The cinnamon bear, for example, is cinnamon-colored. The Kermode bear, or spirit bear, is white, and despite popular misconception, this is not the result of albinism. It’s a genetic mutation known as ...

Fecal impaction occurs when stool forms that is hard, dry, and difficult to pass on its own. Individuals who experience constipation are more at risk of fecal impaction, which is more severe. When an ...

This is because conditions like Lupus erythematosus, photosensitive eczema or Albinism are hyper-sensitive to light therapy, and so using a mask could cause a severe reaction.

"We found that using patient navigators improved rates of colonoscopy follow-up and reduced time to follow-up among patients who had an abnormal fecal immunochemical test, or FIT test. This guidance ...

Whitney and Harry were targeted because they have albinism. Thousands of people with albinism – particularly children – are at huge risk of abduction and killings in Malawi, where their body parts are ...

Controlling the mosquito population is essential in the battle against malaria. There are various approaches being utilized to lower mosquito numbers and the risk of malaria. One such method ...

What Is a Fecal Transplant? A fecal transplant is a procedure that places the stool of a healthy person into the colon of someone who’s ill. Your doctor may call it bacteriotherapy. A fecal ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu to its newly established Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth. The appointment ...

School of Energy and Environment and State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Research Centre for the Oceans and Human Health, City University ...

The most powerful was a fungus called Candida dubliniensis. The team used fecal samples from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study to make what Hill calls “poop ...

This week, a group of Japanese homestay students arrived at our children's school in Australia, unknowingly carrying norovirus and spreading the virus among the local kids. I caught norovirus twice ...