Probiotic supplementation may improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes
1. Patients with type 2 diabetes randomized to using probiotic supplements were found to have significantly reduced lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 ...
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Impact of multispecies probiotic in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea unclear
1. In a randomized control trial, administration of multispecies probiotics did not affect the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea as defined by ...
Probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis EVC001 associated with decrease in necrotizing enterocolitis
1. Infants receiving the probiotic preparation B. infantis EVC001 had a 73% reduction in risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in ...
#VisualAbstract: Probiotics not effective at reducing incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients
The administration of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosusGG resulted in no significant difference compared to placebo in the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia ...
Probiotics not effective at reducing incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients
1. The administration of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG resulted in no significant difference compared to placebo in the development ...
Meta-analysis highlights health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics in premature infants
1. Overall mortality, NEC morbidity, sepsis morbidity, time to enteral feeding, and length of hospital stay were decreased in premature ...
Quick Take: Multicenter Trial of a Combination Probiotic for Children with Gastroenteritis
The use of probiotics has been suggested as a way to improve outcomes in children with gastroenteritis. In this randomized ...
More data needed to determine safety of probiotics and prebiotics
1. Studies are often lacking or inadequate with respect to reporting adverse events (AEs) related to probiotics and prebiotics. 2. ...
Oral probiotics during pregnancy not linked to preterm delivery
1. There were no differences in preterm delivery between women randomized to receive an 8-week oral probiotic regimen and those ...
Probiotics improve colic, reduce GI disorders in infants
Image: CC/Wiki/Blaylock. Lactobacillus 1. Daily use of prophylactic probiotics was associated with decreased colic, regurgitation, and constipation during the first ...