HOUSTON -- A woman was forced to ask her doctor an unimaginable question: where's my belly button? "I went in with the belly button and I'd like to know what you did with it? What happened to it? Did ...

Your belly button might seem like nothing more than a remnant from your time in the womb, but this small area can actually provide valuable clues about your digestive health and overall wellbeing.

One of the dirtiest places on the human body is not your butt or mouth. No, the honor goes to an often-forgotten hole: the belly button. Dermatologists say people often forget to clean their belly ...

Your belly button's shape, determined by umbilical cord healing, is believed by some to reveal personality traits and even ...

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Rubbing castor oil in the belly button is not new, but it has gotten a lot of buzz on social media for its supposed benefits. Proponents of the practice, also known as navel pulling, claim that it can ...