New data on the probiotic strain Bifantis shows anti-inflammatory properties
...est work assessing the link between diet involving probiotics and certain autoimmune diseases. In the second study, mice were fed Bifantis and then exposed to Salmonella, a common bacteria associated with a form of food poisoning. Animals that received Bifantis showed dramatically increased numbers of ce...Functional food task force meets on latest nutrition research
... nutrient-dense foods and the health advantages of probiotics and prebiotics were among the top nutrition trends...s and vegetables. Research continues to show that probiotics the beneficial bacteria found in certain dairy foods improve intestinal and immune health. Prebio...Report focuses on the role good microbes play in future medicine
...genic organisms that can cause diarrhea. "Several probiotics have been shown to shorten the duration of acute w... Another example of microbe-microbe interaction in probiotics is a phenomenon known as "competitive exclusion" in which beneficial microbes directly compete with ...Could plain soap and probiotics beat hospital bugs?
...ettle. "Perhaps we should be thinking about using probiotics and even dipping our hands after thorough washing ...eft vacant. As a first step, the surgeon could use probiotics to try and prevent this sequence of events, for example by dipping their hands into a probiotic subs...Media advisory: ASM Beneficial Microbes Conference -- April 2005
...ications of this information in the development of probiotics and microbial therapies. The conference will bring together leaders in microbiology and immunology studying microbial symbiosis in both vertebrates and invertebrates. The conference is expected to give attendees a broad, new perspective on normal mic...Healthy mix of GI tract microbes are key to preventing allergies and asthma
... learning how bacterial dietary supplements called probiotics can affect this microbial balance in a positive way. "We are not advocating that people stop using antibiotics when they are medically necessary," Huffnagle cautions. "But we are advocating that people understand the importance of eating a healthy di...