MUSCATINE, Iowa — UnityPoint Health is hosting workshops to spread awareness about colon cancer. "We're trying to raise awareness for the importance of early screening for colon cancer," Dr. Teresa ...

Cologuard and other at-home tests are not intended for and have not been tested in people with Lynch syndrome. Furthermore, ...

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department is offering free at-home colon cancer screening kits during Colon Cancer ...

Some of the body’s most important work takes place in one of the least talked-about locations: the colon. A healthy colon helps the body absorb nutrients from the foods we eat. It also helps eliminate ...

Whether they're buying products or seeing an alternative medicine practitioner, some people are emptying out their colons in hopes of improving their health. Some are using do-it-yourself colon ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

What Is a Colon Cleanse? A colon cleanse is the act of flushing out your large intestine (colon). It's a normal way to prepare for some medical procedures, such as a colonoscopy. Some people with ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

Earlier this year, Juanita Thomas, 63, went to her local Department of Motor Vehicles to register a car. For Thomas — a retired housekeeper, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother in Omaha, Nebraska — ...

A colon cleanse may help with constipation. You can do a natural colon cleanse at home using water, diet, and some over-the-counter products. Digestive health is integral to feeling happy, healthy, ...