This time of year is prime season for these fast-spreading illnesses.

Running to the bathroom with vomiting, diarrhea, or both is never fun. Yet “stomach bugs” are a common part of life, and norovirus is often behind these outbreaks. Norovirus is a highly contagious ...

Cases of a highly contagious stomach bug are rising this winter, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. There were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported by state health departments ...

More than 150 people aboard a recent Princess Cruises voyage became ill, and norovirus is believed to be the cause. (AP Photo ...

Norovirus doesn’t usually cause a rash, though some people develop hives. A rash that accompanies stomach symptoms may suggest a different stomach virus or inflammatory bowel disease. Norovirus is a ...

More than 150 people were sickened by a norovirus outbreak while on a Caribbean cruise. The virus spread aboard the Star Princess, making 104 passengers and 49 crew members ill, the Centers for ...

Parents, guardians and all who care for kids should check their medicine cabinets after a children's cough syrup was recalled for a foodborne bacteria that can cause myriad problems. And, in extreme ...