Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Primer
Last update: 01/03/2008
 
Recommended Reading

Online

Le point recherche n°2
Second issue (June 2007) of the ALBI newsletter, in French and English. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

Le point recherche n°1
Premier issue (March 2007) of the ALBI newsletter, in French and English. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

PBC Connections
The online newsletter of the Canadian PBC Society.

PBCers Meeting the Challenge
Quarterly newsletter of the PBCers Organization.


Books

Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide to Hepatitis and Liver Disease: What You Need to Know
If you can only afford one book about the liver and liver diseases, this is the one to buy.  There are several chapters devoted to viral hepatitis.  This book has an entire chapter devoted to PBC, with chapters devoted to other liver diseases as well.  There is a lot of additional information in this book, such as the basics of liver function, choosing a doctor, diet, nutrition, exercise, pregnancy issues, etc.
Author: Melissa Palmer, MD; ISBN: 0895299224.

Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients
Dr. Bernie Siegel writes about his experiences with patients who survived against the odds.  There is a wealth of information here for learning to live well in the face of chronic illness.
Author: Bernie S. Siegel, MD; ISBN: 0060919833.


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