Digestive Health - Page 43

November 27, 2015

A unicorn is convincing people to squat to poop

The Western sitting toilet is, apparently, a crappy design.

November 27, 2015

Healthy diets may not be one-size-fits-all

When two people follow the same weight-loss diet to the letter, but one fails to lose weight, the problem might be their bodies' different responses to the same foods, a recent Israeli study suggests.

November 25, 2015

Have acid reflux? 7 tips to make Thanksgiving more enjoyable

For many Americans, Thanksgiving revolves around food, family, football and giving thanks.

November 25, 2015

What is the best drink to help ease nausea?

There are many reasons we might feel nauseated, and drinking liquids is often the fastest way to fight back.

November 25, 2015

People who eat more yogurt have smaller waists

A review of previous studies suggests that people who eat yogurt have lower body weight, less body fat and smaller waists - but it's not clear if the yogurt is the reason.

November 24, 2015

Colorectal screening up, racial disparity down in New York City

Through the efforts of a coalition of New York City health officials in 2003, colon cancer screening rates there rose dramatically, and by 2014 there were no longer difference in screening rates by race or ethnicity.

November 24, 2015

Expensive new Hep C drugs may be cost-effective even for early disease

Treating hepatitis C with expensive new medicines at the earliest signs of liver damage improves patients' health and is also cost-effective, a new computer simulation suggests.

November 23, 2015

Smokeless tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer-causing chemical

Compared to cigarette smokers, users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a cancer-causing chemical in tobacco products, according to a study from the U.S. government.

November 20, 2015

Social and economic factors tied to pancreatic cancer surgery, survival

Social and economic factors may influence who is most likely to get surgery for early-stage pancreas cancer, a new U.S. study suggests, and eliminating these gaps could improve outcomes, the authors say.

November 18, 2015

Price looms as major hurdle in hepatitis C eradication

- New therapies can cure most cases of hepatitis C but lower drug prices, testing and better access to treatment are going to be needed to eliminate the liver-destroying virus worldwide, according to a New England Journal of Medicine editorial.