http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Prebiotic supplements in infant formula may help to prevent eczema, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. However, the review highlights a lack of high quality evidence for the effects of prebiotics in preventing allergies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-prebiotics-supplements-baby-formula-allergies.html Health Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:00:01 EST news283630083 (Medical Xpress)—In what could be an early step toward new treatments for people with osteoporosis, scientists at Michigan State University report that a natural probiotic supplement can help male mice produce healthier bones. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-healthy-bones-guts.html Medical research Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:10:05 EST news280079606 (HealthDay)— Colic is a common problem for babies, and new research may finally provide clues to its cause: A small study found that infants with colic seemed to develop certain intestinal bacteria later than those without the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-baby-tummy-bacteria-spur-colic.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:10:02 EST news277379247 (Medical Xpress)—New cases of C. difficile-associated diarrhea among hospitalized patients taking antibiotics can be reduced by two-thirds with the use of probiotics, according to new research published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-probiotics-potential-minimize-difficile.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:05:25 EST news272009113 In today's Nature scientific journal Dr. Gregor Reid, Director of the Canadian R&D Centre for Probiotics at Lawson Health Research Institute and a scientist at Western University, calls for a Category Tree system to be implemented in the United States and Europe to better inform consumers about probiotics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-approach-probiotics.html Other Thu, 24 May 2012 12:03:30 EST news257079803 Researchers at Michigan State University have shown a prebiotic may help the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and reduce inflammation, greatly decreasing the risk of colon cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-prebiotic-severity-colitis.html Medications Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:03 EST news255261164 Functional foods containing bacteria with beneficial health effects, or probiotics, have long been consumed in Northern Europe and are becoming increasingly popular elsewhere. To be of benefit, however, the bacteria have to survive in the very hostile environment of the digestive tract. A group of scientists from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Ås, Norway have developed a "model gastric system" for evaluating the survival of bacteria strains in the human digestive system, and determined that some bacteria strains survive better when consumed as fermented milks. Their results are published in the February issue of the Journal of Dairy Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-food-probiotics-chance-health.html Health Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:30:01 EST news249131697 Traumatic brain injury is associated with a profound suppression of the patient's ability to fight infection. At the same time the patient also often suffers hyper-inflammation, due to the brain releasing glucocorticoids in response to the injury. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care shows that including probiotics with nutrients, supplied via the patient's feeding tube, increased interferon levels, reduced the number of infections, and even reduced the amount of time patients spent in intensive care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-probiotics-infections-patients-intensive.html Medical research Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:16:19 EST news242014559 (Medical Xpress) -- Products containing probiotics are popping up in many foods and dietary supplements found at your local grocery store. Although most people assume that probiotics are in fermented items such as yogurt and sauerkraut, manufacturers also are finding ways to produce other products such as dark chocolate, cereal, juice and pickles to contain these “bugs." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-probiotics-potential-health-conditions.html Medical research Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:08:11 EST news240242874 In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers explored the effectiveness of probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; as an anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and chronic fatigue syndrome; and for people with abdominal discomfort and bloating who have not been diagnosed with a functional bowel disorder, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-probiotics-effective-combating-antibiotic-associated-diarrhea.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:29:14 EST news239275735 (Medical Xpress) -- Yogurt is popular among consumers, largely because the special live bacteria it contains are thought to benefit digestive health. But how much influence do these bacteria actually have on digestion and, by extension, on overall health? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-health-probiotics.html Medical research Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:11:57 EST news238864299 Patients often take drugs to lower stomach acid and reduce the chances they will develop ulcers from taking their anti-inflammatory drugs for conditions such as arthritis, but the combination may be causing major problems for their small intestines, McMaster researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-gut-reaction-arthritis-drugs.html Medical research Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:43:31 EST news234109876 Many people tout the beneficial effects of probiotics in preventing and/or treating several intestinal diseases, including ulcerative colitis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-comfort-food-probiotic-derived-product-intestinal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 May 2011 12:27:21 EST news225372433