Just two months ago, 34-year-old Stacy Strozier walked out of the St. Louis City Justice Center, a place he says was nothing ...

Coastal dwellers have been seen scooping sea water to flush their toilets, while many are frantically ordering bottled water online. Farmers are struggling to provide for their livestock ...

The incoming president will dramatically improve the economy. That, at least, is what Republicans think. Democrats are sure he will drive it into a ditch. Partisanship now colours responses even ...

The patient previously had a radical cysto-prostatectomy with formation of an ileal conduit ileostomy—involving the interposition of a segment of small bowel between the distal end of the ureters and ...

Since the age of 18, Mollie has lived with her stoma, which she calls 'Sid'. Now, she's opened up on the impact on the ice. "It's not been much of an issue for us. I think there's some lifts we ...

One aspect of car servicing that has been the subject of debate is the use of an engine flush. Is it necessary? Is it a valuable part of a maintenance schedule or as a fuel additive? Or is it a ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and ...

This is called a colectomy. A colostomy is an operation to create an opening (stoma) of the large bowel (colon) onto the surface of the tummy (abdomen). After a big operation, you might wake up in the ...

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...