Diarrhea
hideIn medicine, diarrhea (from the Greek, "diarrhoia" meaning "a flowing through"), also spelled diarrhoea (see spelling differences), is the condition of having frequent loose or liquid bowel movements. Acute diarrhea is a common cause of death in developing countries and the second most common cause of infant deaths worldwide. The loss of fluids through diarrhea can cause severe dehydration which is one cause of death in diarrhea sufferers. Along with water, sufferers also lose dangerous amounts of important salts, electrolytes, and other nutrients.
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Countries slow to use lifesaving diarrhea treatments for children
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Despite evidence that low-cost diarrhea treatments such as lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements could drastically reduce the number of deaths among children, little progress has been made in ...
Study finds increased risk of death for patients with celiac disease-related disorders
Sep 15, 2009 |
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New research indicates that patients with lesser degrees of celiac disease-related symptoms, such as intestinal inflammation or latent celiac disease, have a modestly increased risk of death, according to a study in the September ...
As H1N1 looms, study shows students aren't protecting themselves
Sep 10, 2009 |
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As public health experts warn of potential widespread outbreaks of H1N1 flu this school year, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that students do not comply with basic preventative measures ...
Diarrhea disorder Giardiasis caused by two different parasite species
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found major genetic differences between the human variants of the intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis. Sequencing of the genomes ...
Tobacco plants yield the first vaccine for the dreaded 'cruise ship virus'
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Scientists have used a new vaccine production technology to develop a vaccine for norovirus, a dreaded cause of diarrhea and vomiting that may be the second most common viral infection in the United States after the flu. ...
Swine Flu vs. Seasonal Flu: Be Prepared
Aug 13, 2009 |
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It hit in April but continues to wreak havoc locally and globally. H1N1 -- also known as swine flu -- has sickened over 43,000 people nationwide and it’s not disappearing anytime soon, says University of Cincinnati infectious ...
Grapefruit juice found to give cancer treatment a boost
Aug 10, 2009 |
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When Albina Duggan of Bourbonnais, Ill., was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, it had spread from her liver to her spine and lymph nodes.
Violence against mothers in Bangladesh associated with health problems in young children
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Almost half of Bangladeshi women with young children experience violence from their husbands, and their children appear to have a higher risk of recent respiratory infections and diarrhea, according to a report in the August ...
Kefir, although rich in probiotics, didn't prevent diarrhea in children using antibiotics
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Kefir, one of the world's oldest "health" drinks, did little to prevent diarrhea in young children being treated with antibiotics, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), who tested the drink in a ...
Experts: UN program to save children didn't work
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The U.N. unveiled a multimillion dollar strategy a dozen years ago to save children worldwide, but a new study has found the program had surprisingly little effect in Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries.
Falling birth rates shift rotavirus epidemics
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Fewer births in states such as California may be delaying the annual onset of a common intestinal virus in the southwest, according to epidemiologists. The timing of infectious outbreaks in other locations such as the northeast ...
Researchers identify structure of bacteria responsible for traveler's diarrhea
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), the Naval Medical Research Center and the National Institutes of Health, have solved the structure of thin hair-like fibers called "pili" or "fimbriae" on the surface ...
A taste of help to keep cancer patients' pounds up
May 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The statistic is shocking: Severe malnutrition and weight loss play a role in at least one in five cancer deaths. Yet nutrition too often is an afterthought until someone's already in trouble.
New trial casts doubt on role of zinc supplements in diarrhea treatment
May 05, 2009 |
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Zinc supplementation can be ineffective in the treatment of diarrhea. A randomised controlled trial published in the open access journal BMC Medicine has shown that supplementation with either zinc or zinc and copper is no ...
Mexico on edge as reports of swine flu cases climb
Apr 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new strain of swine flu has this metropolis of 20 million people increasingly fearful as suspected flu deaths grow, and world health officials warn that Mexico City could be at the epicenter of ...
