Dehydration poses a serious health risk. Oral rehydration therapy offers a vital solution. Oral rehydration solutions, a mix of water, glucose, and electrolytes, rapidly restore lost fluids. This life ...

Most of the tiny patients confined to the children’s ward at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDR) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, are weak, malnourished and dehydrated. They’ve ...

International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the concern about fluid overload, but evidence to support ...

Dehydration occurs when the body loses more fluids than it takes in, often due to diarrhoea, vomiting, heat exposure, or excessive sweating. When left untreated, dehydration can become dangerous ...