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Not all bacteria are bad. Human digestive tracts are loaded with trillions of bacteria that arena t harmful and can be beneficial or even crucial to health.

Flat "fizzy" drinks don't offer adequate rehydration to children with stomach bugs.

Depomed, Inc . today announced top line results from the Phase III clinical trial of its Ciprofloxacin GR, an extended release formulation of ciprofloxacin HCl, which is used to treat urinary tract infections.

Local public health officials are working tirelessly with the community and local organizations, including camps, to prevent the spread of the novel H1N1 flu virus.

Gaelle Baty, Delphine Senecal, Caroline Dartigeas, Eric Bailly, Thanh Hai Duong, Jacques Chandenier, and Alain Goudeau Authors affiliations: Centre Hospitalier Rgional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France ; and Universit Franois Rabelais, Tours To the Editor: Prototheca species are achlorophyllic lower algae, ubiquitous in nature, which can cause ...

Vaginal brachytherapy may provide improved quality-of-life benefits compared with external-beam radiotherapy following endometrial carcinoma surgery, according to research published online June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology .

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My 22-year-old nephew was diagnosed with Crohn's disease about a year and a half ago.

According to the old adage, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Just how much truth, if any, is there in that little ditty? Maybe a little more than you think.

ACT is one of five brands Chattem acquired for $410 million from Johnson & Johnson in January 2007.

Virtually all types of anxiety, from Generalized Anxiety Disorder to Panic Disorder, include physical symptoms, such as stomach problems.

Anecdotally , many people with IBD talk about how their first flare-up happened after a bout with some kind of gastrointestinal illness.

Dehydration ) and the Latin prefix de- occurs when more water and fluids are exiting the body than are entering the body.

More than 3 million children in the United States have food allergies -- the most common of which are peanuts, tree nuts , milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network .

Dehydration happens when your cats total body water is less than normal. This involves loss of water and electrolytes ; such as sodium, chloride and potassium.

You get a bout of diarrhea that just won't seem to let up , accompanied by stomach cramping and bloating, maybe nausea and vomiting.

A new line of antibiotics may be on the way for treating gum disease . Researchers from the University of Central Florida have discovered that selenium could be the key ingredient used to develop antibiotics to treat diarrhea and gum disease.

Feline dehydration could become a serious and life threatening condition if not caught and treated in time.

Q: I have recurring warts on one hand. My doctor has frozen them off and burned them off, and they keep returning.

There are many reasons why an infant could become dehydrated, especially when the weather is very warm or your child is ill and has been vomiting or experiencing bouts of diarrhea.