The sudden need to itch her palms and soles of her feet that hit Jayne Pilkington one night was so maddening she scratched them until they bled. ‘It felt like something was crawling deep in my veins ...

Itchy skin, or pruritus, can be a symptom of liver disease. However, not everyone with liver disease experiences itching, and the specific causes of this itching are unknown. This article looks at the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old female who has had primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver for many years. I have been on 300 mg of ursodiol taken three times a day for all those years, with no ...

If you have primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), itchiness might be so persistent that you often dont even realize anymore that youre scratching. Chronic pruritus, or itchy skin, is a common symptom, ...

Your liver is a large and powerful organ that performs a number of essential functions in the body. One of the most important jobs of the liver is to flush out and filter toxins from the blood. Liver ...