As a nation we are gaining weight rapidly, risking our lives and passing on bad habits to our children and future generations. Fast food, busy lifestyles and genetics are largely to blame and a new ...

A string test, also called an “entero-test,” is one type of test used to detect the presence of parasites in the upper part of the small intestine. Once established, these parasites can grow and ...

Eight out of ten patients who took the test were discharged without needing further testing The NHS has announced that a simple sponge-on-a-string test developed by researchers from the early cancer ...

In answer to a reader’s letter about acid regurgitation, I mentioned a new test – the sponge-on-a-string test – and I thought you’d like to hear about the latest research. It comes from Cambridge ...

THE STRING test for obesity is an easy and simple method for finding out if you’re too fat. Experts revealed the trick on BBC show The Trust About Obesity, and all you need is a piece of string and ...

The string test, which is also called the Entero-test, is a test used to find parasites in the upper part of your gastrointestinal tract. To perform the test, you swallow a string. When the string is ...

A pioneering team of nurses have rolled out the “sponge on a string” test in the community, to support earlier detection of Barrett’s oesophagus. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ ...

Chennai: Australian physician and Nobel laureate Dr Barry J Marshall, who in the 1980s ingested ulcer-causing bacteria H pylori for a research study to prove it causes ulcers, is now working on a ...