Gastrointestinal Conditions News

Rotavirus vaccination significantly decreased seizure-related hospitalizations during childhood, which appeared to be highest among the youngest group of infants during the first 2 years of age, according to study results.

The introduction of rotavirus vaccination with either of the two available vaccines is cost effective and associated with significant decreases in disease burden, particularly in countries with low or lower-middle income and high child mortality, according to results of a hypothetical cohort study.

An advisory committee assembled by the FDA viewed current criteria for the design and cleaning of reusable duodenoscopic devices as unsatisfactory and provided suggestions for potential regulatory action by the agency concerning these issues.

Despite efforts to make food safer, the percentage of people with foodborne infections has remained largely unchanged during the past decade, researchers reported in MMWR.

Health officials reported in MMWR that up to 70 people were sickened by norovirus in the summer of 2014 after swimming in a contaminated lake in Oregon.

Both currently available rotavirus vaccines appear to carry increased risk of intussusception, mainly during the first 7 days after administration of the first dose, according to recent findings.

VIENNA — Serum bile acids and pruritus remained unchanged in pediatric patients with allagile syndrome after treatment with LUM001, according to a late breaker presentation at the 2015 International Liver Congress.

SAN DIEGO — Results from a population-based study presented here suggest that population susceptibility to rotavirus may have shifted following the introduction of rotavirus vaccine.

Persistent Helicobacter pylori infections that are acquired in early life are associated with specific bacterial and host factors that could lead to future disease, according to researchers.

Data suggest a significant and sustained decrease in the incidence for seasonal rotavirus activity as well as evidence of herd immunity years after the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in the United States, according to study results.