Loose stool in young children isn’t an uncommon problem, as those of us who practice pediatric gastroenterology can attest. The practical consensus is that if your child passes three or more watery or ...

Diarrhea is the second leading killer of children under the age of five around the world, accounting for approximately 15% of under-five child deaths worldwide, or almost two million deaths annually ...

June 30 (UPI) --While cases of diarrhea in children often increase after heavy rains and flooding, new research suggests a link between extended droughts and the at-times deadly illness for those ...

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 ...

Diarrhoea remains one of the most serious health threats to young children in the Global South, and new research shows that climate change is set to worsen the risk substantially. However, improved ...

Monsoon's unpredictable weather conditions bring a lot of health challenges, particularly making vulnerable groups like babies and older adults more susceptible to illnesses. Diarrhoea is one of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with zinc supplements can cut the severity and duration of acute or persistent diarrhea in children, a study shows. Further research, however, is needed to ...

<p>Save the Children teamed up with RB India to reduce children deaths from diarrhoea. They have jointly launched a campaign ‘IDCF 2015-Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight’ which aims at reducing ...

Diarrhoea is among the common diseases resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of newborns and infants in Kenya and globally. In Kenya, in 2018, at least 1,499,146 cases of diarrhoea were ...

Diarrhea was rampant, children were losing weight, and parents had to clean soiled clothing in sinks because guards would not provide them with clean items, mothers at an overcrowded Texas border ...