It is believed that about 5 to 10 out of every 100 people in the world will get a peptic ulcer at some point during their ...

Peptic ulcer disease treatments focus on healing ulcers and preventing recurrence. While a specific “ulcer diet” may not be ...

For instance, you might have a temporary colostomy as part of your treatment for an anal fistula. Permanent colostomies are often done when there’s damage or disease to the colon, rectum, ...

Results: The average age of the patients was 27 years, with extremes of 12 and 49 years. The fistula patients were single (54.25%), had no schooling (75.2%), and were farmers (39.72%). They were in a ...

Anal fistulas can be painful and persistent. Here’s what causes them and the best treatment options to manage or eliminate ...

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

The addition of postsurgical atezolizumab immunotherapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy in patients with stage III deficient ...

A raft of new studies on cancer and exercise show clear benefits. But a question hangs over the benefits of endurance runners ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning ...

A gynaecologist in the Department of Obstetrics at Modibbo Adamawa University Teaching Hospital, Dr Sunday Pius, says obstetric fistula, a tragic condition affecting young women in Adamawa, is ...

Results from a new study show that treatment with allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) leads to a greater remission rate than placebo in patients with treatment-refractory perianal fistulas ...