PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] --To properly treat young children with severe diarrhea, caregivers in clinics long on patients and short on resources need a quick and accurate way to assess the ...

During summer, when children spend a good amount of time playing outdoors, dehydration is likely. Here's how parents can help ...

Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is an effective, low-cost dehydration treatment that can be given to dehydrated children. Diarrhea and the dehydration it causes can be severe and even fatal, especially ...

Thirst is not the only indicator of dehydration. There are other, less obvious signs that mean your body is running low on ...

When your child is throwing up (vomiting), it's easy for them to become dehydrated. The risk is even greater when fever causes them to sweat more, or they are also losing fluid through diarrhea.

Doctors in Pennsylvania are observing a rise in cases of rotavirus, a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and ...

This summer has been a scorcher in Philadelphia region. The high temperature has hit at least 90 degrees 10 times this month. It has peaked in the upper 80s on five other days. This weekend, as much ...

In order to function properly, humans need to drink water. In fact, over 50% of the human body is composed of water. As temperatures rise, it is important to stay hydrated. Drinking water can cool you ...

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