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Kefir, although rich in probiotics, didn't prevent diarrhea in children using antibiotics

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kefir, one of the world's oldest "health" drinks, did little to prevent diarrhea in young children being treated with antibiotics, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), who tested the drink in a ...


Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Ready for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, have busted out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas ...





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Probing Question: Are 'superfoods' really nutritional powerhouses?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

You’ve probably seen the supermarket tabloid articles with titles like “The 12 Foods Everyone Should Eat” or “Four Foods for Peak Performance.” Every week there’s another berry, grain or bafflingly-named compound that is ...


Infant formula blocks HIV transmission via breastfeeding

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no known cure, prevention of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Human Immunodeficiency ...


Russian children sickened by dysentery

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 03, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than 200 Russian children were sickened after drinking a dairy product prepared by workers with dysentery, it was reported Monday.



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