Chemotherapy reshapes gut bacteria in ways that send powerful signals throughout the body. These signals reprogram immune cells, making organs like the liver more resistant to metastatic cancer.

Under healthy conditions, the intestinal epithelium fully renews itself every three to five days. Aging and exposure to ...

Public health experts have said that people living in polluted and poorly sanitised environments should deworm at least twice a year, warning that neglecting the practice allows parasitic worms to ...

In recent years, people have started to take health more seriously, but many still ignore the signals their own body sends every day. As unpleasant as it may seem, paying attention to how your stool ...

Doctors in Vietnam called the 9-year-old’s case “rare and highly complex,” and opted to perform a three-hour surgery to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While flocking is largely considered nontoxic to pets, animals who ingest large amounts of flocking may experience intestinal ...

While flocking is largely considered nontoxic to pets, animals who ingest large amounts of flocking may experience intestinal obstructions, which can be fatal without appropriate treatment. For years, ...

With abdominal pain and rectal bleeding, my friend went to the Cortez ER. She was sent home. Still in pain, she went to the Mercy ER the next day. She had such a large intestinal blockage that it even ...

A woman who spent over 30 minutes looking for her dog was left in hysterics when she finally found Summer the Cavapoo in her son’s room. But the 18-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and poodle ...

Fromm Family Foods is recalling certain frozen dog food after plastic contamination was found. The recall affects only one product: Bonnihill Farms BeefiBowls Beef Recipe (16 oz chubs, Best By ...

Ingestion of plastic fragments in this frozen pet food brand can pose serious risks to animals. A pet food brand has been recalled due to plastic contamination risks. Affected products were sold in 14 ...

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 ...