Immunisation & illness topics
USA: probiotics don’t help children with acute gastroenteritis
A study across 10 paediatric A&E departments found that giving probiotics to children with gastroenteritis did not help their recovery.
A brain under siege
Encephalitis may be rare, but when it strikes it can be devastating, and even deadly – especially for children and young people, writes journalist John Windell.
Switzerland: nose bacteria may dictate speed of babies’ recovery from their first cold
Babies with a wide variety of different bacteria living in their noses tend to recover more quickly from their first respiratory virus compared with those who have less variety, say researchers.
