Parents, guardians and all who care for kids should check their medicine cabinets after a children's cough syrup was recalled for a foodborne bacteria that can cause myriad problems. And, in extreme ...

The "pink stuff" treats upset stomach and diarrhea in adults, but the original Pepto-Bismol formula isn’t recommended for kids. Here’s what parents need to know.

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now researchers have linked chronic diarrhea to a specific pattern of gut bacteria, a discovery that could ...

Despite the wide availability of a cheap, effective remedy for potentially fatal diarrheal disease, too few children receive the treatment, according to an analysis that suggests provider ...

Susceptibility to diarrhea, a major cause of infant deaths in low- and middle-income countries, has genetic links which could hold the key to new treatments, research suggests. The diarrheal disease ...

Talk about a splash landing. A Kentucky water park’s pool became the unfortunate breeding ground for a mighty infection that gives painful symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, fevers, and painful cramping.

The bacteria enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella together cause hundreds of millions of infections each year and are among ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you give your kids kefir to prevent the diarrhea they often get when they take antibiotics, here's some news for you: if your kids are otherwise healthy, it probably won ...

In India, Human Adenovirus-F (HAdV-F) is a major cause of diarrhea (viral gastroenteritis) in children under the age of five. Scientific research has shown that, alongside Rotavirus, HAdV-F is rapidly ...

Kids' Diet During Monsoon Kids' Diet During Monsoon: The onset of the rainy season brings a refreshing change in weather, but ...

With approximately 1.7 billion annual cases worldwide, diarrhea is the third cause of infant mortality in the world after perinatal conditions and lower respiratory tract infections 1. In 2019, ...

Imodium (loperamide) is an over-the-counter (OTC) drug that’s used to treat diarrhea. The drug comes as an oral tablet, oral capsule, and oral liquid solution. Your dosage will vary depending on the ...