A systematic review of clinical trials failed to show definitively whether the use of L acidophilus resulted in a higher eradication rate than traditional therapy alone. 7 In one trial, 650 ...

A new type of probiotic - designed specifically to be used alongside antibiotics - has hit supermarket and pharmacy shelves.

Bacteria can play established roles both as pathogens during infection but also as part of the host microbiota. The immune response to bacterial infection is a critical defence strategy protecting the ...

Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University have identified a native probiotic strain, Lactobacillus ...

Television commercials marketing certain brands of yogurt as being “guaranteed” to help with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, and other gastrointestinal maladies have become ...