Both are types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But while proctitis affects only ... colonoscopy and is used to look at the last part of the large intestine (the sigmoid colon). It’s usually done ...

Surgery professor Bill Parker, co-author for this study, claims that this reservoir is possibly there for a specific purpose: to help recover in the case of a sudden depletion of good bacteria as it ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14 ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe ...

Diseases are abnormal conditions that have a specific set of signs and symptoms. Diseases can have an external cause, such as an infection, or an internal cause, such as autoimmune diseases. We ...

Autoimmune diseases are a pathophysiological state wherein immune responses are directed against, and damage, the body's own tissues (autoimmunity). Common examples of autoimmune disease include ...

A new study has surprising ... New Genetic Changes Linked to Testicular Cancer Offer Fresh Insights Into the Disease and Its Treatment Nov. 13, 2024 — Scientists have identified new gene faults ...

Colón booked her ticket to Mexico in July, when she was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico. Aged 37, she is among the beneficiaries of this year’s rule change by the Miss Universe Organization ...

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A number of diseases mimic the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune form of arthritis. These include bacterial joint infections, inflammatory diseases, other autoimmune diseases, and ...

Certain strains of a bacterium found in the gut of some animals, Lactobacillus plantarum, are able to counter hyperuricemia, a condition caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.