Hemorrhoids can be itchy and sore and make it difficult for you to have a bowel movement. You might notice blood in your stool or on toilet paper if these swollen veins bleed when you strain during a ...

A lot more people than they want to admit have pain, discomfort, or bleeding when they have a bowel movement. Millions of ...

An excerpt from ‘The Grave Exhumers and Other Stories’, by Lutfor Rahaman, translated from the Bengali by Mursed Alam.

This case describes a woman in her mid-40s with recurrent colorectal cancer who developed severe dermatologic toxicity during ...

Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to ...

The pain management teams at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and Queen Mary Hospital (QMH ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

Use these mind-body techniques to help with pain from any cause: Inhale so it feels as if you’re breathing toward the pain; imagine softening it or making space around it. Then exhale as you gently ...

Toothaches will suddenly hit you and you will need some kind of relief before a dentist appointment. Home remedies made from common kitchen items may provide temporary pain relief, reduce swelling, ...

Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins (natural painkillers) and promotes the production of anti-inflammatory ...

Atlanta-based Resolve Pain Solutions has acquired Baton Rouge, La.-based Spine Diagnostic & Pain Treatment Center, a multi-location pain management practice.  As part of the deal, Spine’s physician ...

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant depression. It’s called SAINT, and here’s how it works.