One of the largest organs in the human body, the liver is located on the right side of the body underneath the lower ribcage. It converts nutrients into substances that the body can use and helps to remove toxins from the blood. In fact, the cone-shaped liver contains around 13% of our body’s total blood […]
Vital signs have long been used by doctors to decide if we are fit and well, or if our bodies are struggling with underlying ill health. A weak pulse, a high temperature or low blood oxygen can point to underlying medical problem like infection, heart disease, asthma and kidney problems. Increasingly, however, a booming industry […]
Hepatitis B is a devastating virus that infects around 250 million people worldwide and is endemic proportions in parts of Africa. Left untreated, it can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and early death. Tackling the spread of this virus is essential and vaccination programmes have been started in many countries since 1990 including the Gambia, with […]
“Although hepatitis is often overlooked in the media as HIV and AIDS tend to make headlines, viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the globe killing at least as many people annually as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS. Existing in five forms – A, B, C, D and E, viral […]
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The liver, which is the largest organ in the body, has a variety of important functions. As the main organ controlling human metabolism it is tasked with regulating levels of glucose, amino acids and lipids, while storing glycogen and producing bile acids. It myriad array of functions includes chemical modification of complex chemicals that can […]