Since receiving a reader’s email about chronic diarrhoea, I’ve had more worried messages. It is a cause of embarrassment for many people but it’s so difficult to live with and, if accompanied by pain, as in ulcerative colitis, can be debilitating. So it is important to discuss it and find out what is to blame.… Read More »
He’s experiments, which are still clouded with the uncertainty of his claims and his whereabouts, open a Pandora’s box of questions around ethics in experiments with humans — even though these dilemmas aren’t new. Historic examples of human experimentation include wartime atrocities by Nazi doctors that tested the limits of human survival. Another led to… Read More »
An anal fistula is a small channel that may develop between the end of the bowel and the skin near the anus. Most often, an anal fistula is painful. Additionally, when the patient is passing stools, an anal fistula can also lead to bleeding and discharge. The only known cure for an anal fistula is… Read More »
If there is one thing that women hate the most then it is their period pains. Indeed, period pains are one of the worst to handle, and while the degree of discomfort varies from person to person, every woman can vouch for the fact that it is a horrible phase to be in. While regular… Read More »