The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine made to protect babies against rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal illness.

Merck & Co. is manufacturing the drug, which will be sold as RotaTeq. It will be the first time since 1999 that a rotavirus vaccine will be available, reports The Associated Press

Doctors warn cocaine users are at risk of life threatening stomach problems.

In the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, two London-based doctors said such abdominal complications were rare, but warned these incidents could rise throughout the UK, much as they have in the U.S

The U.S. government stopped a trial of AIDS drugs Wednesday aimed at finding out if patients could take breaks from treatment. It said people were more likely to become ill or die if they took breaks.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) says the trial was quick to show patients fare better when they continuously take the drugs

Tests on two investigational vaccines for rotavirus, which causes diarrhea, appear to be safe and effective.

Reports of tests on more than 131,000 infants suggest the vaccines will be able to prevent an infection that accounts for one in three hospitalizations for diarrhea, reports MedPageToday

Diamond Pet Food is recalling Diamond, Country Value and Professional brand dog and cat foods after discovering aflatoxin in a product manufactured at a facility in Gaston, South Carolina.

Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring toxic chemical byproduct of mold, which can cause illness in pets