Despite the wide availability of a cheap, effective remedy for potentially fatal diarrheal disease, too few children receive the treatment, according to an analysis that suggests provider ...

FDA approves IBS drug for children, Linzess, to treat pediatric IBS-C in patients ages 7 and older with proven safety and efficacy.

Infectious diseases are a major source of sickness in infants and children, and most are caused by viruses. Although respiratory viruses get most of our attention, a viral infection of the ...

In a big win for generic drug manufacturers, a federal judge has invalidated the patents for Imodium A-D - a popular, over-the-counter diarrhea medicine - after finding that the patented improvements ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem. The primary ingredient ...