Stomach cancer is a disease that is much more common worldwide than it is within the United States, although the disease will still affect around 21,700 Americans on an annual basis and will be the cause of around 11,200 deaths a year in the USA. Also known as gastric cancer, stomach cancer is a [...]

The inflammation of the liver that results in cell damage is known as Hepatitis. There can be acute hepatitis or chronic hepatitis and to date there are six main types of the hepatitis virus that have been identified.
The six main types of hepatitis virus are: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, Hepatitis E, [...]

There are several inflammatory bowel diseases all of which need to be diagnosed and treated by a doctor. Two of the more common inflammatory bowel diseases are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Ulcerative colitis is where the lining of the large intestine (that is the bowel and the colon) and the rectum become inflamed. The [...]

There are a number of organs in the digestive system including the liver, pancreas,and digestive tract (in other words the esophagus, stomach and intestines) that have a role to play in the digestive process, and the functioning of the digestive system can be affected by many different conditions disorders and diseases.
Common conditions like indigestion [...]