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13 Digestion: Transporter's
Function Provides Support For Eating Vegetables, Limiting Antibiotics
Press Release. Researchers have found another benefit to eating
fruits and vegetables. Good bacteria in the colon produce an enzyme
that releases glucose found in the leftovers of broccoli and other
vegetables which cannot be digested in the small intestine....
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12 Infections After Surgery: Study
Examines Whether Giving Good Organisms Reduces Infections
Press
Release. Dr. Robert G. Martindale, gastrointestinal surgeon
and nutritionist, is giving ICU patients beneficial gut bacteria
to see if it can help them avoid infections. This study is in
process...
Article 11 Giardia Parasite and Beneficial Bacteria:
Lactobacillus
johnsonii La1 antagonizes Giardia intestinalis in vivo
Abstract. Results show that Lactobacillus johnsonii La1
fight against Giardia in vivo and also provide insight into
the antagonistic properties of lactic acid bacteria against
protozoan parasites involved in intestinal infections...
Article
10 Many Disorders: Probiotics
Helpful Even When Inactive, According To UCSD Study Press
Release. Probiotics, the helpful bacteria found to aid disorders
such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), allergies and even
some forms of cancer, contain immune system-stimulating DNA...
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9 Colitis: Bacterial
DNA Reduces Inflammation In Mice Press
Release. DNA from inactivated probiotic bacteria triggers a specific
anti-inflammation immune response in mice with experimental colitis...
Article
8 Bad Breath: The
rationale and potential for the reduction of oral malodour using
Streptococcus salivarius probiotics
Abstract. Study on bad breath first wipes out the bacteria on
the tongue surface and then repopulates the tongue with Streptococcus
salivarius K12, a benign commensal (symbiotic with humans) probiotic....
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7 Bad Breath: Successful
treatment of gut-caused halitosis with a suspension of living
non-pathogenic Escherichia coli -- a case report Abstract.
This case study reports on a girl with bad breath which was
helped when they administered beneficial bacteria....
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6 Diarrhea: Place
of probiotics Abstract.
There is reasonable evidence to recommend beneficial bacteria
in infectious diarrhea for prevention and treatment (mainly in
children) and to prevent antibiotic-induced gastrointestinal side
effects....
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5 Diarrhea: Lactobacillus
paracasei strain ST11 has no effect on rotavirus but ameliorates
the outcome of nonrotavirus diarrhea in children from Bangladesh
Abstract.
Probiotic bacteria were found to be effective with some types
of diarrheas and not effective with others...
Article 4 Allergies: Aberrant
composition of gut microbiota of allergic infants: a target of
bifidobacterial therapy at weaning? Abstract.
The data indicates that bifidobacterial supplementation appears
to modify the gut microbiota in a manner that may alleviate allergic
inflammation...
Article 3 Colon Cancer: Chemopreventive
effect of a probiotic preparation on the development of preneoplastic
and neoplastic colonic lesions: an experimental study Abstract.
Effective treatment with beneficial bacteria through mechanisms
still to be fully understood (decreased fecal pH, specific reduction
of carcinogenetic bacterial enzymes, modulation of gut-associated
and systemic immune system etc.) has the potential to exert significant
antimutagenic properties (stops mutation) against colon cancer...
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2 Colon Cancer: Effect
of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and inulin on the formation of
aberrant crypt foci in rats Abstract.
The results indicate that, against the background of a diet with
a level of fat typical of a Western diet, evidence for a protective
effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus and inulin towards
colon cancer was obtained but it was not obtained when the rats
were on a low fat diet...
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1 Hay Fever: Treatment
of perennial allergic rhinitis with lactic acid Lactobacillus
paracasei-33 Abstract.
The results suggest that ingestion of fermented milk fortified
with beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus paracasei-33
(LP-33) for 30 days can effectively and safely improve the quality
of life of patients with hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and
may serve as an alternative treatment for hay fever...
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17 Wounds: 
