March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

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Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

SCIENTISTS have created the first-ever pair of ‘smart pants’ that can spot bowel issues and track daily wind. The underwear, which measures the amount of hydrogen gas produced throughout the day, ...

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