Parents are being urged to monitor their children closely as demand for threadworm treatment has surged by 73% compared to ...

Pharmacists can recommend treatments to rid your family of the parasite but children could still be vulnerable ...

Parents have been told to keep a keen eye on their children as demand for threadworm treatment is up 73% compared to this time last year, suggesting a spike in cases in February 2026. The common ...

THREADWORMS, roundworms and tapeworms, these tiny creatures are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide – setting up camp in people’s intestines and causing a host of unpleasant symptoms.

Gut symptoms blight millions of Brits every year. But the cause may not be actually be irritable bowel syndrome or increasingly common lactose intolerance.

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Long-term pale stool might be a sign of conditions that affect the bile ducts, liver, or gallbladder. Newborns with neonatal jaundice may have clay-colored stool due to high bilirubin levels.

The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 150,000 people will receive a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2025, and factors like gender, age, and family health history can increase your risk ...

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You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your poop. As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool ...

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Black specks in stool can be from foods like blueberries or dark-colored candies. Black specks may mean bleeding in your stomach or small intestine if they're persistent or accompanied by other ...