The FDA designated the recall of certain Medtronic Bravo esophageal pH monitoring capsules as class I, the most serious type.

The devastating statistics about deaths from colon cancer have put the spotlight on a dreaded disease, which, today, could be ...

Scoop up a cup of water anywhere on Earth, and you will find strange, entrancing life-forms called plankton. From brilliantly colored blobs to miniature monsters adorned with tentacles and gigantic ...

Ulcerative colitis often develops in people aged 15-30 or 50-70. Exercise can reduce inflammation and strengthen the intestinal lining. A fecal occult blood test is a noninvasive test that can help ...

Day to day, it might be tempting to take plants for granted. But you'd do so at your peril; our leafy brethren are staggeringly complex, as revealed when they're put under the microscope. To give ...

A national audit of total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis finds low 30 day mortality and a rise in laparoscopic procedures, a new Irish study finds.

Individuals with UC who discontinue 5-aminosalicylates have an increased risk for relapse compared with those who maintain treatment.