The dangers of colon cleansing (KMIR 6 Palm Springs)

You may have seen ads claiming that colon cleansing is necessary to help clean out the large intestine and that it can prevent diseases like colon cancer.

The dangers of colon cleansing (KIVI Boise)

You may have heard that colon cleansing can rid the body of toxins and help prevent cancer. You can flush those ideas.

The truth about detox diets and cleanses (KIVI Boise)

Detox diets may offer nothing more than expensive laxatives, diuretics and false hope. Some can even be dangerous.

The truth about detox diets and cleanses (KMIR 6 Palm Springs)

Lisa was feeling tired and run down. She decided to go on a detox diet. She heard it would cleanse her body, raise her energy level and jumpstart her weight loss program.

Health Chat (Mmegi)

Looking Into The 'Crystal Ball' We are witnessing an epidemic of alternative medicine. There are as many as 1000 different alternative therapies, most with little in common bar one rather important thing; there is no evidence that they work.

Tale of lovable loser boasts winning performance (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Yuya Ishii's prolific indie filmmaking career turned him into a festival darling. "Sawako Decides" seems to be a springboard to more mainstream platforms. The film is dominated by an irrepressible heroine, classified as a "loser dog" in Japan, and it celebrates her stoic struggles to overcome social rejection, love and financial woes with wry humor and racy storytelling.

US Endoscopy’s Velocity system clears the way for colonoscopies (MedCity News)

MENTOR, Ohio -- US Endoscopy has launched another product -- a portable colon irrigation system called Velocity . The company that designs and makes endoscopy devices -- used mostly in the gastrointestinal tract -- wanted to help physicians when they found offal or fluid in a patient's colon during a procedure, or if the patient bled. So the company created an irrigation system that had high ...