Rectal examination is believed dangerous and is commonly deferred or omitted in patients with acute myocardial infarction. To evaluate the safety and specific usefulness in this clinical setting of an ...

A stool that looks like currant jelly can indicate a bowel disorder called intussusception. However, bloody mucus in the stool may also be a sign of other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel ...

Promising findings by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions could lead to the development of a non-invasive stool test and a new therapy for endometriosis, a painful ...

A fecal lactoferrin test can detect intestinal inflammation. High lactoferrin levels in stool suggest that inflammation is present. This may indicate a bacterial infection or inflammatory bowel ...

People are obsessed with poop. Why does it float? Why do its colors and consistencies vary, and is that normal? (Here are 7 things your poop says about you.) People want to know it all—and now, some ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

These findings suggest that adding H. pylori stool testing to routine FIT screening does not significantly reduce stomach cancer risk or mortality at the population level. The study highlights how ...

A painless spot of blood may seem harmless—yet it could be colon cancer’s first quiet signal, long before serious symptoms appear. Read on to know more. TheHealthSite.com ...