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 Diarrhoea Outbreak Claims 20 Lives in Philippines
Diarrhoea Outbreak Claims 20 Lives in Philippines
At least 20 members of a remote cave-dwelling Philippine tribe have been killed in an outbreak of diarrhoea, the health department said on Wednesday. Most of the fatalities were children... 
 Diarrhoea Episodes Cut Down by Probiotic Drinks
Diarrhoea Episodes Cut Down by Probiotic Drinks
Probiotic drinks as therapeutic treatment for diarrhoea cuts down on the length of time of the illness and lessen the chance that it would carry on for more than four days, state Cochrane re... 
Wider Use of Diarrhoea Control Measures Urged
Wider Use of Diarrhoea Control Measures Urged
Modern methods for prevention and treatment of diarrhoea need to be widely used to reduce the deaths from the disease worldwide, urge researchers. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins... 

 Diarrhoea Kills Three Times More People Than Thought: WHO
Diarrhoea Kills Three Times More People Than Thought: WHO
Diarrhoea kills at least three times more people than previously thought, the World Health Organisation said Friday, citing latest data showing that 1.1 million people die yearly from the ai... 
 Diarrhoea Causes 1.5 Million Infant Deaths a Year: UN
Diarrhoea Causes 1.5 Million Infant Deaths a Year: UN
Diarrhoea still claims the lives of 1.5 million children under the age of five a year, UN agencies warned Wednesday, as they launched a new campaign against the ailment. "It is a tragedy... 
 Bangladesh Cyclone Victims Face Diarrhoea Threat
Bangladesh Cyclone Victims Face Diarrhoea Threat
A government doctor in Bangladesh warned that the southern part of the country was on the brink of an acute diarrhoea outbreak, days after a cyclone hit the region and neighbouring India. ... 
 Diarrhoea Outbreak Kills 20 in Ethiopia : UN
Diarrhoea Outbreak Kills 20 in Ethiopia : UN
An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea has killed 20 people out of more than 600 cases in Ethiopia in one month, the UN said on Tuesday. "A total of 649 cases and 20 deaths of acute water... 
 Heatwave Caused Diarrhoea Reaching Epidemic Levels In Dhaka
Heatwave Caused Diarrhoea Reaching Epidemic Levels In Dhaka
Cases of diarrhoea in Dhaka are reaching epidemic levels, according to a health expert, as the Bangladeshi capital is facing record temperatures, a severe water shortage and power cuts. ... 
 Diarrhoea Outbreak Kills 72 in Somalia
Diarrhoea Outbreak Kills 72 in Somalia
At least 72 people, mostly children, have died in an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in southern Somalia this month, local officials said Tuesday. Most of those affected are in the wa... 
 Diarrhoea Kills Two Million Children A Year Despite Easy Treatment
Diarrhoea Kills Two Million Children A Year Despite Easy Treatment
Nearly two million children die of diarrhoea each year, even though treating the ailment is relatively simple and "almost miraculous", the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Rese... 
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