Melena appears as black, sticky, foul smelling stool and often signals upper GI bleeding * Study shows most pediatric melena ...

Given the vomiting and diarrhea, the biggest risk with norovirus is dehydration, which can turn a short-term illness into a ...

Colon cancer, once considered a disease of the elderly, is now rapidly affecting young people as well. Previously, this ...

EACH year Brits preparing food during the Christmas period make kitchen shortcuts that can have potentially dangerous effects ...

While Western nations see spikes around events like Christmas and Thanksgiving, often driven by the complex logistics of ...

WITH numerous bugs doing the rounds this winter, it’s difficult to find someone who hasn’t been ill over the last few weeks.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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A survey of Alzheimer’s disease prevalence in Norway confirms earlier estimates and might show how education level relates to ...

Imagine if a simple blood test could offer a glimpse into your future health. Not just whether you have heart disease or ...

This population-based study used plasma pTau217 to estimate how common Alzheimer’s disease neuropathological changes are across age and cognitive status in a Norwegian community cohort. Prevalence ...

Cranberries cranberry products provide antioxidants and can help prevent UTIs. You need to consume them every day to experience the preventative effects.