Probiotics - Information and Health Benefits

Articles and Studies

Gut

• Probiotics May Help Stressed Gut - WebMD
• Good Bacteria Trigger Proteins To Protect The Gut - Science Daily
• Probiotics, dead or alive, can relieve gut disease - Nutra USA
• Probiotics could help stress-induced gut problems - Nutra USA
• Probiotics may ease gut disorders - BBC News
• Probiotics Ease Gut Problems Caused By Long Term Stress - ScienceDaily
• Probiotics, the so-called ‘friendly bacteria’, may help to reduce gut symptoms caused by long-term stress, says a new study. - Saga Health News

Immune System

• 'Good' Bacteria: Good for Colds? - WebMD
• Friendly Bacteria Unfriendly To Viruses - Natural Foods Merchandiser
• 'Friendly' Bugs May Help Prevent Colds and Infections - WebMD
• Going With the Gut May Prevent Allergy, Asthma, Good Bacteria May Help a Child's Immune System - WebMD
• Probiotics increase protection against autoimmune disease - Nutra USA
• Healing with probiotics - HealingDaily.com

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Good Gut 'Bugs' Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome - WebMD
• Probiotic bacteria helps irritable bowel syndrome - Nutra USA
• Probiotic LP299V Could Help Patients With Irritable Bowel - Doctor's Guide
• Lactoferrin Helps Assess Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome - Doctor's Guide
• Placebo-Controlled Trial Shows Which IBS Patients Respond to Probiotic Treatment: Presented at ACG - Doctor's Guide
• New studies examine the evidence on probiotics in IBS - Medical News Today
• The Emerging Science of Probiotics in IBS - P&G Health Sciences Institue
• Probiotics, IBS, and IBD - Health and Age
• Good Gut 'Bugs' Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome - MedicineNet
• Inflammation, Infection, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): An Update - ImmuneSupport.com
• Research: Do Probiotics Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome? -
  
• A Probiotic for IBS - Health and Age
• Probiotic bacteria helps irritable bowel syndrome - Nutra USA
• Probiotic may help manage IBS symptoms, says Institut Rosell - Dairy Reporter
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for IBS Alternating (IBS-A) - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for IBS Diarrhea (IBS-D) - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for IBS Constipation (IBS-C) - RemedyFind

Other Digestive Disorders

• Beneficial Bacteria Prevents Chronic Intestinal Infection - Healthwell.com
• Can probiotic supplements help those with inflammatory bowel disease? - Natural Foods Merchandiser
• A Bug For What's Bugging You: Probiotic Products Tout Live Bacteria For Health - Intelihealth
• Probiotic VSL#3 Could Relieve Some Irritable Bowel Abdominal Bloating - Doctor's Guide
• Lactobacillus Preparation Prevents Complications in Acute Pancreatitis - New Hope Natural Media
• “Friendly Bacteria” Help Eradicate the Peptic-Ulcer Organism - New Hope Natural Media
• Lactobacillus May Help Children With Diarrhea - Natural Foods Merchandiser
• New Research Validates Use Of Once-Daily High Dose "Good" Bacteria In Patients With Recurrent Or Refractory Pouchitis - Doctor's Guide
• Missing Intestinal Bacterium Linked To Kidney Stones In CF Patients - Doctor's Guide
• Probiotics could target causes of liver cancer - Nutra USA
• Probiotics in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Medscape
• Probiotics Show Promise In Treating Gastrointestinal Diseases - Medical News Today
• Probiotics Ease Symptoms of Common Digestive Disorder - healthnotes

Antibiotics

• Probiotics May Prevent Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea - Intelihealth
• Trial Review Finds Probiotic Benefit For Antibiotic Diarrhoea - Doctor's Guide
• Probiotics Counter Antibiotics - Nutrition Science News
• Probiotics may help antibiotic side-effects - Nutra USA
• Probiotics prevent antibiotic side-effects - Food Navigator
• Probiotics Use Decreases Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea - American Academy of Family Physicians
• The Anti-Antibiotic: How Probiotics Help Protect Your Health - ProHealth
  
• Easily Prevent a Common Antibiotic Side Effect - healthnotes
• Probiotics Prevent Common Antibiotic Side Effect - Bastyrcenter
• Benefits for Using Probiotics with Antibiotics - InfantRefluxDisease.com

Eczeme

• Probiotics at Weaning may Lessen Atopic Eczema - Doctor's Guide
• Probiotics During Pregnancy, Lactation May Promote Immunoprotection Against Atopic Eczema - Doctor's Guide
• Study Suggests Probiotics Could Reduce Childhood Eczema - Intelihealth
• Probiotic At Birth May Decrease Risk Of Atopic Eczema In Early Childhood - Doctor's Guide
• Probiotics build eczema resistance - Nutra USA
• Probiotics and Eczema in Young Children - The Health Report
• Probiotics help kids with eczema - Health Minutes

Diarrhoea

• Lactobacillus Safe, Effective For Infectious Diarrhoea In Children - Doctor's Guide

Ulcerative Colitis

• Probiotic Therapy May Be Effective for Treating Ulcerative Colitis - Doctor's Guide
• Beneficial Bacteria Reduce Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis - New Hope Natural Media
• Probiotic VSL#3 Maintains Remission in 85 Percent Of Ulcerative Colitis Patients with Pouchitis, Study Confirms - Doctor's Guide
• The Probiotic Solution for Colitis - Nutrition Science News

Autism

• Probiotics to ease gut problems in autistic young - Nutra USA
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for Autism (Autistic Disorder) - RemedyFind

Other

• Elderly 'should take probiotics' - BBC News
• 'Good' Bacteria May Treat Eczema in Infants - WebMD
• A Healthy Gut May Resist Allergies, Asthma - WebMD
• Probiotics—Good Bacteria Meet Functional Foods - Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals
• Headaches-Germ Link Suggested - Intelihealth
• Gut Microflora Could Indicate Which Children Develop Atopy - Doctor's Guide
• Evidence-based Products: Probiotics - Nutrition Science News
• Lactobacillus GG A Premier Probiotic - Nutrition Science News
• Recombinant Human Lactoferrin Reduces NSAID-Induced Intestinal Permeability - Doctor's Guide
• Acidophilus is Working to Give Bacteria a Good Name - Doctor's Guide
• Scientific Evidence On FOS Deserves Serious Attention, Nutrition Expert Says - Doctor's Guide
• Research Highlights Positive Effects of Dietary Supplement NutraFlora FOS - Doctor's Guide
• Probiotics Benefit Infants At High Risk Of Atopic Disease - Doctor's Guide
• Can probiotics stop babies from developing asthma? - Nutra USA
• Probiotics, potential in conventional treatment - Nutra USA
• Probiotics help dermatitis in children, new evidence - Nutra USA
• Probiotics here to stay - Nutra USA
  
• Probiotics: Do they offer health benefits? - MayoClinic.com
• The Evidence for Probiotics - Positive Health
  
• Health benefits of taking probiotics - Harvard Medical School
• Probiotics - Bacteria that are Good for Your Health - Medical News Today
• Prebiotics and Probiotics - Healthy Eating Club
• Bugs in Our Guts: Not All Bacteria Are Bad How Probiotics Keep Us Healthy - Guide to Discovery
• Elderly should take probiotics - GutFlora Science
• Probiotics for the 21st Century - NaturoDoc
• Probiotics: the pros and cons - Saga Health News
• Probiotics here to stay - Food Navigator
  
• Understanding Probiotics - Cage'N Bird
• Enhance your health with probiotics - MSN
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.for Acne - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for Skin Care - RemedyFind
  
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.for Candidiasis - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.for Celiac Disease - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for PDD-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc. for Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis) - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS; CFIDS; M.E.) - RemedyFind
• Probiotics (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium etc.) for Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS; FM) - RemedyFind

Informative Websites

• Usprobiotics.org - Dairy & Food Culture Technologies
• Candida and Probiotics Website
• Probiotics.com
• ProbioticNutrition.com

Other Informative Pages

• Probiotics - SupplementWatch
• Probiotics - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
• Probiotics - Delicious Living
• Probiotics - Caremark Inc.
• Probiotics - HolisticMed.com
• Herb Blurb: Probiotics - Medical College of Wisconsin
• Probiotics - The Real Health Benefits - WhatReallyWorks.co.uk
• Probiotics - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Probiotics - Innvista

Books on Proboitics

• Probiotics: Nature's Internal Healers - by Natasha Trenev
• Cultivate Health From Within: Dr. Shahani's Guide To Probiotics - by Khem M., Ph.D. Shahani
  
• The Consumer's Guide To Probiotics: The Complete Source Book - by S.K., Ph.D. Dash
  
• The Probiotic Solution: Nature's Best-Kept Secret for Radiant Health - by Mark A. Brudnak
  
• Bacteria for Breakfast: Probiotics for Good Health - by Kelly Dowhower Karpa, PhD, RPh
  
• Basic Health Publications User's Guide to Probiotics: Learn How "Healthy Bacteria" Can Help You Fight Infections and Restore Your Health - by Earl Mindell, R.PH, Ph.D
  
• The Power of Probiotics: Improving Your Health With Beneficial Microbes - by Gary W. Elmer, Lynne V. McFarland, and Marc Mcfarland
• Handbook of Probiotics - by Yuan-Kun Lee, Koji Nomoto, Seppo Salminen, and Sherwood L. Gorbach