Diarrhoea

How Washing Your Hands Can Help Control Infection And Prevent Diarrhoea? Expert Tells All

Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections. Here are expert tips on maintaining hand hygiene.

May 09, 2023, 17:44 PM IST

Covid-19 Increases Risk Of Liver Problem, Ulcers: Study

The study reveals that people infected with Covid can also see an increased likelihood of constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating and vomiting.

Mar 09, 2023, 20:36 PM IST

Vaccination can save 90,000 Indian lives: Study

Released ahead of the World Pneumonia Day on November 12, the report published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, however, noted that India has made a considerable improvement since last year.

Nov 04, 2017, 11:24 AM IST

Diarrhoea kills nearly 10,000 Afghan children annually - Some tips to prevent the disease

Using a toilet and washing your hands is literally a matter of life or death and deaths from diarrhoea are particularly tragic because in most cases they can be easily avoided

Nov 02, 2017, 19:37 PM IST

Suffering from gastroenteritis? Try these simple home remedies to get relief from it!

Gastroenteritis is a bacterial or parasitic infection marked by diarrhoea, cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever.

Aug 03, 2017, 11:50 AM IST

Australian Open Superseries: Kidambi Srikanth was battling diarrhoea throughout tournament

The world no.11 Srikanth won 22-20 21-16 in a 45-minute clash against the world no.6 Chinese, who is also a two-time All England champion.

Jun 26, 2017, 14:40 PM IST

Diarrhoea can actually make you healthy

In a new study, investigators explore the immune mechanism that drives diarrhea, concluding that it does play a critical role in pathogen clearance in the early stages of infection.

Jun 15, 2017, 15:39 PM IST

India continues to be hotbed of diarrhoeal deaths: Lancet

India and Nigeria combined had 42 per cent of the 499,000 global under-five deaths due to diarrhoea in 2015.

Jun 03, 2017, 11:13 AM IST

Surge in dehydration, diarrhoea patients in Delhi hospitals

Diarrhoea is one such intestinal bacterial infection that is painful and is caused due to severe gastroenteritis.

May 24, 2017, 00:27 AM IST

Heat wave grips Delhi: Watch out for these heat-related ailments, safety measures

Also, as per an article on International Journal of Sports Medicine, while adults may cope well with heat or cold, children may not have the same tolerance.

May 08, 2017, 11:22 AM IST

Why your baby needs rotavirus vaccine

It has been estimated that rotavirus vaccination can prevent 41,000 to 48,000 deaths of children under 5 years of age in India.

Apr 27, 2017, 11:33 AM IST

Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UN

The UN`s health agency said the epidemic had left more than 25,000 people sick, warning that number was likely to double by the end of June.

Apr 13, 2017, 17:14 PM IST

Rotavirus vaccine for children would yearly save 5,000 lives in MP, says UNICEF

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), introduction of free Rotavirus vaccine for children under the age of one would prevent at least 5,000 deaths who die of diarrhoea in Madhya Pradesh every year.

Apr 07, 2017, 23:08 PM IST

How treating traveler's diarrhoea with antibiotic risks your health

Every year, millions of travellers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of them return home carrying antibiotic-resistant ESBL intestinal bacteria. Most of them remain unaware of this, as the bacteria cause no symptoms.

Apr 01, 2017, 13:02 PM IST

Heartburn drugs elevate risk of colon inflammation, diarrhoea

The researchers suggest that suppressing stomach acid might have an effect on the bacteria living in the gut, which could make people more susceptible to the infection.C.difficile is a bacterium that causes inflammation of the colon, a condition called colitis and its symptoms include - diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal pain.

Mar 29, 2017, 16:38 PM IST