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 ...

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 ...

The antibiotics typically used to treat traveler’s diarrhea are becoming less effective, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open. Specifically, the bacteria that cause the illness are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...