Reviewers with the Food and Drug Administration find an experimental vaccine, aimed at preventing a sometimes fatal diarrheal infection in infants, seems to be effective.

An FDA reviewer, however, says the agency needs more information on one trial from manufacturer Merck and Co. before it fully gauges the effectiveness of Rotateq

Doctors treating overweight or obese patients usually prescribe exercise as part of a regimen to help patients shed the pounds. However, a new study indicates that some people's ability to exercise may be hampered by a variety of gastrointestinal problems that frequently affect individuals who are overweight.

Researchers studying nearly 1,000 men and women in weight-loss programs in Minnesota found ties between gastrointestinal symptoms, diet and exercise may have repercussions for health professionals treating both obesity and gastrointestinal problems

A highly toxic strain of intestinal bacteria resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics has been causing outbreaks in various cities, according to two separate reports.

The reports by The New England Journal of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examine C. difficile infections in low-risk patients, reports Reuters Health

A recent report, published in a federal health journal, reveals a deadly bacterial illness, commonly seen in people taking antibiotics, appears to be growing more common - even in patients not taking the medication

A U.N. report released Tuesday shows hunger and malnutrition kill nearly 6 million children a year, and more people are malnourished in sub-Saharan Africa this decade, than in the 1990s.

Many children die from treatable diseases, namely: diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria and measles, according to the report by the Rome-based U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization