You can't control some causes of pancreatitis, like genetics, injuries, or underlying health issues. But you can still take steps to lower your risk.

Ann came to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of severe upper abdominal pain. She had been vomiting and could not keep anything down, even water. She was not very forthcoming with her answers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following an initial hospitalization for acute alcohol-associated pancreatitis, repeated visits to an outpatient gastrointestinal clinic for brief motivational alcohol ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alcohol-related pancreatitis rates rose 12% each year among females and 7% among males. One-fifth of these ...

Contrary to popular belief, chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol consumption occurs at much lower rates compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...

Rondell Sheridan is setting the record straight about his pancreatitis diagnosis. The actor and comedian, 66, responded via a spokesperson to online rumors that his health condition was related to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Without trying, I started losing weight, and had terrible symptoms. My gastroenterologist ordered several tests, but couldn’t seem to make a diagnosis. Long story short, it was chronic ...

The incidence of inflammation of the pancreas has doubled over the past 30 years, particularly among younger age groups, the authors of the report claim. Public health professor Michael J Goldacre and ...

Regular alcohol consumption creates a cascade of health problems that often develop silently over years before symptoms become apparent. While many people focus on the immediate effects of drinking, ...

If a patient presents with nausea and epigastric pain, the cause may well be acute pancreatitis. Here is how the condition is diagnosed and treated. Pancreatitis has a unique pathologic mechanism ...