Archive for the 'Pre, Pro, Synbiotics' Category
Monday, February 27th, 2012
Researchers in Winnipeg, Manitoba surveyed the prevalence of CAM use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Chamomile, Chiropractic, Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Homeopathy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massage, Naturopathy, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Physiotherapy, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on CAM use in the Manitoba IBD Cohort Study
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
While rhinoviruses cause upto half of colds, up to 200 other viruses have been implicated.
Researchers at the University of Ottawa, in Ontario, reviewed the evidence for CAM to treat and prevent the common cold. (more…)
Common Cold, Echinacea, Garlic, Ginseng, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Vitamins, Zinc | Comments Off on CAM for the common cold?
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University, in Jena, Germany, studied the influence of a probiotic supplement alone and combined with a calcium supplement on lowering blood cholesterol levels. (more…)
Cholesterol/Lipids, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Calcium, probiotics, and cholesterol metabolism
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
This Cochrane Review assessed the effectiveness and safety of probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory infections (URTIs). (more…)
Cochrane Library, Infection, NCCAM, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Probiotics improve a person’s health
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Bastyr Center for Natural Health has published a review. (more…)
Chamomile, Dermatitis, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Stress | Comments Off on CAM options to treat eczema
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Prof. Ernst has reviewed the evidence.
Here’s what we know. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Black/Blue Cohosh, Calcium, Cholesterol/Lipids, DHEA, Exercise, Flavonoids (Soy), Homeopathy, Menopause, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Vitamin D, Vitamins | Comments Off on CAM options to treat menopausal symptoms
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Mastitis is an infection of breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth, and redness of the breast. It’s a common infection during lactation.
Researchers at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Spain compared 2 lactobacilli strains isolated from breast milk to antibiotic therapy of lactational mastitis. (more…)
Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Treating mastitis with probiotics
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Daily supplementation with a synbiotic preparation lowered this risk, according to researchers at Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, in Italy. (more…)
Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Synbiotics and the risk of common winter diseases in kids
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Here are 2 Cochrane reviews that evaluate the evidence for using probiotics to treat persistent diarrhea, and the value of probiotics + rehydration to treat diarrhea.
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Children, Cochrane Library, Diarrhea/Constipation, Infants, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Review: Probiotics to treat diarrhea
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Researchers in the US and Israel describe the use of CAM in women with chronic vaginitis and the epidemiologic factors associated with these treatments. (more…)
CAM Use, Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on CAM use among women with vaginitis
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Researchers at the Academic Medical Center, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands studied symbiotic therapy to prevent asthma-like symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis–chronic inflammation of the skin. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Infants, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Synbiotics and preventing asthma-like symptoms in infants
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Daily supplementation with a synbiotic preparation lowered this risk, according to researchers at Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, in Italy. (more…)
Children, Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Synbiotics and the risk of common winter diseases in children
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, in China report positive results with a simplified probiotic treatment regimen. (more…)
Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Preventing recurrent bacterial vaginosis with probiotics, conveniently
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Studies suggest that in one quarter of patients, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be caused or exacerbated by diet.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, at Chapel Hill, reviewed the data from a clinician’s perspective. (more…)
Fiber, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lavender, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Effect of diet on irritable bowel syndrome
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
The British Nutrition Foundation reviewed the effect of probiotics on health. (more…)
Diarrhea/Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Reviewing the potential benefits of probiotics
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Most of patients with moderate-to-severe disease are in a constant catabolic state resulting in poor weight gain and growth failure.
Researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, in New York City studied whether an exclusion diet combined with nutraceutical therapy could induce sustained remission of disease with weight gain, and enhance the ability for growth hormone to reverse growth failure. (more…)
Children, E. DIETARY, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Turmeric | Comments Off on Nutraceutical therapy to treat juvenile Crohn’s disease
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Researchers in Madrid, Spain have developed a new meat product — lycopene-enriched hamburger — by adding dry tomato peel to hamburger meat. (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Fiber, Lycopene, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Converting hamburger into a functional food
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Functional constipation is an umbrella term covering persistent, difficult, infrequent, or seemingly incomplete defecation without a known cause.
Researchers from The Medical University of Warsaw, in Dzialdowska, Poland reviewed the evidence in adults in children. (more…)
Children, Diarrhea/Constipation, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on The status of probiotics to treat functional constipation
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Professor Kaisu Pitkala from the Helsinki University Hospital in Finland used fermented oat drinks.
Professor Jeremy Hamilton-Miller of the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London explains why this research is important. (more…)
Diarrhea/Constipation, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Normalizing bowel movements in frail nursing home patients
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Cranberry juice was compared to Lactobacillus in children with recurrent urinary tract infections by researchers at the Catholic University, in Rome, Italy. (more…)
Children, Cranberry, Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Cranberry juice to prevent urinary tract infections in children