Chronic inflammation is a well-known risk factor for developing colitis-associated colorectal cancer. A new study reports that aberrant activation of innate immune responses increases susceptibility ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before I start, let me just get this out of the way: It's not as bad as you think. A colonic is a procedure where water is infused ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the large ...

Graham Newstead is Chair of the Bowel Cancer Australia Awareness Advisory Board. PANACEA OR PLACEBO – A weekly series assessing the evidence behind complementary and alternative medicines. Colonic ...

Colonic irrigation cleanses the colon and helps remove harmful toxins from the body. The procedure is performed at such facilities as spas. This typically involves a practitioner administering an ...

Keeping the gut microbiota physically separated from the epithelial cells of the host is critical to health. A breach of the epithelium can induce acute disease and allow systemic infection. Moreover, ...

Advocates claim that it aids slimming, helps detoxify the body and banishes bloating. Princess Diana said it was the secret of her glowing complexion. Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are believed to have ...

It had been a steady passage from alternative to mainstream for colonic irrigation – but that could change after researchers have rubbished the treatment’s benefits, and cautioned about its side ...

Michael Perrine has lead the sort of life that should be made into a movie, or at least TV biopic. As a teenager, he turned to cheap alcohol to self-medicate his anxiety. He was drunk every day. One ...