A study in The Lancet concludes that the risk of intussusception, a bowel obstruction, in infants vaccinated against severe rotavirus diarrhea was substantially lower than previous reports estimated.

Rotavirus is a leading cause of diarrheal disease in infants and children especially in the developing countries. It is responsible for a number of hospitalizations as well as deaths in this subgroup ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend a newly licensed vaccine to protect against rotavirus. Rotavirus is a viral infection that can cause severe ...

Monitoring the Safety of Rotavirus Vaccines & Further Understanding the Relationship Between Rotavirus Vaccines & Intussusception Sparse data exist regarding rates of intussusception in developing ...

Before rotavirus vaccination, some 70,000 children each year would end up in the hospital with severe dehydration due to this ...

Diarrhea in infants and young children are commonly caused due to rotavirus(RV) infections. In 2013, the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO, Ständige Impfkommission) in Germany has recommended ...

The latest research shows that since the 2006 introduction of routine inoculation against rotavirus -- a leading cause of diarrhea in infants and young children -- almost 65,000 fewer American ...

Intussusception is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults. Clinical presentation is usually nonspecific, and includes abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Making an accurate ...

A study in this week's issue of The Lancet concludes that the risk of intussusception, a bowel obstruction, in infants vaccinated against severe rotavirus diarrhea was substantially lower than ...