Mechanism behind virally-caused vomiting identified
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Every year, more than 800,000 children in impoverished countries die from diarrhoea and vomiting caused by rotavirus and norovirus -- "winter vomiting disease". Researchers have now discovered how vomiting develops in viral infections and have found a way to quickly treat these children and others in the risk zone for dehydration.