Liquid crystals are substances that flow like a liquid but maintain some of the ordered structure of crystals. Liquid-crystal molecules tend to be elongated and to orient in specific directions ...

Norovirus has an incubation period of 12 to 48 hours, meaning symptoms can come on suddenly and can include: vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, a high temperature and a headache. Anti-diarrheal ...

Pets infected with Salmonella may exhibit symptoms such as lethargy, diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. In some cases, pets may only show decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. Infected pets ...

Terrifier 4 is officially in the works and it looks like it could clear up one huge question horror fans have had about the record-breaking films. Damien Leone’s beloved and bloody horror ...

I may not have been a dog person, but I was definitely a kid person. A few weeks later, I held Sunny, a three-pound cavapoochon in my arms. When, two weeks in, he began to vomit and lose weight ...

Cyclic vomiting syndrome(CVS). This gastrointestinal (GI) disorder is linked to migraine headaches, but it’s not a type of migraine. It happens most often in children, though kids usually ...

Such may be the human condition. But as anyone who’s ever owned a dog will tell you, it’s not a problem—or a regret—that dogs seem to have. In their boundless joys and wild anxieties alike ...

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Hospitals in England have been "hit by a surge" of norovirus - the winter vomiting bug - adding to mounting pressure on the NHS, health officials say. Data shows there were 784 patients a day in ...

Qantas has issued an apology and refund to a passenger who had to endure eight hours sitting in someone else’s vomit after a passenger on the previous leg became violently ill. Keira Connell was ...

She noticed something “pink” stuck to her leg. Keira was both disgusted and shocked to find her seat had another passenger’s vomit still on it. Picture: Keira Connell “I feel disgusting ...

There are many reasons why an owner might want to tie a yellow ribbon on their dog’s collar. Mainly, a yellow ribbon is a way to communicate to other owners how to best proceed around the animal ...