Author: Dan Higgins, RGN, ENB 100, ENB 998, is senior charge nurse in critical care, University Hospital Birmingham. Collecting a specimen is often a first crucial step in determining diagnosis and ...

When you’ve taken your dog in for a veterinary checkup, chances are you have heard the veterinarian discuss a fecal test and ...

BIOHIT OYJ is excited to announce the launch of the BIOHIT FAEX Sample System, a stool sample collection and handling solution that can be seamlessly incorporated into any diagnostic workflow.

Packages of poo have been sent from all over the world to eagerly awaiting scientists in Switzerland - and they could help save humanity from extinction one day. The frozen stool samples, collected ...

Scientists may be able to detect pancreatic cancer by looking at microorganisms in stool samples, according to new research. The study, part-funded by Worldwide Cancer Research, found that 27 ...

It is an unusual - although many would argue easy - way to make a quick buck. A U.S. organisation is offering willing volunteers $40 (£25) for every deposit of poo they make - and it's all for a good ...

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