A new procedure may means less pain and a quicker recovery for hemorrhoid sufferers. Hemorrhoids are a cluster of veins that can swell due to constipation or pregnancy. Darla Fisher said she first ...

CHICAGO (AP) - June 3, 2009 The experimental, scar-free procedure creates a narrow passage that slows the food as it moves from the upper stomach into the lower stomach, helping patients feel full ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While a "stapling" operation for severe hemorrhoids may be less painful and easier to recover from than actual surgical removal, which has been considered the "gold ...

Pharyngeal pouch, which is also known as Zenker's diverticulum, occurs when a piece of the pharyngeal lining herniates through the muscles of the pharyngeal wall. It occurs mainly in older people, ...