April 30, 2023 Researchers identify hundreds of thousands of cases of resulting diarrhea, candidiasis, and Clostridium difficile infections needing medical attention THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overprescribing of antibiotics for acute upper respiratory infections (aURIs) causes significant patient harm, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Internal […]
October 19, 2016 The American Journal of Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) were randomized to 4 weeks of either a diet low in fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMaPs) or a diet based on the modified National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines (mNICE). Adequate relief […]
5/31/16 The Journal of Pediatrics TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Women completed a questionnaire 12 months post delivery to evaluate the association between substance and mode of infant feeding with risk of infant otitis media and diarrhea during the first year of life. The risk of otitis media in infants fed only breast milk was highest in children […]
Lara C. Pullen, PhD November 19, 2014 The adverse effects of amoxicillin appear to be underreported in clinical trials. In particular, treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid commonly results in diarrhea, and treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid or amoxicillin commonly results in candidiasis. Malcom Gillies, PhD, from NPS Medicine Wise, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues published their […]
Medscape Medical News from the: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2014 National Conference and Exhibition Jim Kling October 23, 2014 SAN DIEGO — When an extract from tea leaves and pomegranate (LifeDrops, LiveLeaf) is combined with a standard oral rehydration solution, children with diarrhea improved faster, according to a new study. “If this were widely […]
Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE August 18, 2014 Story Source May Require Free Registration Hello. My name is Theo Zaoutis. I’m Chief of Infectious Diseases at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. I am here today to discuss antibiotic use as specifically related to a recent survey that was conducted by WebMD and Medscape in cooperation […]
April 28, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This meta-analysis of 15 studies from peer-reviewed journals found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience significantly more GI symptoms than comparison groups. The study also showed higher rates of diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain. The results of this study indicate a greater prevalence of GI symptoms in children […]
Larry Hand March 17, 2014 Daily doses of live bacterial supplementation may reduce the occurrence and duration of diarrhea and respiratory tract infection (RTI) in preschool children, as well as lower the costs of treatment, according to a study published online March 17 in Pediatrics. Pedro Gutierrez-Castrellon, MD, DSc, from the National Perinatology Institute, Mexico […]
Frontline Medical News, 2013 Apr 04, D Napoli A gluten-free diet reduced stool frequency as well as small bowel permeability in irritable bowel syndrome patients without celiac disease. The findings, published in the May issue of Gastroenterology, “support the need for further clinical intervention studies to evaluate the clinical effects of gluten withdrawal in patients […]
Sandra Yin November 08, 2011 November 8, 2011 (National Harbor/Washington, DC) — Mounting evidence is building a strong case for the use of probiotics, or “good” bacteria, to alleviate common gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, such as diarrhea, bloating, and inflammation, according to several studies highlighted during a press briefing here at the American College of Gastroenterology […]