Goldfish don’t have stomachs. Their digestive tracts are straight and simple, which means food passes through quickly—and not ...

What’s it like to explore the Himalayas with your family on a holiday – including two young girls? This writer went on a five ...

What makes the case unique: A urethral stricture is an unusual cause of Christmas tree bladder. Normally, a bottleneck in the urethra slows urine flow, leading to some degree of distension in the ...

It sounds like you have an irritable bladder. This could be because you have an infection. Not all bladder infections cause severe cystitis symptoms - some just make you need to go to the loo more ...

Polyps in the gall bladder are fairly rare - most gall bladder problems are caused by gallstones. As with gallstones, the decision whether or not to have the gall bladder removed depends on the ...

A whacky government cartoon warned Seattle residents how to deal with rats that might climb up from flooded sewers into ...

Experts say it can lead to everything from depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental-health effects to poor heart health and even death. Stigmatizing people for their weight is “the last ...

A doctor has claimed that one common toilet habit many of us have could actually be damaging our bladders and making us need ...

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People who experience frequent urination need to pee more than 4-6 times a day, and may need to go at night. Some causes of frequent urination include medications, diuretic drinks, pregnancy, or ...

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