Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now, Danish and Ethiopian ...

Diarrhea may be either: Short-term (acute). Diarrhea that lasts 1 or 2 days and goes away. This may be caused by food or water that was contaminated by bacteria (bacterial infection). Or it may happen ...

Almost half of adults and children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) responded to the investigational MEK inhibitor ...

Chronic diarrhea involves at least three bowel movements ... While probiotics are generally considered safe for both children and adults and serious side effects are rare in healthy people ...

and they are second only to rotavirus as a major cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. In developing countries, noroviruses are estimated to cause more that 200,000 deaths ...

To diagnose IBS, the doctor will ask questions about symptoms and examine the child to rule out more serious problems or diseases. IBS is not a disease — it is a syndrome, or group of symptoms that ...

diff) infection. Antibiotics may be considered for severe diarrhea (such as accompanied by shock, low blood pressure, or persistent fever) or in people at high risk, such as those people over age 70, ...

For millions of Americans, paying for the treatment needed to manage their diseases can become its own lifelong problem.

Diarrhea is a common symptom of illness among toddlers. Children under 4 years of age often have diarrhea once or twice a year. Toddler’s diarrhea is the term healthcare providers use to ...