The liver is located on the right side of the abdomen. While responsible for over 500 bodily functions, two of its most important roles include the production of Bile (which digests fat) and glucose storage. The liver also helps the body process and eliminate
toxic substances such as
alcohol and
drugs. While the liver is unique in that it can regenerate itself if partially damaged, prolonged abuse or severe damage can doom the ability of the liver to perform its life sustaining role. The use of some prescription drugs has been shown to impair the liver's ability to perform, leading to a possible liver disorder and liver problems in adults and children.
See Also
- Jaundice
- Liver & Gallbladder Disorders
- Liver Failure: Overview
- 2,3-Benzofuran
- Accolate / Zafirlukast: Overview
- Acetone
- Acrylonitrile
- Actos / Pioglitazone Hydrochloride
- Agent Orange
- Product Liability - Food & Restaurant - Alcoholic Beverages Overview
- Altace / Ramipril
- Antimony
- Arava / Leflunomide
- Atrazine
- Barium
- Baycol / Cerivastatin Overview
- Benlate / Benomyl
- Buckeye Pulp Mill: Overview
- Celebrex Lawyers - Celebrex News Update
- Chromium IV Exposure: Overview
- Ciba-Geigy Corporation - McIntosh, Alabama
- Coal Ash Exposure: Overview
- Colfax Treating Co. & Durawood - Pineville, Louisiana & Alexandria, Louisiana
- Copper Exposure: Overview
- Coronet Industries - Plant City, Florida
- DDT Exposure: Overview
- Depacon / Valproate Sodium
- Dibromochloropropane Exposure: Overview
- Dioxin
- Dixon's Acetaminophen Tablets
- Floxin / Ofloxacin
- Frito-Lay Contamination: Overview
- Furan
- Gasoline
- GE Capacitators - Queensbury, New York: Overview
- Gen-3 Seat Belts
- Germander / Teucrium Genus: Overview
- Grant Street Well - Talladega, Alabama
- Gun Violence: Overview
- Hall Street Plant - Beaverton, Oregon
- Heptachlor and Heptachlor Epoxide
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Hexachlorobutadiene
- Hexachlorocyclohexanes
- Hinkley, California: Overview
- Hydrazines
- Jaundice Screening
- Lamisil / Terbinafine Hydrochloride
- Landia Chemical Company: Overview
- Lindane: Overview
- Massena GM Plant: Overview
- Medication & Prescription Errors
- Midland, Michigan - Tittabawassee River
- Mount Dioxin - Pensacola
- Natick Laboratory - Natick, Massachusetts
- Nizoral / Ketoconazole
- Norvir / Ritonavir: Overview
- Parafon Forte / Chlorzoxazone
- PCBs
- Perchloroethylene
- Plavix / Clopidogrel Bisulfate
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
- Prince William Sound
- Pyrazinamide
- Radium
- Rapamune / Sirolimus
- Refludan / Lepirudin: Overview
- Remeron / Mirtazapine
- Remicade / Infliximab
- Rezulin / Troglitazone
- Rheumatrex / Methotrexate
- Rifampin
- Sporanox / Itraconazole: Overview
- St. John's Wort / Hypericum Perforatum
- Stauffer Chemical: Overview
- Strattera
- Suter Elementary & Cook Elementary - Pensacola, Florida
- Tasmar / Tolcapone
- Tequin / Gatifloxacin
- Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG)
- Trichloroethylene
- Trovan / Trovafloxacin
- Union City Cemetery - Indiana: Overview
- Vanadium Exposure: Overview
- Vehicle Design / Crashworthiness
- Vibrio Vulnificus: Overview
- Vioxx / Rofecoxib
- Viramune / Nevirapine
- Vitamin A: Overview
- Wellbutrin / Bupropion Hydrochloride
- Willow Bark / Salix Species: Overview
- Zyban / Bupropion Hydrochloride