High levels of liver enzymes can suggest liver inflammation or disease. Liver enzyme tests can help diagnose issues like hepatitis, cirrhosis, and heart disease. Factors like alcohol use and physical ...

The problem of alcoholic liver disease is growing in the United States, and obtaining treatment is difficult. A review published in JAMA Tuesday gave an update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and ...

Hepatitis is a general term to describe inflammation of the liver tissue. Although it can arise from several causes, hepatitis from a viral infection is the most common. Alcoholic hepatitis is a ...

An AST blood test measures levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and helps determine liver function. Too much of this enzyme can indicate a problem, such as liver damage. Aspartate ...

Your liver is working overtime right now, processing everything from your morning coffee to last night’s dinner, but it might be sending you desperate distress signals that you’re completely missing.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Whenever you get bloodwork done, you probably don’t know what exactly you’re supposed to be looking at on the sheet (unless you’re a healthcare provider, that is). Glucose, sodium ...

Most of us don’t think about our liver at all. Not when we wake up. Not when we eat. Not even when we’re stressed about work or money. The heart gets .

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I am concerned about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In ...