SAN FRANCISCO — An experimental formulation of rifamycin under development by Santarus shortens the duration of symptoms of traveler's diarrhea by about a day, a new study shows. The formulation ...

Being sick on vacation is never fun, especially if you’re struck with an illness known as traveler’s diarrhea. But that doesn't mean you're destined to stay cooped up in the bathroom. In fact, there ...

People who visit developing countries may soon be able to avoid a dreaded companion — traveler's diarrhea — with the aid of a vaccine that's being tested in a study led by a Houston doctor. The ...

The use of preventive measures and self-treatment for travelers' diarrhea is routine in regions where the occurrence of diarrhea is predictably high. People traveling to these areas who do not ...

Traveler’s diarrhea is a common and uncomfortable digestive tract disorder that can affect people when they travel to new environments. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new antibiotic works well to reduce the misery of traveler's diarrhea, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Tests of Optimer Pharmaceuticals drug prulifloxacin show it ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single-dose of the antibiotic azithromycin, sold in the U.S. under the trade name Zithromax, is recommended as the first therapy to use against traveler's diarrhea, ...

I work in a travel-medicine clinic and prescribe chemoprophylaxis for traveler’s diarrhea (TD) to every patient leaving the country. The 1985 NIH study stating that chemoprophylaxis is not recommended ...

Man suffers from diarrhea holds toilet paper roll in front of toilet bowl. Traveler’s diarrhea is becoming harder to treat Antibiotics used to treat it are becoming less effective as bacteria become ...

The last thing you want when traveling is a major illness to derail the trip. Baylor College of Medicine infectious disease expert Dr. Stacey Rose explains the precautions you can take to prevent ...

Taking antibiotics for diarrhea may put travelers visiting developing parts of the world at higher risk for contracting superbugs and spreading these daunting drug-resistant bacteria to their home ...