For Stacey Coleman, frequent flooding causes damage to her home and creates a health hazard. The May 13 stormwaters wiped out parts of her house, including a laundry room, bathroom and hallway. “The ...

Health officials have urged people, especially the over-65s, to act immediately if they spot any symptoms of this ailment ...

Ulcers, IBS, kidney stones and even appendicitis are all well-known causes of at times severe stomach cramping or pain. Colitis is another medical condition that can be behind intestinal discomfort, ...

Monsoons increase the risk of deadly waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid, and hepatitis A. Ensuring safe drinking water ...

The device — which has been promoted as a weight loss system in the US — offers an extreme approach to cutting calories: by draining them from the stomach before they are fully digested.

Abscesses most commonly develop on the: back face chest lower abdomen buttocks Skin abscesses ... treat and may require laceration (cutting) or drainage. In other cases, oral antibiotics may ...

With percutaneous abscess drainage, a doctor inserts a needle or catheter through the skin of the abdomen to drain fluid from the pyogenic liver abscess. Doctors will use imaging, such as ...

Symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps ... Surgery may be necessary to drain wounds, abscesses, or boils and to remove devices like pacemakers or prosthetics if they’re ...

They’re painful pockets of pus and bacteria that can form in your stomach ... need antibiotics to treat the infection, but your doctor also might want to drain the pus to help the area heal.

This is to stop you from getting an infection. You may go to the x-ray (radiology) department to have the drain put in. Or you might have it done in the operating theatre. Your doctor asks you to lay ...

Abdominal abscesses can be caused by a bacterial infection ... One way to remove fluid is through percutaneous drainage. Your healthcare provider guides a needle through the skin to the place where ...