In his stitched video, the doctor broke it down clearly. He said, "Okay, so this is a real thing. Some people do use public ...

Bringing your phone into the bathroom can also be unhygienic, the experts said. Fecal matter — and the bacteria in it — can ...

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a freelance health and science journalist based in New York. There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even ...

Researchers investigated the bathroom habits of 125 adults. People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new ...

If you're a fan of futuristic design, you'll love this discovery I made recently. Looking like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, I came across ABACO. What is it, you ask? Well, it's a fully ...

Sitting for a long time on the toilet could lead to bothersome hemorrhoids. Scrolling on a smartphone is likely to keep you there longer than intended. (NBC News; Getty Images) Of all the crappy ways ...

Smartphone use on the toilet — which often included reading the news or scrolling through social media — was associated with a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids, according to a cross-sectional study ...

Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, U.S., and colleagues ...

Smartphone users spent significantly more time on the toilet and had a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids than nonusers, according to results of a recent survey. Researchers conducted a ...

Chances are, you’ve spent some time scrolling mindlessly on your phone while taking care of toilet business. And as icky as some might think that is in and of itself, new research suggests this ...