03 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Probiotics May Decrease Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea

Our March newsletter was just issued this week, and it addresses some interesting research findings with regard to the anti-cancer effect of probiotics and the ability of probiotics to assist with decreasing chemotherapy-induced diarrhea. Excerpts from the article are as follows:
There have been a number of studies on probiotics protective effect against colon cancer (10).  [...]

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05 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Recent Study Addresses Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

A study recently published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology further explores the potential benefits of probiotics at maintaining intestinal health while ingesting antibiotics such as Augmentin.
The study concluded probiotics, particularly Bifidobacteria, may be helpful in returning to a pre-antibiotic baseline:
This study does identify a benefit of probiotics, in part through increasing Bifidobacterium that may [...]

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