A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a “good” bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious antibiotic-resistant infections. The researchers, led by scientists at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), unexpectedly found that Bacillus bacteria...
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Probiotics labelled ‘quite useless’
A group of scientists in Israel claim foods that are packed with good bacteria – called probiotics – are almost useless. Their study is among the most detailed analyses of what happens when we consume probiotics. They are seen as healthy and good for the gut, but the results found they had little or no effect...
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Baby poop may be source of beneficial probiotics
WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 23, 2018 – Probiotics seem to be everywhere these days – in yogurt, pickles, bread, even dog food. But there’s one place that may surprise you: There are probiotics in dirty diapers. Yes, that’s right – baby poop. Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have...
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Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess, severe bloating
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 6, 2018) – Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report. IMAGE: THIS IS DR. SATISH S.C. RAO, DIRECTOR OF NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY/MOTILITY AND THE DIGESTIVE...
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More data needed to determine safety of probiotics and prebiotics
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. 1. More data needed to determine the safety of probiotics and...
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Probiotics can protect the skeletons of older women
UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG For the first time in the world, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements with health-promoting bacteria, can be used to affect the human skeleton. Among older women who received probiotics, bone loss was halved compared to women who received only a placebo. The research opens...
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Do probiotics actually do anything?
The supplement aisles of most grocery stores and pharmacies in the United States are bursting with probiotics. These billions of bacteria stuffed into once-a-day capsules claim to provide digestive relief, among other benefits. They’re extremely popular, with sales of $36.6 billion in 2015. And for good reason. For many people, various gastrointestinal issues come and go pretty...
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Do probiotics actually do anything?
Lactobacillus casei The supplement aisles of most grocery stores and pharmacies in the United States are bursting with probiotics. These billions of bacteria stuffed into once-a-day capsules claim to provide digestive relief, among other benefits. They’re extremely popular, with sales of $36.6 billion in 2015. And for good reason. For many people, various gastrointestinal issues come and...