Childhood Diarrhea: Treat With Zinc Over 6 Months Of Age

Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhoea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane Researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of diarrhoea with zinc, although not in the very young.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on July 25th, 2008