News articles tagged with 'Lactobacillus'
New probiotic combats inflammatory bowel disease
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | HealthYou know the probiotics in your peach yogurt are healthful, but now it appears they may also be a powerful treatment for disease…
Designer probiotics could reduce obesity
— 3 Jan 2011 18:17 | HealthSpecially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that have a role…
Probiotic therapy cuts risk of VAP in half for some in ICU
— 17 Jun 2010 14:45 | HealthDaily use of probiotics reduced ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients by almost half, according to new research from Creighton University School of Medicine…
Probiotic found in breast milk helps alleviate symptoms of digestive disorders
— 3 Jun 2010 13:49 | HealthHere'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…
Eating right, not supplements, is best at keeping your good bacteria healthy
— 22 Oct 2009 15:35 | HealthHealthy eating, not supplements, is the best way to keep the good bacteria in your gut healthy, says a dietician and researcher…
Bacterial vaginosis treatments: Probiotics can increase effectiveness of some antibiotic therapies
— 8 Jul 2009 12:48 | HealthAntimicrobial treatments for bacterial vaginosis (BV) are effective, but taking lactobacillus tablets alongside metronidazole antibiotic therapy increases effectiveness over taking…
How probiotics can prevent disease
— 2 Apr 2009 12:28 | HealthUsing probiotics successfully against a number of animal diseases has helped scientists from University College Cork, Ireland to understand some of the ways in which they work, which…
Good bacteria can be EZ Pass for oral vaccine against anthrax
— 17 Feb 2009 10:20 | HealthResearchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that the good bacteria found in dairy products and linked to positive health benefits in the human body might also be…
How do Lactobacilli treat Helicobacter pylori-related diseases?
— 10 Sep 2008 15:58 | HealthSome studies have demonstrated H. pylori stimulates the release of interleukin-8 (IL-8) from gastric epithelia, which initiates inflammatory damage to gastric mucosa and plays a crucial…
'Good bacteria' in women give clues for slowing HIV transmission
— 7 Feb 2008 19:00 | HealthBeneficial bacteria found in healthy women help to reduce the amount of vaginal HIV among HIV-infected women and might make it more difficult for the virus to spread, boosting the possibility…