With non-qualified retirement accounts, only the growth is taxable. Once distributions from those accounts exhaust the earnings, any subsequent withdrawals are considered a return of your deposits. Distributions prior to age 59 1/2 from either account type may result in early withdrawal penalties.
The liver is a large, football-shaped organ found in the upper right portion of your abdomen. The medical term for enlarged liver is hepatomegaly (hep-uh-to-MEG-uh-le). Enlarged liver isn't a disease. It's a sign of an underlying problem, such as liver disease, congestive heart failure or cancer.
What causes cirrhosis of the liver? The process of inflammation in the liver damages liver cells, eventually resulting in their death and the dead liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue. Thus the process of cirrhosis is caused by chronic (long lasting) inflammation.