Chest pain from a heart attack is usually felt throughout the patient's chest, rather than focal at one point ... to overgrow and even causing a bowel obstruction. Bowel obstructions and bacterial ...

Focal dystonia is a neurological disorder involving involuntary spasms and cramping in muscles, such as the hands and fingers. It can result from overuse and tends to affect musicians, golfers, or ...

Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

For example, the use of adhesion barriers was associated with a reduction in small bowel obstruction. However, experts agreed that further high-quality research and standardized practices are ...

DRAPER — An obstruction charge filed against a Draper mother in a child abuse investigation has been permanently dismissed. Bianca Feldkircher, 32, was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with ...

Columbia University was a focal point of the pro-Palestinian protest movement that swept across U.S. college campuses last year and led to more than 2,000 arrests. On Thursday the school announced ...

Major bowel operations assisted by robots have "significantly improved outcomes for patients", a hospital trust said. Surgeons have been assisted in 100 operations at Ashford and St Peter's ...

A concentrated form of cherry juice could help relieve the symptoms of bowel disease, a new study has found. Researchers found that just two glasses a day of Montmorency cherry juice can slash ...

A bowel obstruction, such as constipation, is an emergency, according to Cancer Research UK, who urges people to see their doctor quickly or go to A&E at your nearest hospital if you think you ...

The treatment has been around for over a century but insulin has still become the centre of the ongoing discussion over pricing of pharmaceutical products. Ben Hargreaves looks at why insulin’s ...

Before a colonoscopy, a person needs to drink a special fluid that clears their bowels to make any irregularities easier to spot during the procedure. Some people may call this a “colonoscopy ...