15 Sep
A new study finds the majority of patients with chronic acid reflux are not at increased risk of developing esophageal cancer.
A common stomach bug may play a part in Alzheimer's disease risk.
New research found that older folks infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) had greater odds for developing Alzheimer's, the most common type of dementia.
"Given the global aging popul...
Kids get a lot of tummy aches.
How a parent responds to it can vary, just as the causes can, according to the University of Michigan Health's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, which looked more closely at the issue.
About 1 in 6 pa...
If you often have a stomachache after eating, you're not alone, a new survey finds. One in 10 people experience frequent meal-related pain.
This includes 13% of women and 9% of men, and is most common in 18- to 28-year-olds (15%), according to an online survey of more th...
Midnight snacks might feel satisfying in the moment -- but they can also knock people off their game at work the next day, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed nearly 100 employees, found a connection between "unhealthy" eating in the evening and under-perform...
Rising rates of obesity and diabetes could be pushing up rates of pancreatic cancer across the globe, a new report suggests.
Global rates of colon cancer are also on the rise, although fewer cases are now proving deadly, researchers said.
Colon cancer rates...