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  • What is the Appendix?
    Health - 30 Dec 2022
    The appendix or vermiform appendix is a muscular structure attached to the large intestine in the human body. It is a narrow tube resembling a worm and is named after the Latin word "vermiform" which...
  • Why do humans have an Appendix?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    The appendix is an organ that is credited with very little significance and often removed indiscriminately to avoid complications due to infection. However, modern researchers believe that the...
  • Appendicitis in Children
    Health - 2 Jan 2023
    The appendix is a vestigial organ left behind by human evolution. While the appendix has no specific function in the human digestive system, it is situated along the bottom right side of the large...
  • Appendix Cancer - Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP)
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Cancers of the appendix are an extremely rare and deadly disease found in the abdominal region. The first section of the large intestine or colon is the appendix, which is a pouch-like tube attached...
  • Appendix Cancer on the Rise: Implications for Diagnosis and Patient Care
    Health - 29 Jun 2025
    Appendix cancer is a rare but increasingly recognized malignancy, often discovered incidentally during surgery for presumed appendicitis. Advances in imaging, molecular profiling, and classification...
  • Is Appendectomy Linked to Parkinson’s Disease?
    Health - 12 Mar 2020
    Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesia, and dyskinesia.
  • Pain in the Lower Right Abdomen: When to be Concerned
    Health - 20 Sep 2021
    Abdominal pain can be common, but when do you need to be concerned that it indicates something like appendicitis?
  • Acute Appendicitis Overview
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Acute appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a small organ attached to the large intestine, usually due to an infection, or an obstruction between the two organs. Stomach infections may...
  • Symptoms and Causes of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP)
    Health - 29 Jun 2025
    Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) normally starts as a slow-growing tumor in the appendix and it is hence classified as a low-grade mucinous appendiceal neoplasm (LAMN). In rare incidences, it may develop...
  • Peritonitis Treatments
    Health - 4 Mar 2021
    Peritonitis is an infection within the peritoneum that has treatments such as peritoneal dialysis.

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