Personal trainer, Dan Bourne, who owns and operates a gym in Hertfordshire, is set to undertake one of the UK’s most gruelling ...

The appendix is a worm-shaped tube attached to the large intestine in the human body. It is an organ that is credited with very little significance and often removed indiscriminately to avoid ...

In this paper, effects of stationary contraction on mixing and transport of a non-Newtonian fluid in the small intestine are analyzed theoretically. A semi-analytical method is developed to solve the ...

The remaining parts of the colon can often be reconnected, allowing digestion to continue, albeit with potential changes in ...

Since the emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in 2014 and the associated novel sequalae that emerged, much has been learned about the effects of antenatal exposure to Zika virus. Zika virus in ...

Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list-Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, ...

An inguinal hernia is a bulge that occurs in your groin region, the area between the lower part of your abdomen and your thigh. Inguinal hernias occur because of a weakening of the muscles in the ...

Collagen membranes are widely used in guided bone regeneration (GBR) because of their good biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. As a bioderived collagen membrane, small intestinal submucosa (SIS) ...

Appendix cancer is a rare but increasingly recognized malignancy, often discovered incidentally during surgery for presumed ...

Appendix cancer, once rare, is now rising sharply among younger people. Firstpost brings out an expert’s views on the risk ...

Want better digestion after meals? Practising Vajrasana improves gut health, reduces bloating and acidity, and supports bowel movement—here’s how it works.

In patients with small intestinal Crohn’s disease (CD), there is a need for a simple, non-invasive test to reduce dependence on invasive procedures (eg, enteroscopy) and costly imaging (eg, MRI or CT ...