Childhood Diarrhea: Treat With Zinc Over 6 Months Of Age, Study Suggests
Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 22:28
in Health & Medicine
Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization guidelines for the treatment of diarrhea with zinc, although not in the very young.