Gallbladder disease. Introduction. The gallbladder is a sac located under the liver. It stores and concentrates bile produced in the liver. Bile aids in the digestion of fats, and is released from the gallbladder into the upper small intestine (duodenum) in response to food, especially fats. Types of gallbladder disease include: Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) Cholelithiasis (gallstones)
Furthermore, the number of diagnosed cases annually has not declined in nearly 20 years. Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer. 12% of children diagnosed with cancer do not survive. Childrenâs cancer affects all ethnic, gender and socio-economic groups. The average age of children diagnosed is six. More than 40,000 children undergo treatment for cancer each year.
Everyone knows the first one: smallpox. But you probably wonât guess the second one: rinderpest, a deadly livestock virus last seen in 2001, which has just been declared to be eradicated. The rinderpest virus caused several epidemics. Of course science and health surveillance have a way to go. There are about 100,000 human diseases that have been described, by one estimate. If only we were as efficient at snuffing out diseases as we are, apparently, at eradicating species.