Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) frequently causes mucus in stool. As part of the digestive process, the intestines secrete a gel-like mucus to lubricate the intestinal walls and ease the passage of ...

Eye discharge tends to build up when you are asleep, with eye mucus in the corners of your eyes. It can also form during your waking hours, especially if you have a condition affecting your eye. Also ...

Researchers have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota.

A smoker’s cough tends to be ‘phlegmy’ rather than dry. You might cough up mucus. People with a smoker’s cough often have wheezing too. Always pay attention to a new or different cough – it may be ...

IN spite of a somewhat adverse criticism, and a statement apparently to the contrary 1, methylene blue is one of the best and easiest stains for mucus. According to Bolles Lee, ” Microtomist's ...

Mucus — less elegantly known as snot — may be annoying when you're sick, or when it feels like you have too much of it, but your body needs it to stay healthy. Technically, mucus is a sticky ...

The color of your mucus is not a clear indicator of a nasal infection. Studies have shown that green or yellow mucus is slightly more common in certain bacterial infections, but it’s not a sure ...

By Jeannette Catsoulis A family of Syrian refugees connects with a once-thriving mining town in Ken Loach’s moving drama. By Alissa Wilkinson More than 50 movies will be screened at the event ...

Loaches make an interesting alternative to catfishes for the bottom of your aquarium. Dr Heok Hee Ng offers some advice on keeping loaches in your aquarium. Bottom-dwelling fish can add interest and ...

Emma Turner on hillstream and brook loaches — fish that have to overcome every water condition nature cares to throw at them. Hillstream and brook loaches are highly modified bottom dwellers ...