Digestive Health & Disorders
Digestion is a fascinating and complex process. Knowing the ins and outs of your digestive system can help you better understand what to eat (and what to avoid) to maintain digestive health, as well as what to do when something goes wrong.
Cut calories, lengthen life span?
Middle-aged adults who reduce their intake show slower biological aging.
Think you’re allergic to penicillin? Think again
Nearly 95 percent of people who report having an allergy to the antibiotic can actually tolerate it—and that’s to their advantage.
Let’s get grilling
You don’t have to sacrifice a healthy diet when you fire up the grill this summer.
‘I want to beat the odds’
Missie Charon is building a new home, and looks forward to building a new life after battling pancreatic cancer.
The water’s not fine: U.S. pool-linked infection doubles in 2 years
CDC warns cryptosporidiosis can cause weeks of watery diarrhea.
Freedom from troublesome incontinence
Embarrassment should not keep patients from using new treatments that can win the battle against fecal incontinence.
Be someone’s angel
There's no better way to spend a Saturday than setting a world record and raising money for cancer patients.
Want wholesome health? Go for whole grains
Unprocessed grains are packed with nutrients, taste and disease-fighting goodness.
Eating gluten-free without a medical reason?
Guess what? It won't help your heart and could even hurt it.
Is this enzyme making you fat?
When researchers inhibited the substance in mice, they gained 40 percent less weight than 'control' mice.
Common food nutrient tied to risky blood clotting
Gut bacteria reacts to compound in eggs and meat to produce chemical that ups heart disease risk.
