Keep the working area, weighing table, spatula, and forceps very clean. Wipe the forceps and spatulas with an ethanol-soaked Kimwipe in between subsequent samples. Make sure ethanol is evaporated from ...

A liquid bowel movement (diarrhea) is usually related to a short-term health challenge like food poisoning or a viral infection. It may also be related to a chronic condition. Diarrhea can happen to ...

Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s disease. Now they just need samples from the people living in the most ...

Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be a valuable diagnostic tool. This column describes cerebellomedullary CSF collection in the dog. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is present throughout the entire ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...