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Women, Native Americans and Mexican Americans are more likely to get gallstones. Obesity, hormone therapy, cholesterol drugs, and diabetes present a higher risk factor.

5 Great Resources on Gallstones

• WebMD: Gallstones Overview
• American Gastroenterological Association: Gallstones
• Merck: Gallstones
• Intelihealth: Gallstones
• Gastro Resource: Overview

What are Gallstones?

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD): Gallstone Causes
• Healthwise: Gallstones Overview
• GI Care: Gallstone Causes
• Medical College of Wisconsin: Causes
• Mayo Clinic: Causes
• About: Gallstone Causes
• Up To Date: Gallstones
• Better Health Channel: Gallstones

What Are The Symptoms of Gallstones?

• Healthwise: Gallstones Symptoms
• ehealth MD: Galltone Symptoms
• Patient UK: Symptoms
• NY Times: Symptoms
• Cure Research: Gallstone Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Gallstones?

• My Dr: Gallstone Complications
• The Doctor Will See You Now: Complications
• Mayo Clinic: Complications
• Cure Research: Complications
• Healthwise: Gallstones Causes

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Gallstones?

• WebMd: Medications
• My Dr: Treatments
• Healthwise: Medications
• Healthwise: Home Treatments

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Gallstones?

• Earth Clinic: Holistic Cures
• Alive: Holistic Healing
• Mother Nature: Alternatives
• Healthwise: Gallstones Other Treatments

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Gallstones?

• University of Chicago: Cholesterol Gallstones
• Medicine Net: Gallstone Types
• American Technion Society: Earliest Steps in Gallstone Formation

How Do You Prevent Gallstones?

• Cure Zone: Gallstone Prevention
• Mayo Clinic: Prevention
• NY Times: Gallstone Prevention

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Gallstones

• Revolution Health: Gallstone Blog
• Blogspot: The Lowfat Side of the Kimkins Diet: Gallstones
• Families: Gallstone Forums
• Science Blog: Researchers View Gallstones Forming
• Med Help: Gallstone Topics
• Healthwise: Should I have surgery to treat gallstone attacks?

Foundations and Support Groups on Gallstones

• Daily Strength: Gallstone Support
• Yahoo : Groups
• Health Boards: Digestive Disorders

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Gallstones

• iVillage: Can Diet Prevent Gallstone Attacks?
• She Knows: Gallstone Message Board
• Soul Cysters: Gallstones/Gall Bladder Removal

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Gallstones

• eMedicine: "Cholelithiasis"
• BMJ: "More coffee, fewer gallstones"
• Medical News Today: "Gene Discovered Which Increases Risk Of Gallstones"
• Journal of Lipid Research: "Hepatic cholesterol metabolism in cholesterol gallstone disease"

Clinical Trials on Gallstones

• Clinical Trials: Gallstone Trials
• Cochrane: Cholecystectomy versus no cholecystectomy in patients with silent gallstones
• Medscape: A Randomized Clinical Trial
• KG Hospital: Ongoing Research Trials In Gastenterology

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