There it was: a gallstone. One of the most prized ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine, cattle gallstones have become ...

Even investors and criminals are turning their attention to one of the strangest moneymakers in agriculture. Think the price of beef is high? You should see the cost of cattle gallstones.

Why Do We Need a Medical Option? Moreover, although laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be regarded as a remarkably safe surgical procedure, if stones can be dissolved medically, patients will not ...

Gallstones arise from hardening of substances in the bile, such as cholesterol. Gallstones can be unnoticeable or asymptomatic. However, if these stones become stuck in a duct, you may experience ...

Scientists at Boston Medical Center have discovered a surprising connection between gallstones and a deadly type of cancer ...

Researchers have discovered in a new study that a greater fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) score, a noninvasive marker traditionally ...

This study explores the relationship between gallstones, cholecystectomy, and cancer risk through both observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. The research aims to clarify the ...

Nestled beneath your liver, the gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile, a green-yellow liquid that helps your ...

[26] Although gallstones could be dissolved by oral administration of CDCA, its efficacy was low. Less than half (40.8%) of patients responded to the highest dose tested (750 mg/day), and only 13. ...