Gallstones News

Surgeons can safely operate on patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis within 48 hours of admission, rather than wait for the painful inflammation in the pancreas to subside first, says ne... Read more

Use of cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins for over a year can significantly lower a person's risk of developing gallstones that require surgery, a new study has said.

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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have revealed that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol everyday may be able to prevent formation of gallstones.

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A study by researchers at the University of East Anglia in the UK has found that consuming a moderate amount of alcohol may reduce the risk of gallstones.

The study indicates that al... Read more

Ageing and body mass index could indicate presence of gallstones in both men and women. In men there were additional risk factors like diabetes, liver cirrhosis, peptic ulcer and coronary di... Read more

Exercise will not only help you get rid of those extra pounds, but as it turns out, also keep you free from gallstones, says a new research.

The finding is based on a study by resear... Read more

Although delaying surgical treatment remains the standard of care for patients with severe gallstone pancreatitis, a new study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American ... Read more

A three fold risk increase by gene variant

A group of research scientist from the University of Bonn along with Romanian colleagues has discovered a gene variant which augments th... Read more

According to a report in the November 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal, weight cycling may increase men's risk for gallstones later in life. When a solid ma... Read more

Women who have excessive fat around the waist are twice as likely to develop gallstones compared to their counterparts.

Gallstones are collections of solid crystals (predominan... Read more