Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could ...

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 ...

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New research has found that different gut health testing companies can provide wildly different results from the same fecal ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just a stool sample, doctors may now be able to detect colon and many other cancers of the digestive tract including stomach, pancreatic, bile duct and esophageal cancer, U.S ...

Impact on stage distribution of gastric cancer by the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) in Korea. Background: Mass screening programs for colorectal cancer are based on fecal occult blood test ...

Credit: Reese Pharmaceutical. ColoTest is designed to detect blood in stool, which may be an early indication for colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, gastrointestinal disorders, colitis or polyps.

Over 6 million women in the U.S. suffer from endometriosis, a chronic condition often misdiagnosed, leading to an average of 5 to 7 years before an accurate diagnosis. But a new test could help women ...

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