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The discovery in the mid-1960s of the coupled transport of sodium and glucose across the intestinal mucosa led directly to the development of oral rehydration therapy, which has become the critical component of effective treatment of acute diarrhea¹. This therapy has been called the simple solution, because it is widely available and inexpensive and can use ingredients found in virtually every home around the world. Although oral rehydration therapy has been hailed as "potentially the most important medical advance this century"² and is credited with saving approximately a million lives each year,¹ it has limitations. Perhaps the most important . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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