Severe Acute Gastrointestinal Graft-vs-Host Disease: An Emerging...

Objective To determine the natural history of and guidelines for the surgical management of severe acute gastrointestinal graft-vs-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation .

Health

Health authorities in Zimbabwe admitted Monday they ha ve failed to bring a cholera outbreak in the capital, Harare, which has claimed 3 7 lives, under control amid a rising death toll.

Endding - New Delhi, India

It's a little bit late, but heres the first bit of time I've had since getting back to properly take some time to write this down.

Promising New Treatment for Gout

The investigational anti-gout agent febuxostat was found to be more effective than the standard allopurinol therapy in patients with hyperuricemia and gout, according to research published in the Nov.

Prudishness about excrement has deadly consequences

Would you, if given the choice, forsake a roll of paper and select a toilet that offered a warm seat, a cleansing spray, and a waft of warm air to gently dry the essentials? Such a toilet, which does exist, may ...

In Baghdad, less violence but still no clean water

Every day, a man driving a tanker truck filled with water comes to Nashat al-Chamamla's village in southern Iraq, and every day the people line up to fill their jugs and jerry cans.

Cold and flu survival kit: 10 tips to keep you healthy

By MARY POWERS Scripps Howard News Service Ultimate cold and flu survival kit: -- Soap and hand sanitizer.

BOOKS: Finding Humour and Tragedy in That Daily Ritual

We each spend, on average, three years of our lives going to the toilet -- assuming we have one, that is.

Toilet training: Taking sanitation seriously

The number of people worldwide without access to a toilet -- no public restroom, no outhouse, no latrine, no smallest room -- is a whopping 2.6 billion.

Smile Awhile Wonder how she's feeling? Pick a number from 1 to 10

We all know one. Perhaps you're married to one. Or maybe you are one yourself. The "one" I'm referring to is the person who enjoys poor health and enjoys talking about it even more, who thinks the slightest ...