Online Resources on Liver Disease and Transplant

Following are links to more information on liver disease, organ donation and transplant.

General Liver Disease

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
American Liver Foundation - Web site
Diseases of the Liver (College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University)
Digestive Diseases Dictionary (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Definitions, Glossary from Hepnet
FASTATS: Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis(National Center for Health Statistics)
Liver Disease Resources from Healthfinder (DHHS)
Latino Organization for Liver Awareness
MEDLINEplusLiver Disease General National Library of Medicine
Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Association


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Liver Transplant

American Children's Liver Alliance Informative site with news, chat, a library, drug information, and transplant links.
Health Resources & Service Administration - Solid Organ Transplantation
Liver Transplantation Q&A - authored by a Hepatitis C patient
Liver Transplant The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Organ Transplant Brochures - developed by the American Society of Transplantation.
TransWeb includes personal accounts of the transplant experience, lifestyle information for transplant patients and details about organ donation.
Northern California Organ Transplant Support Group A non-profit organization created to offer support and information to transplant patients and their families.
Transplant Recipients International Organiztion (TRIO)
Transplantation and organ donation information and resources for transplant candidates, recipients, donors and their families.


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Alternative and Complementary Therapies

InteractionReport.org - Articles Concerning Drug-Herb and Drug-Nutrient Interactions
NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Office of Dietary Supplements - Background on dietary supplements from the National Institutes of Health
U.S. Pharmacopoeia - Drug and dietary supplement information
Consumer Lab Reviews on vitamins, herbs and other supplements
Medwatch U.S. Food & Drug Administration site containing a searchable database that lists adverse effects and problems associated with the use of herbal products.


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ERCP

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography from National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography from Healthwise


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Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis Overview from DrKoop.com
Hemochromatosis from National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse


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Hepatitis

See Web sites listed in our Hepatitis C section.
Autoimmune Hepatitis Web site.


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Organ Sharing Networks and Government Agencies

California Transplant Donor Network The Bay Area's local organ procurement organization.
Division of Transplantation (DOT) - Government agency that manages contracts with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).
UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing UNOS administers the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
Donate Life - National Coalition on Organ Donation


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Chinese Information on Liver Disease

Facts on Hepatitis B (Chinese version) produced by Hepatitis B Foundation
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