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

Acute gastroenteritis commonly causes diarrhea and vomiting in children and adolescents, resulting in many outpatient clinic visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, often owing ...

In addition, antibiotic-associated diarrhea and diseases that cause diarrhea are prevalent in infants and children ... can lead to death if not treated. Treatment includes preventing dehydration ...

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

Fever is one of the most common reasons parents seek medical care for their children. While it can be alarming, fever is the ...

and no treatment in more than 6,000 children taking antibiotics, fewer children in the probiotic group (8 percent) developed antibiotic-associated diarrhea compared to the other groups (19 percent).

Some of the best evidence of probiotics efficacy has been in the treatment of diarrheal illnesses. The mechanisms by which probiotics prevent or ameliorate diarrhea are stimulation of the immune ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting an increase in children diagnosed with walking pneumonia (M.

Treatment is largely home-based, Dr. Collins-McGowan advises. Ensure the child gets plenty of rest, stays well-hydrated, and ...