Anal fissures are small tears in the lining of the anal canal. They can cause sharp pain and bleeding, especially during or after bowel movements. Anal fissures can be acute (short-term ...

Back and forth, the fissure narrows then widens, grows deeper then shallower, until petering out nearly two miles later. “This is the longest single fissure ever discovered in Arizona ...

President Donald Trump lashed out at the conservative legal movement and one of its prominent leaders, Leonard Leo, on Thursday night, blaming them for the federal court ruling that blocked most ...

An appeal that landed at the Supreme Court Tuesday could test the justices’ emerging concern about President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies and whether he is willing to defy ...

This is different from other things like anal fistulas and anal fissures. Trouble starts when these structures become engorged, lose their supportive tissue and slide down. This engorgement causes ...

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is one of the most important vision-threatening complications secondary to pathological myopia (PM). In the last 20 years, there have been rapid advances in the ...

Common digestive problems, including hemorrhoids and anal fissures, can result in itching, pain, and general discomfort. Find out how to soothe that sensitive area and sit comfortably again.

Fiber is essential for healthy digestion, and high-fiber diets are linked to improved heart health. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends that women ages 19 to 30 years consume 28 ...

Now – there's a new problem. At first, you don't notice them but as soon as you see one, you start to see them everywhere, hundreds of them, in every fissure and crevice. They're coins ...

An annular fissure is a condition that affects intervertebral discs. Most of the time a fissure is caused by degenerative changes in the spine, including age-related drying out of the discs, but it ...