Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women ...

Scientists have discovered that collecting stool samples at home is as life-saving as invasive colonoscopy procedures.

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...

Consumers simply prick a finger, place a drop of blood on a sample card, sealed into an envelope (provided) and mail it to ...

SEATTLE — Ladies, what if you could skip going to the doctor for cervical cancer screening and get a test done at home? The American Cancer Society approved it this month but with certain caveats.

There is a great deal of excitement around microbiome research as it confirms, and debunks, long-held beliefs. Investigators have shown, for example, that proton-pump inhibitors can alter the ...