To improve liver health and decrease bilirubin levels, you should make sure to stay hydrated, avoid alcohol, and eat high ...

Bilirubin is a brownish-yellow pigment that’s produced when red blood cells break down. The substance is found in the liver and is normally passed out of the body during digestion. The natural process ...

Neonatal jaundice affects between 60 and 80 per cent of all newborns within their first two weeks of life, according to the World Health Organisation ...

Universal testing for bilirubin lowers jaundice -- but is it worth it? Oct. 3, 2009— -- A new study has shown that universal screening for bilirubin reduced the number of infants who developed ...

Scientists say they have new experimental evidence of a novel role for bilirubin, a natural yellow pigment found in the body, in protecting humans from the worst effects of malaria and potentially ...

In studies in mice, researchers report they have found that bilirubin, a bile pigment most commonly known for yellowing the skin of people with jaundice, may play an unexpected role in protecting ...

A recently described method for assaying the specific hepatic enzyme responsible for the conjugation of bilirubin was applied to specimens of liver obtained at laparotomy or by percutaneous needle ...

Current guidelines suggest that practitioners should not delay an infant's discharge to obtain a postphototherapy bilirubin level at less than 12 hours after cessation of phototherapy. Systematic ...

Cerebral hypoxia remains a significant risk for neonatal morbidity and mortality, as well as long-term neurologic sequelae such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or seizure disorders (1, 2).

Q. Can you explain bilirubin and what the normal score should be on blood tests? I don't have my most recent blood work results handy, but I am always told that my bilirubin count is out of range and ...

Q A few days ago my 11-year-old cat stopped eating after a history of chronic hairballs. She also has a small mass on her lower left lip that has been there for awhile. She has also gotten very ...