gallbladder cancer is a highly aggressive condition with vague symptoms, often leading to late diagnosis. Risk factors ...

Cells have surface receptors called integrins that bind to repetitive domains present on the extracellular matrix (ECM) ...

High levels may indicate a blockage in the gallbladder or bile ducts. Indirect bilirubin – Unprocessed bilirubin. High levels may suggest rapid red blood cell breakdown. Ultrasound: A painless ...

According to him Gallstones typically cause excruciating pain on the right side and in the middle of the upper abdomen, which is typically located beneath the right rib cage margin. This ache may ...

Elevated liver function tests can signal gallbladder disease. Ultrasound is the imaging method of choice for diagnosis. Surgical and gastrointestinal consultation should be readily available if a ...

Most people with gallbladder polyps do not experience symptoms. Doctors usually discover the polyps incidentally on ultrasound or CT scans. Although some gallbladder polyps can develop into cancer ...

How did I not think of that?! "They gave me a bunch of meds, then took me to ultrasound, and yep. Gallstones, and actually stones stuck in the neck that would not clear, which is why the pain ...