Gastrointestinal Conditions News

Infants born to mothers with hepatitis B were less likely to contract the infection when delivered via cesarean section in a recent study.

Safe processing and handling of fresh produce are integral to preventing foodborne outbreaks, according to study data published online.

Nearly 650 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported to the CDC as of early September, according to the CDC website.

Vitamin D3 supplementation did not reduce time to first illness or risk for recurrent diarrheal disease in infants, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.

A nationwide hepatitis B immunization program in Taiwan improved risk and mortality rates for liver disease continuously during a 30-year period, according to recent results.

Two years after introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, researchers estimate that at least 13,000 to 20,000 hospitalizations in children younger than 2 years were prevented, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Infant rotavirus vaccination decreased gastroenteritis discharges among unvaccinated older children and adults, according to recent study findings published in JAMA.

Pediatric patients with intestinal failure-associated liver disease may benefit from a regimen of intravenous fish oil, according to recent results.

An association with genome-wide significance between infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and a novel locus suggests an inverse relationship between the condition and circulating cholesterol in neonates, according to a recent study.

The risk for death was not significantly greater than the general population among patients with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease, but cancer risk was increased threefold in a recent study.