Stapling of hemorrhoids — a relatively new and increasingly popular procedure — is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and prolapse than conventional hemorrhoid removal surgery, investigators ...

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, ...

The latest new tool in weight loss appears to be an ear staple. It's a form of auriculotherapy, or acupuncture for the ear, that involves putting a staple in a patient's ear. That patient wears the ...

Oct. 20, 2005 (San Francisco) — Stapled hemorrhoidopexy results in significantly less pain and similar clinical outcomes as standard hemorrhoidectomy, according to 14-month follow-up data from a ...

Stapling of hemorrhoids -- a relatively new and increasingly popular procedure -- is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and prolapse than conventional hemorrhoid removal surgery, ...

Ear stapling represents a popular, yet controversial new trend for preventing migraines, weight gain and stress-related illnesses. It also allegedly helps people quit smoking. Freshman industrial ...

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 ...

Grace Rego's spine is curved so sharply that the "S" shape of it is obvious under the skin of her back. But you'd never know it to watch the 4-year-old clamber over a sofa or chase her little brother ...

Grace Rego’s spine curves so sharply that its “S” shape is obvious beneath her skin. But you’d never know it to watch the 4-year-old clamber over a sofa or chase her little brother around the family’s ...