Article 17 Disease: Scientists Investigate Probiotic Use In Poultry, Develop New Tests Press Release. Scientists have found several promising intestinal bacteria that could protect live chickens from Salmonella, Campylobacter and other pathogens that cause foodborne illness in people who eat poultry. To prevent contamination of the meat, it's important to prevent the pathogens from taking hold inside the intestinal tracts of the live birds...

Article 16 Diarrhea: Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii in children with acute diarrhoea Abstract. The bacteria Saccharomyces boulardii seems to be a promising agent for the amelioration of the course of acute diarrhea in children when used therapeutically. The researchers evaluated the effect of S. boulardii in children with acute diarrhoea...

Article 15 Lactose Digestion: Kefir May Bolster Lactose Tolerance In Intolerant People Press Release. Kefir is a little known, and slightly more expensive, alternative to milk. It contains a multitude of good bacteria that are thought to break down lactose in the digestive tract...

Article 14 Diarrhea: Probiotics in relapsing and chronic diarrhea Abstract. The authors describe two cancer patients who developed diarrhea after taking antibiotics. The diarrhea eased when probiotic bacteria were administered...

Article 13 Cancer, DNA Damage: Antigenotoxicity of probiotics and prebiotics on faecal water-induced DNA damage in human colon adenocarcinoma cells Abstract. DNA damage was significantly decreased by all six strains of lactic acid producing helpful bacteria tested with the exception of Streptococcus thermophilus...

Article 12 Blood Vessel Development: Teamwork In The Intestine: Gut Bacteria Interact With Intestine To Regulate Blood Supply Press Release. Probiotic bacteria found naturally in the mouse and human gut interact with intestinal cells, called Paneth cells, and are helpful in promoting the development of blood vessels in the intestinal lining...

Article 11 Diarrhea: A randomized formula controlled trial of Bifidobacterium lactis and Streptococcus thermophilus for prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in infants Abstract. The present study shows that prevention against AAD (antibiotic-associated diarrhea) in infants was obtained by oral treatment with daily dose of bacteria Bifidobacterium lactis and Streptococcus thermophilus....

Article 10 Cancer: Immunomodulatory and antitumor effects in vivo by the cytoplasmic fraction of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum Abstract. The research showed that cytoplasmic fraction of lactic acid producing bacteria had direct antiproliferative effects on tumor cell lines in vitro, effects on immune cells in vivo, and antitumor effects on tumor-bearing mice and prolonged survival periods...

Article 9 Giardia Parasite: Enterococcus faecium SF68 enhances the immune response to Giardia intestinalis in mice Abstract. The results demonstrate the strong potential of the bacteria Enterococcus faecium SF68 to prevent protozoan parasites from causing intestinal infections...

Article 8 Constipation: Probiotic beverage containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota improves gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with chronic constipation Abstract. The results indicate a positive effect on gastrointestinal symptoms of patients with chronic constipation...

Article 7 Diarrhea: Saccharomyces boulardii in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial Abstract. This is the first randomized-controlled trial evidence that the probiotic bacteria Saccharomyces boulardii effectively reduces the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children....

Article 6 Gastritis from Helicobacter pylori: Effects of a Specially Designed Fermented Milk Product Containing Probiotic Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001 and the Eradication of H. pylori in Children: A Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Study Abstract. The researchers concluded that supplementation with fermented milk, containing the live bacteria Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001, confers an enhanced therapeutic benefit on Helicobacter pylori eradication in children with gastritis on triple therapy...

Article 5 Intestinal Inflammation, Infections: Probiotics and prebiotics in gastrointestinal disorders Abstract, Review. The use of probiotics and prebiotics as therapeutic agents for gastrointestinal disorders is so beneficial that it is rapidly moving into the "mainstream". This review summarizes the clinical efficacy of probiotics and prebiotics in gastrointestinal disorders and examines the mechanisms of action related to their therapeutic effect...

Article 4 Intestinal Inflammation, Infections: Probiotic therapy of intestinal inflammation and infections Abstract. Helpful bacteria offer promise for physiologic, nontoxic treatment of pouchitis, ulcerative colitis, and acute infectious diarrhea, but larger, controlled clinical studies must be performed to clarify optimal agents, doses, combinations of various probiotics, prebiotics, and antibiotics and therapeutic conditions....

Article 3 Diarrhea: Effect of a probiotic infant formula on infections in child care centers: comparison of two probiotic agents Abstract. Child care infants fed a formula supplemented with the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri or Bifidobacterium lactis had fewer and shorter episodes of diarrhea, with no effect on respiratory illnesses...

Article 2 Cancer: Fecal water genotoxicity is predictive of tumor-preventive activities by inulin-like oligofructoses, probiotics (Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium lactis), and their synbiotic combination Abstract. DNA damage in the rats who were treated to have tumors but did not develop them was significantly lower than in those who had tumors, especially after four months of synbiotic and prebiotic interventions...

Article 1 Cancer: Influence of diet containing lyophilized Enterococcus faecium M-74 with organic selenium on tumor incidence in Apc1638N mice Abstract. Feeding Apc1638N mice which have a gene mutation that causes tumors to develop in the small intestine a diet enriched with good bacteria and selenium produced a minor therapeutic effect on the tumor manifestations in small intestine...