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Diverticulitis is an inflammation of small pouches in the walls of the colon. (Photo: Pixabay)

Unhealthy lifestyle may cause half of diverticulitis cases

It is most common reasons for gastrointestinal hospital admission in the United States.

26 Nov 2017 2:50 AM

The care home resident has revealed she consumes at least one can of the soda a day. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet soda may keep colon cancer from recurring: Study

Artificially sweetened drinks have a checkered reputation in the public because of health risks that have never really...

21 July 2018 9:04 AM

The results of the study were published in the journal - Physiology.

New insight into how colon functions

Studies shed new light shed on gut function.

30 Oct 2019 4:16 AM

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daily consumption of this drug can cause certain cancers in men

Men who take once-daily aspirin have nearly double the risk of melanoma compared to men who are not exposed.

4 May 2018 12:03 PM

The team, who had attended to the man from Newham University Hospital, published the unusual tale in BMJ Case Reports. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man's bowel bursts from being filled with too much faeces

Doctors were shocked to discover his 'megarectum' dilated to seven inched (18cm) and the last part of his colon filled...

23 Aug 2018 8:39 AM

Obesity is a contributor to cancer risk, but how it actually causes cancer is still a question that has not been fully explained (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows thicker waistline may up cancer risk

According to research, certain protein released from fat in the body can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a...

26 Aug 2017 4:30 AM

Holiday bingeing stops being fun when trapped wind kicks in and you start to feel bloated and constipated. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gastroenterologists reveal 7 ways to ease trapped wind

'Tis the season to be jolly and possibly sick in the tummy too!

26 Dec 2017 10:41 AM

Women in their 40s may want to consider non-hormonal IUDs, getting their tubes tied or talking with their partners about vasectomy. (Photo: AP)

Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives

Researchers found a similar breast cancer risk with the progestin-only intrauterine device.

7 Dec 2017 6:51 AM