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Health Tip: When Infants Get Diarrhea
Source: MedicineNet Dehydration Specialty [2009.11.19]
Title: Health Tip: When Infants Get Diarrhea
Category: Health News
Created: 11/19/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/19/2009
Study Examines Campaign To Increase Use Of Zinc To Prevent Childhood Diarrhea
Source: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News From Medical News Today [2009.11.05]
Scientific American reports on a multiyear PLoS Medicine study, published on Monday, which "followed a nationwide public health campaign to increase zinc use for childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh." "A 10-day course of zinc tablets ...
What Is Diarrhea? What Causes Diarrhea?
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2009.07.23]
Diarrhea is the frequent passing of loose or watery stools. Acute diarrhea, which is a common cause of death in developing countries, appears rapidly and may last from five to ten days. Chronic diarrhea lasts much longer and is the second cause of childhood death in the developing world. Diarrhea is sometimes accompanied by abdominal cramps or fever.
New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug
Source: MedicineNet Gastroenteritis Specialty [2009.07.17]
Title: New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug
Category: Health News
Created: 7/17/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/17/2009
Diarrhea
Source: MedicineNet Anal Itching Specialty [2009.02.24]
Title: Diarrhea
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 2/24/2009
Travelers' Diarrhea
Source: MedicineNet Cholera Specialty [2007.11.16]
Title: Travelers' Diarrhea
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 4/3/1999 12:40:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/16/2007
Diarrhea: Moms Uninformed About Rotavirus Illness
Source: MedicineNet Rotavirus Specialty [2007.05.09]
Title: Diarrhea: Moms Uninformed About Rotavirus Illness
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 11/28/2005
Last Editorial Review: 5/9/2007
What Is Dysentery? What Causes Dysentery?
Source: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News From Medical News Today [2009.11.17]
Dysentery is an infection of the intestines. This inflammatory disorder causes stomach cramps and diarrhea. According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, Dysentery is: "A disease marked by frequent watery stools, often with blood and mucus, and characterized clinically by pain, tenesmus, fever, and dehydration". In many cases there are only mild symptoms, such as diarrhea and nausea.
New Insight Into Predicting Cholera Epidemics In The Bengal Delta
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today [2009.11.05]
Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer. Outbreaks typically occur once a year in Africa and Latin America. But in Bangladesh the epidemics occur twice a year - in the spring and again in the fall.
Need For Surgery Almost Halved By Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2009.10.03]
A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue of Gastroenterology. Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the colon, is characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea.
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