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 ...

Columbus, Ohio-based West-Ward Pharmaceuticals — the U.S. subsidiary of London-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals — increased the price of a common diarrhea drug by 430 percent, reports Financial Times. Here ...

Carcinoid syndrome is a rare condition that occurs in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. These patients secrete an excessive amount of serotonin, which can lead to symptoms like frequent diarrhea, ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Santarus Inc. said Tuesday that its experimental traveler's diarrhea treatment met its goal in a late-stage clinical trial, as it worked better than a placebo. The company said ...

A growing number of people are using high doses of it to mimic an opioid-like high, or to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms. ___7172625___https:_____static.pulse.com ...

WASHINGTON — A vaccine that protects against a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea — one that kills hundreds of thousands of infants in developing countries — received U.S.

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 ...