Q. I'm concerned about the safety of the ox bile in some of my digestive enzymes because of possible contamination with mad cow disease. Could a vegetarian digestive enzyme supplement be just as ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a rare chronic autoimmune cholangiopathy that mainly affects middle-aged women, ...

Scientists find how changes in bile acids linked to gut bacteria may signal advancing chronic kidney disease, pointing to a possible link between gut metabolism and kidney decline ...

New research links altered bile acids to chronic kidney disease progression, highlighting potential metabolic pathways ...

Common symptoms are changes in stool appearance and texture. Normally, stool is brown, but people with bile duct cancer may have pale or clay-colored stools that are oily and float in water. Also ...

Although bile duct cancer is curable if doctors diagnose it early, the goal for most people with the disease is remission. Healthcare professionals consider a cancer “cured” when no more cancerous ...

For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) has demonstrated the ...

Bile duct cysts are atypical enlargements that develop within your biliary system. They may disrupt the normal flow of bile from the gallbladder and liver to your small intestine. Bile duct growths ...

Bile duct adenomas are benign tumors that grow inside the bile duct. They’re fairly rare and not usually a reason for concern. Sometimes, they may require treatment in case they become cancerous. Bile ...

Cancer in the bile ducts may not present with any symptoms in the initial stage. The bile duct is found in the inner part of the body and, therefore, it is difficult to detect early tumors during ...