The Truth About Common Digestive Health Fears
Everyone experiences digestive problems now and then, and they’re nobody’s idea of a good time. In a survey of nearly 72,000 adults in the U.S., 61% reported having had at least one gastrointestinal (GI) symptom over the previous week, and within that group, 58% said they’d had two or more GI symptoms over the past week, according to a study in a 2018 issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Because symptoms like constipation, heartburn, and abdominal pain are generally vague and often don’t have an obvious cause, those suffering tend to fear the worst.
“People get very concerned abo...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stacey Colino Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
South Africa: Doctors Bring Lunch for Hungry Patients As Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Reaches 'Crisis Point'
[Daily Maverick] Supplies run out and biological waste piles up as public health facility fails to pay suppliers and medical interns. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Hemorrhoids (Internal and External)
Title: Hemorrhoids (Internal and External)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - March 8, 2022 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
What Causes Rectal Prolapse?
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Rectal prolapse is defined as a herniation of the rectum through the anal verge. In children it is also usually mucosal prolapse and not full thickness. Partial or mucosal prolapse usually is seen as radial folds occurring 1 – 2.5 cm from the anal verge. Full thickness will protrude more than 5 cm. It affects genders equally and occurs most commonly in children under age 4. This is due to vertical course and low position of the anus, looser supporting tissues and less muscular support. These children are more likely to have prolapse but are less likely to have it recur. After age 4 the rectum takes the adu...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 28, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Nearly Half of U.S. Bald Eagles Suffer From Lead Poisoning
WASHINGTON—America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday.
While the bald eagle population has rebounded from the brink of extinction since the U.S. banned the pesticide DDT in 1972, harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46% of bald eagles sampled in 38 states from California to Florida, researchers reported in the journal Science.
Similar rates of lead exposure were found in golden eagles, which scientists say means the raptors likely co...
Source: TIME: Science - February 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: CHRISTINA LARSON/AP Tags: Uncategorized animals embargoed study healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
‘Pandemic of the unboosted’: low US Covid jab uptake piles pressure on hospitals
FT analysis shows impact of lower vaccination coverage compared with countries such as Portugal and Denmark (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - January 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
In Icy Conditions, the Northeast Starts Digging Out
With snowplows and shovels, parts of Massachusetts and New York were clearing away piles of snow amid frigid wind chills. #snowplows #shovels (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Happens If You Leave a Hemorrhoid Untreated?
Title: What Happens If You Leave a Hemorrhoid Untreated?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/14/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/14/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - January 14, 2022 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
In Orlando, a mountain of coal ash evades EPA rules. It's not the only one.
Environmentalists want Biden's Environmental Protection Agency to aggressively regulate huge piles of toxic coal ash across the nation. The waste has polluted groundwater in 39 states.(Image credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - January 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Bruggers Source Type: news
What Should You Not Do if You Have Hemorrhoids?
Title: What Should You Not Do if You Have Hemorrhoids?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/30/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/30/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - December 30, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
How to Ease Pain When Going to the Bathroom With Hemorrhoids
Title: How to Ease Pain When Going to the Bathroom With HemorrhoidsCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/29/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/29/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - December 29, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Synthetic Alcohol Promises to Make Drinking Safer. But Experts Are Wary
Our ancestors started drinking booze millions of years ago, and we never stopped. Alcohol is embedded in nearly every culture in the world as a social lubricant, marker of taste and cornerstone of celebrations.
If companies tried to bring it to market for the first time today, however, U.S. regulators would almost certainly forbid it. More than 200 health conditions—from cancer to dementia to cirrhosis— are linked to alcohol; it contributes to 3 million deaths globally each year, many via auto accidents and suicides; and in the U.S. alone, more than 14 million people struggle with alcohol-use disorder. It&rsquo...
Source: TIME: Health - December 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How Should You Sleep With Hemorrhoids?
Title: How Should You Sleep With Hemorrhoids?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/28/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/28/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - December 28, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Does Pushing a Hemorrhoid Back in Help?
Title: Does Pushing a Hemorrhoid Back in Help?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/27/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/27/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - December 27, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Hemorrhoids, Skin Tags and All Things Perianal Hemorrhoids, Skin Tags and All Things Perianal
Review recent advances in management of common benign anorectal diseases including hemorrhoids, anal fissure, and anal fistula.Current Opinion in Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
