FDA notifies MDs, parents on diarrhea vaccine
FDA Notified Pediatricians And Parents About Diarrhea Vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration yesterday notified pediatricians and parents of 28 cases of a potentially life-threatening condition in infants and children vaccinated against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea worldwide. The agency said the cases of … [Read more...]
C. Difficile Outbreak Linked to Hospital Deaths
C. Difficile Outbreak In Hospitals Linked To The Deaths Of Patients. Public health authorities have yet to contain an outbreak of C. difficile-related diarrhea in a St. Hyacinthe hospital that has been linked to the deaths of nine patients since July. At present, 22 patients most of them elderly are still sick with Clostridium … [Read more...]
Heartburn Drugs Linked to Diarrhea
Heartburn Drugs. Holiday revelers beware: Seasonal indulgences like eggnog and fruitcake might give you heartburn, but the acid-fighting medicine you take for relief might lead to something worse, researchers say. People on popular prescription heartburn drugs: Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium seem more prone to getting a potentially … [Read more...]