News tagged with probiotic
Scientists grow personalized collections of intestinal microbes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each of us carries a unique collection of trillions of friendly microbes in our intestines that helps break down food our bodies otherwise couldn't digest.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Folk remedies for colic do not work, review says
That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there's no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?
Ready for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, have busted out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Probiotics may be able to help you keep slim
Researchers from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect.
May 05, 2009 |
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New probiotic bacteria shows promise for use in shellfish aquaculture
The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally-occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally-friendly management alternative to the use of ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Discovery of 'probiotic transporters' unlocks secrets of infection-preventive bifidobacteria
Japanese researchers at RIKEN, Yokohama City University and the University of Tokyo have uncovered how gut bifidobacteria protect the body against lethal infection by enhancing the defenses of colonic epithelium. ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Last-ditch method at fighting intestinal superbug
(AP) -- A superbug named C-diff is on the rise, a germ that so ravages some people's intestines that repeated tries of the strongest, most expensive antibiotic can't conquer their disabling diarrhea.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Probiotics may have some benefits for kids
(AP) -- A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics, or "good" bacteria, may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Probiotics shorten diarrhea episodes
Probiotic bacteria given as therapies for diarrhoea reduce the length of time sufferers are affected and lessen the chance of episodes continuing for more than four days. These are the findings of a new systematic review ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Right foods aid memory and protect against disease
For the first time researchers have found out what effect multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects have on healthy individuals.
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Integrative medicine: Colic in babies appears to be a bad gut feeling
If you've ever had a colicky baby or you know someone who has, you know how distressing it can be. Colic affects up to 28 percent of newborns and is one of the most vexing problems parents and pediatricians face in the ...
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Gene activity in human intestines changed with probiotic bacteria
Drinks with probiotic bacteria change the activity of the genes in the small intestine. This is the conclusion of Dutch research of TI Food and Nutrition published in the American journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Reshaping the gut microbiome could herald new treatments for bowel diseases
Home to a diverse range of microorganisms, a healthy human body contains at least tenfold more bacteria cells than human cells. The most abundant and diverse microbial community resides in the intestine, and changes to the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Probiotic found in breast milk helps alleviate symptoms of digestive disorders
Here's another reason to breast feed your baby: Canadian researchers have discovered how a probiotic found in breastmilk reduces or eliminates painful cramping in the gut. In a new research report published online in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Study: Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children
The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say researchers who studied the drink in the largest known probiotic ...
May 19, 2010 |
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