Healthcare providers in developing countries, despite being aware of the life-saving benefits of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) for treating childhood diarrhoea, often refrain from prescribing them ...

Health experts advise using only the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) to combat dehydration, instead of sugary drinks. Amid severe heatwaves and scorching ...

ORS - or oral rehydration solution - came in those tiny ... to modify the "recipe" - a fistful of sugar, a pinch of salt and half liter of water - made the recipe scalable and accessible to ...

Iconic Indian pediatrician, Dilip Mahalanabis, who pioneered the use of oral rehydration theory for treatment of diarrhoeal diseases and development of ORS ... mixing salt and sugar in water.