A simple test reveals if you have appendicitis, doctors say. If jumping leaves you doubling over in pain, you should seek medical help. The appendix is a two to four-inch-long organ connected to the ...

Appendicitis afflicts roughly one in 10 people during their lifetime and accounts for more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other ailment. Yet, as emergency room doctors know too well, ...

If you've had stomach pain recently, you might have wondered how to check if you have appendicitis at home. Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the ...

A protein in urine could be used as a simple way to diagnose appendicitis, a common childhood emergency condition, say US researchers. Dr Alex Kentsis and colleagues at the Children's Hospital Boston ...

When your child is in pain, the stress might be too much to stomach. It might be that they ate something that doesn’t agree with them — or it could be something more serious like appendicitis. Since ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Venaxis Inc said its appendicitis test was not found to be substantially equivalent to standard of care by the U.S. health regulator. Venaxis' blood-based test, APPY1, helps ...

One of the key warning signs of appendicitis is pain. In most cases, the pain begins around the navel and gradually shifts to the lower right side of the abdomen ...

The condition may be life-threatening without emergency surgery, but can be difficult to diagnose, especially in younger people. Now a team at the Children’s Hospital Boston has pinpointed a protein ...

Scientists are hopeful of developing a simple urine test which will be able to detect appendicitis. The condition may be life-threatening without emergency surgery, but can be difficult to diagnose, ...