Diarrhoea

New Diarrhoea Bug Warning in Australia

Australia must prepare for the possible outbreak of a highly infectious strain of a diarrhoea-causing organism, scientists have warned in the latest issue// of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the most commonly diagnosed cause of infectious hospi...

Child Diarrhoea Due To Rotavirus:Quick Relief By Short Course Drug

Severe diarrhoea in children caused by rotavirus, which proves fatal for at least a million each year, can be relieved by a short course of a drug// , researchers said yesterday. Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhoea in children, and can spread through water, food or on conta...

Health Department Geared Up To Meet Diarrhoea Cases

Amidst reports of increasing cases of diarrhoea in Ranchi, the Jharkhand Health department today said the Sadar hospital was well-equipped to deal with the disease. // 'We have equipped the Sadar hospital with all facilities and are providing free-of-cost treatment to patients,' Health and Fa...

Deadly Diarrhoea Vaccine – Trail Results Promising

Diarrhoea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. An attempt to formulate// a vaccine against this deadly disease, which has claimed so many young lives, is worth the expense. India is set to begin the phase II clinical trials of a new vaccine for a deadly form of diarrhoea th...

Antibiotics Dangerous for Diarrhoea in Children Caused by E.Coli

Researchers have warned doctors that Antibiotics when given to children with diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli bacteria, may put the children at increased risk of developing a serious condition known as "Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome". The report appears on the website of The New England Journal of M...

Students of Dharamsala Hospitalized for Diarrhoea

More than 90 students had to be hospitalized within a week this month due to heavy downpour that unleashed an epidemic of diarrhoea, infecting some 60 students, Tibetan// officials said. The onset of monsoon has always been a cause of anxiety for the 700-odd students of the Sherap Gatsel scho...

Lactobacillus Supplements shorten the duration of diarrhoea

Supplements containing bacteria commonly found in yogurt can help shorten the duration of diarrhoea in children by nearly a day. Researchers reviewed 11 international// studies that examined the effectiveness of a type of bacteria known as Lactobacillus for the treatment of diarrhoea in children, m...

Simple measures may prevent transmission of stomach ulcer bacteria

...i is very common. The results show that while the diarrhoea bacterium ETEC is often present in the drinking wa... pylori tend to pop up in connection with various diarrhoea illnesses, and this pointed the research team in the right direction. 'We analysed vomit and diarrhoea from cholera patients, and found large amounts of ...

Drugs against winter vomiting disease one step closer

...inal tract, which occurs principally during the winter months. There is presently no vaccine, and no drugs to combat the infection. The disease causes diarrhoea and vomiting, and its consequences may be very serious for people who are already seriously ill or weak. "We are aiming to develop a drug that can...

Marijuana rivals mainstream drugs for HIV/AIDS symptoms

...d more effective than marijuana for anxiety and depression, but marijuana was rated more highly than anti-anxiety medications. Immodium was better for diarrhoea than marijuana, as were prescribed medications for fatigue. However, marijuana was perceived to be more effective than either prescribed or OTC medica...

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Diarrhoea in Medical Technology

Ace Biosciences, Ace393, the World's First Commercial Vaccine for Travellers' Diarrhoea Caused by Campylobacter Successfully Completes Phase I Clinical Trials

Ace Biosciences, Ace393, the World's First Commercial Vaccine for Travellers' Diarrhoea Caused by Campylobacter Successfully Completes Phase I Clinical Trials Trial confirms good safety profile and strong immunogenicity ODENSE, Denmark, March 28, 2007 -ACE BioSciences A/S, the infectious dise...

Alchemia Reports Preliminary Positive Efficacy Data From HyCAMP Phase II Trial

...- Comparison of the incidence of late grade 3 or 4 diarrhoea in patients receiving HyCAMP(TM) versus irinotecan...-- not met due to lower than expected incidence of diarrhoea in the control arm Secondary safety ...ts side effects, the most significant of which are diarrhoea and neutropenia, and limited activity in some pati...

Phase 2a Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Results from 2006 Presented at Digestive Disease Week in Washington, D.C.

...unced that Trine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Trine") is presenting a poster detailing the results of a Phase 2a study conducted in 2006 for crofelemer for diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome (d-IBS) today at Digestive Disease Week in Washington, D.C. Trine licensed crofelemer for the d-IBS indication fr...

Diarrhoea in Medical Definition

Blind loop syndrome

...on of surgical operations of the abdomen, as well as inflammatory bowel disease or scleroderma . Symptoms Loss of appetite Nausea diarrhoea Fullness after a meal Fatty stools Unintentional weight loss Signs and tests A physical examination may reveal a mass or distentio...

Diarrhoea in Medical Dictionary

Rotavirus

... Rotavirus is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae. It is the leading single cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children, and is one of several viruses that cause infections commonly... Learn rotavirus infection causes, sympto...

Diarrhoea in Biological News

C. difficile spores spread superbug

...difficile by observing stringent hygiene and isolation practices primarily by dealing with patients who exhibit the symptoms of infection - including diarrhoea and fever. But today's publication suggests that widening the targets of infection control in hospitals, to include all patients receiving antibiotic ...

The tiny difference in the genes of bacteria

...that spread in Europe until the 20th century. Interestingly, not all Vibrio cholerae strains are pathogenic to humans. Only those strains cause severe diarrhoea known as Cholera that produce a certain bacterial toxin which attacks the intestinal wall. A less known, though also dangerous member of the genus Vib...

The tiny difference in the genes of bacteria

...that spread in Europe until the 20th century. Interestingly, not all Vibrio cholerae strains are pathogenic to humans. Only those strains cause severe diarrhoea known as Cholera that produce a certain bacterial toxin which attacks the intestinal wall. A less known, though also dangerous member of the genus Vib...

Monash scientists debug superbug

...for more than a decade. Dr Lyras said strains of Clostridium difficile are found in almost every hospital in Australia. "It is the major cause of diarrhoea in hospital patients undergoing antibiotic therapy. The antibiotics destroy the 'good' bacteria in the gut, allowing a 'bad' bacterium to grow in the ...

Scientists unlock the secrets of C. difficile's protective shell

...used to treat other health problems can sweep away the 'good' bacteria in the gut, leaving C. difficile free to multiply dramatically causing severe diarrhoea and inflammation. Because C. difficile is usually caused by taking antibiotics, most cases happen in hospitals or care homes. C. difficile is n...

Researchers find chink in the armor of viral 'tummy bug'

...tifying a broad spectrum treatment for the dreaded 'viral tummy bug' or rotavirus. These highly-infectious viruses are the leading cause of severe diarrhoea in young children, responsible for thousands of hospitalisations in the developed world, and hundreds of thousands of deaths each year in developing c...

Providing toilets, safe water is top route to reducing world poverty: UN University

...under age 5) die as a result of diarrhea. Chronic diarrhoea can also result in child malnutrition, making them...sulting in 860,000 deaths per year. Some 94% of diarrhoea cases are preventable. There are 300 million ...ity. By 2030 it is estimated that the risk of diarrhoea will be up to 10% higher in some countries due to ...

ETH Zurich study on salmonella self-destruction

...enter the gastro-intestinal tract where it triggers infection. Vomiting and diarrhoea can last for days. Normally, salmonellae grow poorly in the intestine b... common among pathogenic bacteria, for example, among the pathogens causing diarrhoea after antibiotic treatment (clostridia) or pneumonia (streptococci). E...

Drinking water in Gaza Strip contaminated with high levels of nitrate

... of drinking water for the majority of people living in the Gaza Strip. In babies younger than six months, nitrate can lead to methaemoglobinaemia, to diarrhoea and to acidosis. The WHO therefore recommends keeping nitrate levels to 50 milligrams per litre or less. According to unpublished research, half of th...

Francisella tularensis: Stopping a biological weapon

... swollen ulcer or fever, chills, malaise, headaches and a sore throat. When infection occurs by eating contaminated food, symptoms can range from mild diarrhoea to an acute fatal disease. If inhaled, F. tularensis infections can have a 30% mortality rate if left untreated. "Only very few bacteria are need...

Diarrhoea in Biological Technology

Enigma Diagnostics Announces Successful Evaluation of the Enigma FL by the UK's Veterinary Laboratories Agency

...iagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today successful independent testing for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency to evaluate the performance of the Enigma FL (Field Laboratory). BVD is considered to be one of the m...

European CHMP Adopts Negative Opinion on Cymbalta for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

...dizziness or fainting upon standing. The most common side effects of duloxetine include: -- For depression: Nausea, dry mouth, headache, insomnia, diarrhoea -- For diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain: Nausea, somnolence (sleepiness), fatigue, headache, dizziness -- For generalised anxiety disorder: ...

Napo Pharmaceuticals Will Provide Pediatric Formulation of Crofelemer at Cost to Developing Nations to Help Treat Life-Threatening Diarrhoel Diseases (Subject to FDA Approval)

... Phase 3 program: -- CRO-HIV for AIDS diarrhoea, Phase 3 -- CRO-IBS for diarrhoea irritable bowel syndrome ("D-IBS"), Phase 2 -- CRO-ID for acute infectious diarrhoea (including cholera), Phase 2 -- CRO-PED for paediatric diarrhoea, Phase 1...

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces 2007 Third Quarter Results

...th mostly Grade 1 or 2 toxicities noted including fatigue, lymphopenia, fever, and neutropenia. Grade 3 toxicities including cellulitis, dysphasia and diarrhoea were related to disease progression and not to the combination treatment. Viral replication was unaffected by cellular irradiation. The primary objec...

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Reports Positive Interim Results of U.K. Phase Ia/Ib Combination REOLYSIN(R) and Radiation Clinical Trial

...th mostly Grade 1 or 2 toxicities noted including fatigue, lymphopenia, fever, and neutropenia. Grade 3 toxicities including cellulitis, dysphasia and diarrhoea were related to disease progression and not to the combination treatment. Viral replication was unaffected by cellular irradiation. The primary objec...