Your belly button could hurt for various reasons, some involving nearby organs. The pain might stem from acute (short-lived) issues like constipation or indigestion. Serious causes could include ...

A hernia during pregnancy occurs when an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the surrounding muscle, creating a bulge. Common types include umbilical hernias (near the belly ...

DOCTOR ROBERTO BOLI, A RESEARCH PROFESSOR AT UOFL, SAYS THIS DOUBLE BLIND TRIAL TAKES STEM CELLS FROM THE UMBILICAL CORD OF A NEWBORN BABY AND INJECTS THEM INTO THE PATIENT THROUGH AN IV.

What some pet owners see as an “outie” belly button on their dog could in fact be an umbilical hernia, which occurs when a small amount of abdominal fat protrudes through the body wall ...

Fat Joe blasted the Foundational Black Americans (FBA) group as “radical Black racists,” during a recent interview. The Bronx-bred rapper of Cuban/ Puerto Rican descent sparked debate after ...

Subcutaneous fat is the fat right under your skin—the kind you can pinch. It keeps you warm and stores energy. Your muscles are beneath, and organs like the liver, kidneys, and intestines (colon ...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-described "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert to consult on "weight stigma and weight neutrality." Virgie Tovar, the author of ...

The two backpacks weighed 78 pounds and contained 30 packages of cocaine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to a region near the Canadian border in Washington found two backpacks ...

Is it a skincare hack or hack skincare? Tallow — rendered bovine fat — is hailed as a holy grail moisturizer and cure-all for any condition plaguing the skin. Dermatologists, however ...

Many people seek fat loss as a goal, but they may be concerned that they will also lose muscle along the way. Research suggests that several dietary, fitness, and lifestyle strategies could help ...