Article 17 on Candida: The in vitro activity of vaginal Lactobacillus with probiotic properties against Candida Abstract. This research found that different strains of the bacteria Lactobacilli have a negative impact on Candida albicans in the urinary tract...

Article 16 on Health Status: Good Bacteria and Pigs: Field evaluation of the efficacy of a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis spores, on the health status and performance of sows and their litters Abstract. From the results it was evident that the good bacteria in the supplementation of the feed improved gilt/sow performance...

Article 15 on Diarrhea: The probiotic effect of Saccharomyces boulardii in a pediatric age group Abstract. This is a pioneering study investigating combined use of antibiotics and helpful bacteria in pediatric diarrhea patients and the probiotics were found to be helpful...

Article 14 on Allergy: Treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis with lactic acid bacteria Abstract. The results suggest that ingestion of LP-33-fortified fermented milk for 30 days can effectively and safely improve the quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis, and these friendly bacteria may serve as an alternative treatment for allergic rhinitis...

Article 13 on Colitis: Good Bacteria and Rats: Clostridium butyricum, a probiotic derivative, suppresses dextran sulfate sodium-induced experimental colitis in rats Abstract. Recent studies have suggested that good bacteria and the short chain fatty acids (SCFA's) they produce exert a therapeutic effect on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient...

Article 12 on Crohn's Disease, Colitis: Non-Pathogenic Bacteria Block Inflammatory Response Pathway In Intestinal Tract Press Release. Pathologists have discovered that helpful bacteria within the gastrointestinal tract may be responsible for blocking an immune pathway that otherwise could cause an unhealthy inflammatory response. This unhealthy response could play a fundamental role in inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis...

Article 11 on Diarrhea: Probiotics in relapsing and chronic diarrhea Abstract. In one patient, relapsing diarrhea resolved after probiotics were given with a 2-day course of metronidazole, and in the other patient, chronic diarrhea resolved after good bacteria were given...

Article 10 on Allergy: Probiotic effects on faecal inflammatory markers and on faecal IgA in food allergic atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome infants Abstract. It was found that four-week treatment with Lactobacillus GG may alleviate intestinal inflammation in infants with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) and cow's milk allergy (CMA)...

Article 9 on Allergy: Induction of inflammation as a possible mechanism of probiotic effect in atopic eczema-dermatitis syndrome Abstract. Friendly bacteria induced systemically detectable low-grade inflammation, which might explain the clinical effects of probiotics in atopic eczema-dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) and cow's milk allergy (CMA)...

Article 8 on Allergy: Oral probiotic bacterial administration suppressed allergic responses in an ovalbumin-induced allergy mouse model Abstract. This study investigated whether Bifidobacterium bifidium and Lactobacillus casei and a gram-negative bacterium, Escherichia coli, function as allergic immune modulators to prevent food allergy. The B. bifidium and L. casei were found to be useful for the prevention of allergy...

Article 7 on Candida: Clostridium difficile pilot study: effects of probiotic supplementation on the incidence of Candida difficile diarrhoea Abstract. Colonic infection with Clostridium difficile leading to pseudomembranous colitis is a common complication of antibiotic therapy, especially in elderly patients, and bacteria can help to alleviate it...

Article 6 on Candida: Good Bacteria and Mice: Biotherapeutic effects of probiotic bacteria on candidiasis in immunodeficient mice Abstract. This research demonstrated not only that good bacteria have potential for both prevention and therapy of Candida yeast infections but also that helpful bacteria protect mice from candidiasis by a variety of immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms...

Article 5 on Viral, Bacterial Infections: Disruption of microbiocenosis of the large intestine and the immune and interferon status in children with bacterial complications of acute viral infections of the respiratory tract and their correction by high doses of Bifidumbacterin forte Abstract. The study used high doses of Bifidumbacterin forte and found that the children with bacterial complications of severe viral infections tolerated it and also that the friendly bacteria had value in increasing the patient resistance to infection...

Article 4 on Diarrhea: Acidified milk formula supplemented with Bifidobacterium lactis: impact on infant diarrhea in residential care settings Abstract. These results provide evidence that when viable Bifidobacterium lactis strain Bb 12 is added to an acidified infant formula it has some protective effect against acute diarrhea in healthy children...

Article 3 on Candida: Good Bacteria and Mice: Probiotic effects of feeding heat-killed Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei to Candida albicans-colonized immunodeficient mice Abstract. The results of this study showed that even heat-killed bacteria of the strain Lactobacillus acidophilus can offer some protection from Candida albicans infections to immunodeficient mice...

Article 2 on Candida: In vitro studies on colonization resistance of the human gut microbiota to Candida albicans and the effects of tetracycline and Lactobacillus plantarum LPK Abstract. This study shows that the normal gut flora exert a 'natural' resistance to Candida albicans, however this can be diminished when an antibiotic is taken. The use of probiotics help to build the bacteria back up again and regain the resistance to Candida albicans...

Article 1 on Cancer: Good Bacteria and Mice: New Bacteria Target Cancers In Mice News Release. Scientists have engineered organisms that selectively target large advanced tumors in mice...