Respiratory distress, dyspnea, and tachypnea are common signs in sick birds and can be associated with a space-occupying lesion in the coelemic cavity. The absence of a diaphragm means that any mass ...

Hernias can make you feel bloated and gassy, like there’s pressure in your abdomen that can only be relieved by burping or passing gas. Hernias happen when fatty tissue or parts of an organ squeeze ...

Can a single-stage repair of a contaminated abdominal wall defect be safely performed using a biodegradable biologic mesh? The authors presented the results from a series of 128 patients who all had ...

Hernias are common and most aren’t serious, but complications can occur. A hernia is the abnormal protrusion of an organ or ...

Getting a hernia sounds like the opposite of a good time, so people paid attention when Suki Waterhouse recently revealed that she got one from wearing tight pants. “‘Suki you never tweet anymore,’” ...

A hernia is an abnormal bulging of part of the intestines through an actual defect in the abdominal wall. Normally, the front of the abdomen has several layers made of skin, fat, and ligaments or ...

A hernia occurs when a piece of skin or organ tissue (like the intestine) bulges through the outer tissue layer that normally holds the area in. Several different hernia types exist — and some can be ...

Seeing your stomach muscles protrude when doing sit-ups can be alarming. So, if you're wondering why your stomach bulges during sit-ups, there are two likely causes for these protrusions: diastasis ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Brittany Jarreau is grateful to be back to normal after her body did the unexpected while she was expecting. "Oh, I'm back. I'm myself doing the things I did before,” Jarreau said ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...