News tagged with 'Diarrhea'

Kellogg's Co., following a recall of about 28 million boxes of popular cereals, says the "off" smell some consumers have reacted to, is due to a "substance" in the wax liner. A news release does not advance the source of the problem.

A nasty and often deadly stomach bug is more common in U.S. hospitals than previously believed. C. difficile, an intestinal bacteria, that can cause intestinal infections and diarrhea is resistant to most antibiotics.

Sweden is the best place for mothers and by implication the survival of their infants according to a Save the Children annual report. Ethiopia is among the worst places where 84 percent of children never receive the basics in medical care.

For years, doctors and nurses have recommended the BRAT diet for children who are suffering from diarrhea. They are now changing their tune and have concluded that the diet can actually be more harmful than beneficial. The BRAT diet's name stands for the first initial of its ingredients--bananas, rice, applesauce or