August 18, 2009 — Kefir, a fermented milk product similar to yogurt but containing different fermentation microbes, may not prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea, according to the results of a double ...

Singapore, 11 February 2022 – A joint study by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, may have ...

The use of probiotics to prevent diarrhea was evaluated in a randomized trial of 135 hospitalized patients taking antibiotics (BMJ. 2007;335:80; full-text available ...

Antibiotics are important clinical tools for treating bacterial infections, yet we recognize that an important side effect of antibiotic use is disruption of the microbial community living in the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you give your kids kefir to prevent the diarrhea they often get when they take antibiotics, here's some news for you: if your kids are otherwise healthy, it probably won ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have started a long-term treatment taking a “cocktail” of four different antibiotics (Bactrim, Rifadin, Zithromax and Myambutol). I have been advised that I may suffer ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have started a long-term treatment taking a “cocktail” of four different antibiotics (Bactrim, Rifadin, Zithromax and Myambutol). I have been advised that I may suffer ...

Antibiotics play a major role in bacterial infection treatment; however, their overuse disrupts commensal microbiota. Although probiotics can effectively alleviate antibiotic-associated diarrhea, they ...

Antibiotics are a powerful tool in fighting bacterial infections like strep throat, whooping cough or a urinary tract infection. But they can leave the patient with nausea, diarrhea or an upset ...

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Saccharomyces boulardii (S. boulardii) is a yeast first discovered in tropical fruit peels. Some studies suggest that taking S. boulardii as a probiotic may benefit certain conditions, such as ...