http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A new study in mice has shown that genetically engineered bacteria can protect against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes a host of conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetically-bacteria-crohn-colitis.html Medical research Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:30:02 EST news271050191 Cranberry juice is unlikely to prevent bladder and kidney infections, according to an updated systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors analysed the most up-to-date evidence and concluded that any benefit, if present at all, is likely to be small and only for women with recurrent UTI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cranberry-juice-cystitis.html Health Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:00:03 EST news269625816 Consumption of probiotics (live microorganisms, which may occur naturally in foods such as yogurt, intended to confer a health benefit when consumed) is associated with a reduced risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, a common adverse effect of antibiotic use, according to a review and meta-analysis of previous studies published in the May 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-probiotics-diarrhea-antibiotic.html Medications Tue, 08 May 2012 16:00:07 EST news255710407 Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one day decrease the risk of Listeria infection in people with susceptible immune systems, according to Purdue University research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-pill-day-foodborne-illness-scientist.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:30:01 EST news245348232 Scientists have been unclear for some time about how most probiotics work. A new study has found a scientific 'design' for a probiotic that could be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-probiotic-inflammatory-bowel-disease.html Inflammatory disorders Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:50:34 EST news238294172 (Medical Xpress) -- It was just last year that a certain company selling a special probiotic enhanced yogurt was ordered by a U.S. court to stop suggesting in its advertisements that it's product had health benefits that went beyond the norm. Now, new evidence by Javier Bravo and colleagues at University College Cork, suggests the company may have been on to something. In their paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, the team describes how mice given the prbiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus, showed signs of being less anxious and depressed and even had lowered levels of stress hormones. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-probiotics-brain-functioning.html Neuroscience Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:12:15 EST news233914306 Urinary tract infections are common in women, costing an estimated $2.5 billion per year to treat in 2000 in the United States alone. These infections frequently recur, affecting 2 to 3 percent of all women. A depletion of vaginal lactobacilli, a type of bacteria, is associated with urinary tract infection risk, which suggests that replenishing these bacteria may be beneficial. Researchers conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled trial to investigate this theory. Their results are published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-treatment-recurrent-urinary-tract-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:56:41 EST news222064016