Pediatrics
Vaccination can cut rates of common infection in infants
(HealthDay)— Rotavirus is a relatively common infection of infants and—especially in poorer countries— can cause sometimes fatal diarrhea and vomiting.
Jan 13, 2015
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News tagged with gastroenteritis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How quickly viruses can contaminate buildings and how to stop them
Using tracer viruses, researchers found that contamination of just a single doorknob or table top results in the spread of viruses throughout office buildings, hotels, and health care facilities. Within 2 to 4 hours, the ...
Sep 8, 2014
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Medical research
Multicenter trial aims to find if probiotics are safe, effective
Consumers worldwide spend billions of dollars each year on probiotic foods and supplements. But studies evaluating probiotics—microorganisms believed to aid digestive health—have been limited.
Jul 3, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New estimates suggest noroviruses cause around a fifth of all cases of acute gastroenteritis worldwide
Noroviruses are a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) across all age groups, responsible for almost a fifth (18%) of all cases worldwide. New estimates, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, ...
Jun 27, 2014
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Pediatrics
Digestive disorder reaches record levels in Scots children
More children than ever before are living with a debilitating digestive disease, research has shown.
Sep 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study discovers copper destroys highly infectious norovirus
Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus – the highly-infectious sickness bug.
Sep 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gastroenteritis hospitalizations in adults reduced since start of infant rotavirus vaccination
The researchers found that compared with prevaccine years, during 2008-2010, statistically significant reductions were observed in rotavirus-coded discharges in the age groups 0-4 years; 5-14 years; and 15-24 years. Similarly, ...
Aug 27, 2013
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Health
Stomach bug triggers mass vomiting on Qantas flight
Dozens of people were rushed off a Qantas flight for medical treatment in Sydney on Thursday after a stomach bug struck mid-journey, triggering a mass vomiting episode.
Aug 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monoclonal antibody effective against norovirus
Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) provide the first proof of concept data showing that a monoclonal antibody can neutralize human norovirus. This research, which could one ...
Jul 24, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rotavirus vaccine given to newborns in Africa is effective
Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which in infants can cause severe dehydration. ...
Jun 17, 2013
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