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    Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Gut bugs are implicated in heart attacks and stroke

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides. Now the search for the mystery culprits has turned up some surprising suspects: the trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in the human gut.
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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides. Now the search for the mystery culprits has turned up some surprising...

    Tags: Healthcare Provider, Heart Attack, Asthma, Johns Hopkins University, American Heart Association

    2. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. Lactulose: A laxative that works at both ends

    <strong>Dear Pharmacist: I heard you recommend a drug called Lactulose as a laxative, but you said it helped with brain fog too. How can it work at both ends? &mdash; J.C., Decatur, Ill.</strong>
    Dear Pharmacist: I heard you recommend a drug called Lactulose as a laxative, but you said it helped with brain fog too. How can it work at both ends? — J.C., Decatur, Ill. Dear J.C.: It's true. The prescription medication called Lactulose is...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Constipation, Mineral Supplements, Lyme Disease, Diabetes

    3. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  3. EatingWell: Find out which foods and nutrients will bolster your immune system

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    The cold and flu season is upon us. How can you bolster your defenses against the germs lurking in the common areas in your office, the supermarket, the mall and other stops in your everyday travels? Include these five immunity boosters in your diet, plus...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Flu, Soups, Healthy Diet, Health and Safety at School

    4. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  4. Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Probiotics may be effective in preventing the common cold

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    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can probiotics really help prevent a cold? What about vitamin C? ANSWER: When you're trying to keep a cold at bay, there's no shortage of self-help suggestions out there. The two you mention -- probiotics and vitamin C -- are common...

    Tags: Mineral Supplements, Sneezing, Symptoms, Weather Reports, Mayo Clinic

    5. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  5. Probiotics may be effective in preventing the common cold

    Tribune Media Services
    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can probiotics really help prevent a cold? What about vitamin C? ANSWER: When you're trying to keep a cold at bay, there's no shortage of self-help suggestions out there. The two you mention -- probiotics and vitamin C -- are common...

    Tags: Mineral Supplements, Sneezing, Symptoms, Weather Reports, Mayo Clinic

    6. Jan 19, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Make your own flu remedy

    Something special comes along this time of year to remind many of us about the joys of parenting.
    Something special comes along this time of year to remind many of us about the joys of parenting. It usually kicks in about 3:30 a.m. or so, when a little one stumbles down the stairs moaning about how he just threw up in his bed. So you do what any...

    Tags: Macungie, Flu, Allentown, Dietary Supplements

    7. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Don't get mugged by diabetes meds

    <strong>Dear Pharmacist: I have your "Diabetes Without Drugs" book and it has helped me, but I'm still on two of the original five medications for this condition. Which nutrients should I take with my medicine? &mdash; B.B., Micanopy, Fla.</strong>
    Dear Pharmacist: I have your "Diabetes Without Drugs" book and it has helped me, but I'm still on two of the original five medications for this condition. Which nutrients should I take with my medicine? — B.B., Micanopy, Fla. Dear B.B.: For my new...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Metformin (drug), Vitamin Therapy, Chemical Industry, Dietary Supplements

    8. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. The gut and its bacteria a growing focus of research

    The yards of dank tubing in our midsections form a complex, amazing and absolutely pivotal foundation for human health. And the more that scientists come to appreciate this, the more they anticipate that future medical discoveries will come from the lowly gut.
    The yards of dank tubing in our midsections form a complex, amazing and absolutely pivotal foundation for human health. And the more that scientists come to appreciate this, the more they anticipate that future medical discoveries will come from the lowly...

    Tags: Stanford University, Colleges and Universities, National Institutes of Health, Biotechnology, Allergies

    9. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  9. 'Good bacteria' during pregnancy may ward off eczema: study

    (Reuters) - Babies were less likely to get the itchy skin rash eczema when their mothers took probiotics during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, according to a study from Finland.
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    (Reuters) - Babies were less likely to get the itchy skin rash eczema when their mothers took probiotics during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, according to a study from Finland. Researchers said it's possible that probiotics - which are thought to...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Allergies, Northwestern University, Asthma, Placebo

    10. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  10. Probiotics may be a factor in preventing obesity

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    Accumulating research indicates microbiota in lean individuals is different from that of obese people; lean people tend to have a higher proportion of two types of beneficial bacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, than obese people. Emerging evidence...

    Tags: Weight Loss, Biology, Healthy Diet, Weight, Nutrition

    11. Oct 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Probiotics: A gut-check on bacterial health

    A fascinating, if disconcerting, fact: More than 100 trillion so-called good bacteria thrive in or on the human body. A sizable chunk of them maintain residence in the human digestive tract. Probiotics, live microorganisms that benefit their human host, are among these beneficial bacteria.
    A fascinating, if disconcerting, fact: More than 100 trillion so-called good bacteria thrive in or on the human body. A sizable chunk of them maintain residence in the human digestive tract. Probiotics, live microorganisms that benefit their human host,...

    Tags: Immune System, Flu, Symptoms, Yeast Infection, American Medical Association

    12. Oct 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. What to look for in probiotics

    If you're interested in seeing whether eating probiotic-infused foods might improve your digestive health, look for foods (or supplements) with one of many species of lactobacillus or bifidobacterium.
    If you're interested in seeing whether eating probiotic-infused foods might improve your digestive health, look for foods (or supplements) with one of many species of lactobacillus or bifidobacterium. "There are something like 400 different probiotics,...

    Tags: Henry Ford, Dietary Supplements

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