A norovirus outbreak closed a West Hartford elementary school Friday, and January typically is the peak month of norovirus ...

The number of patients in hospital with norovirus is up by more than half, new figures have revealed, with officials warning ...

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Mama, I just threw up,” my 8-year-old son recently told me. He had just gotten over a stomach virus a few months prior, so I was ...

Norovirus is the country's leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea, and foodborne illness, and right on schedule, it's picking up steam again as the holidays arrive. Recently the California Department of ...

• Skipping antibiotic doses can lower drug levels and reduce effectiveness. • Missing doses—especially multiple—can slow recovery and raise antibiotic resistance risk. • Don’t double doses; take a ...

The pathogen that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is notorious for its ability to develop drug resistance. But now there are two more treatment options. In December, the U.S. Food ...

Gatherings with family and friends, drinks and feasts – the holidays can be merry and bright and also bring heightened risk of contracting norovirus, sometimes called the "winter vomiting disease" and ...

The virus, sometimes called the stomach bug, is incredibly contagious. Here’s how to stay safe this season. By Simar Bajaj Every year, there’s a surge in norovirus cases between November and April, ...

This year’s “super flu” surge is tied to a mutated strain of influenza A, called H3N2 subclade K. The strain has become dominant in the United States, responsible for about 89 percent of all H3N2 ...