Q–I suffer from severe hemorrhoids and have tried all the available creams and lotions, to no avail. My physician tells me that my condition can be cured by using a rubber-band technique on the ...

Hemorrhoids are the most common cause of both rectal bleeding and of prolapsing tissue. The onset commonly occurs at the age of 30 and hemorrhoids will affect more than half of the population at some ...

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based gastroenterologist David Yamini, MD, treated his 500th hemorrhoid patient with the O’Regan Banding Method. 1. The O’Regan Banding System uses a disposable litigator to pull ...

No self-respecting stationery drawer is complete without a stash of rubber bands. But they’re not just helpful for holding papers together — the humble rubber band has myriad uses within medicine, too ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- A hemorrhoid removal procedure that’s touted as painless in more than 98 percent of cases and requires no hospital stay is winning praise from area physicians. Dr. Steve Orleans, a ...