Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Possible treatments identified for highly contagious stomach virus

Antibiotics aren't supposed to be effective against viruses. But new evidence in mice suggests antibiotics may help fight norovirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus, report scientists at Washington University School ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists take step towards drug to treat norovirus stomach bug

An experimental drug currently being trialled for influenza and Ebola viruses could have a new target: norovirus, often known as the winter vomiting virus. A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has shown that ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Norovirus in food outlets to be mapped for first time

The University of Liverpool is leading a £2 million Food Standards Agency (FSA) project to map the occurrence of norovirus in food premises and industry workers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Stomach flu' may be linked to food allergies

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found a possible link between norovirus, a virus that causes "stomach flu" in humans, and food allergies. The findings are published in The Open Immunology Journal, Volume ...

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