WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem. The primary ingredient ...

If the first thing you think of when you get diarrhea is the Pepto Bismol song – "Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!" – there are two things you should know. 1. Jingles are a ...

Sure, we have many diarrhea jokes. But the reality is that diarrhea kills 2,195 children every day—more than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Diarrheal diseases lead to 1 in 9 child deaths ...

Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new method for the development of anti-diarrheal drugs, ...

A growing number of people are using high doses of it to mimic an opioid-like high, or to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms. Doctors placed him a medically induced coma, but he died six days later as ...

In a big win for generic drug manufacturers, a federal judge has invalidated the patents for Imodium A-D - a popular, over-the-counter diarrhea medicine - after finding that the patented improvements ...

Diarrhea is one of the most common side effects of Mounjaro (tirzepatide), with rates increasing at higher doses. Most cases are mild and improve over time, but severe symptoms require prompt medical ...