Fecal impaction occurs when stool forms that is hard, dry, and difficult to pass on its own. Individuals who experience constipation are more at risk of fecal impaction, which is more severe. When an ...

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Black Stool Causes: How many of you know that the colour of your stool can say everything about the underlying conditions you are suffering from? Yes, you read that right! The color and ...

Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) is an incredibly striking, hardy tree with iconic long needles and asymmetrical form, providing unique visual interest to any landscape. Although it's a great ...

Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times Supported by By Clay Risen One afternoon in February 1891, a Japanese chemist named Jokichi Takamine arrived by train in Peoria, Ill. He was there at the ...