Oncology & Cancer

Robotic rectum may aid prostate cancer diagnosis

A robotic rectum may help doctors and nurses detect prostate cancer. The technology, which consists of prosthetic buttocks and rectum with in-built robotic technology, has been developed by scientists at Imperial College ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bedwetting can be due to undiagnosed constipation, research shows

Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dirt prevents allergy

Oversensitivity diseases, or allergies, now affect 25 per cent of the population of Denmark. The figure has been on the increase in recent decades and now researchers at the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood ...

Oncology & Cancer

Breaking down colorectal cancer

Cancer of the rectum and colon often are referred to together as colorectal cancer, but treatments can be different.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Most obstetricians screen for group B strep at 35 to 37 weeks

(HealthDay)—Almost all obstetricians collect group B streptococcus screening samples, but practice patterns vary, according to research published in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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