You already know to avoid chocolate, but there are other dangerous foods for your pup that you might not be aware of.

Inside your body, countless processes are happening every second to keep you alive. Among them is a little-known but powerful ...

Marely requires 24/7 care after receiving a heart transplant covered by Medicaid. The U.S. Senate is considering slashing the ...

Al Santillo's famed pizzeria in Elizabeth caught fire in 2024, but with the help of Dave Portnoy is rebuilding and will soon ...

Joan Merriam lives in Nevada City with her new golden retriever Frankie, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the infinite spirits of her beloved goldens Joey and Casey. You can reach Joan at ...

The bowel is a common place for endometriosis lesions to grow. Bowel endometriosis is often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); it can occur inside, on, or around the intestines.

Learn about a new study that suggests our gut microbiome could be used to both diagnose and treat this difficult pancreatic cancer.

When you put something inside the body, it begins removing something out. This natural response is called the gastrocolic reflex. Filling the stomach stimulates movement in the large intestine which ...

The large intestine, ... The longer the stool remains inside the colon, ... The intestines and colon absorb water from the stool to hydrate the body.

A sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that allows the doctor to examine the inside of a portion of the large intestine, and is helpful in identifying the causes of diarrhea, abdominal pain, ...

Colorectal cancer happens when cells in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine) begin to grow out of control. This happens because of changes, or mutations, in the DNA inside the cells. But ...

"Health Nuggets" is written by the North Country Community Health Services Board, the legal, governing authority for local ...