Intestine

The questionable claims about resistant starch

2010-06-28 00:00:00

Keep an eye out for claims that carbs are making a comeback. A new diet book slated to hit stores this summer, "The Carb Lovers Diet," promises that eating carbohydrates is the key to weight loss and long-term health. The so-called secret: Eat not just...

Gut Bacteria May Affect Your Weight

2010-06-21 00:00:00

Something in your gut could be making you fat — and it isn't just last night's pizza. The vast, diverse community of microbes inhabiting the intestines, scientists are finding, can influence metabolism and weight. Between 10 trillion and 100...

Test linked to fewer colorectal cancer deaths

2010-04-27 19:04:00

A single sigmoidoscopy between ages 55 and 64 can reduce deaths from colorectal cancer by at least 43%, British researchers reported Tuesday. The results from the first large randomized trial of sigmoidoscopy show that it is a more effective tool than...

Nicaragua: A hike up the active volcano Concepcion

2010-05-09 00:00:00

On the road south from the international airport in Managua, Nicaragua swooshes by, unfurling in buzzing, humid green. Fields of swaying banana trees recede from the road in rows, the shaggy fronds bouncing against a searing blue sky. I look south toward...

Fascinating facts: Inside the human body

2011-04-25 00:00:00

There was a certain ignorance I had about the body before dissecting it. Some of what I've learned was surprising, disconcerting and fascinating: • In one day, our kidneys filter 150 to 180 liters of blood. One kidney is only about the size of a...

New study may deal final blow to acne drug Accutane

2009-11-07 00:00:00

Teenagers and young adults suffering from severe, scarring acne may ultimately lose the most effective treatment for the condition. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Accutane's side effects: An article in Saturday's Section A about the possibility of...

Panel recommends eliminating financial barriers to colorectal screening

2010-02-05 21:32:28

Consensus on lactose intolerance? There is none

2010-02-24 16:32:34

Ask a Vet: How can I help my dog recover the strength in its rear legs?

2010-03-16 16:34:11

Marilyn's Secret Tapes

2005-08-05 00:00:00

It remains one of Hollywood's most compelling, and unforgettable, mysteries. On Aug. 5, 1962, the body of Marilyn Monroe was found in the bedroom of her Brentwood home. The 36-year-old movie star was naked and facedown on her bed. An autopsy conducted...

High-carbohydrate foods, with their 'resistant starches,' are back

2008-06-23 00:00:00

The Atkins craze is pretty much behind us -- my neighborhood low-carb food store recently shuttered its doors -- so now it's time to circle back with some good news about carbohydrates. High-carb foods such as beans, bananas and whole-grain breads might...

Bariatric surgery by itself isn't enough

2008-06-02 00:00:00

Throw out any thoughts that weight reduction surgery is a shortcut to svelte. The surgery, performed on about 200,000 Americans a year, is a last resort to rescue people in danger of dying early from the health consequences of their extreme obesity....

Visitors walk through a giant plastic bowel in Hamburg, Germany. The bowel is part of a hospital cancer campaign. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

2009-02-05 00:00:00