The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is not going away. Tragically, 39 million are dead from the virus, reports the World Health Organization. Another 35 million people continue to live with HIV. The cases are all over the map but not in equal numbers. Sub-Saharan Africa and other struggling nations suffer with a steady flow of […]
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Probiotics: A Fix for Nausea?
Nausea. It sounds innocent enough: a queasy feeling or a dizzy stomach. But the feelings can be wretched for those suffering with motion or pregnancy-related morning sickness. A relative recently disclosed that he hadn’t been taking his probiotics even though the bottle stared him in the face every time he opened the refrigerator. There had […]
Messy Microbes in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder in which people hear imaginary voices, commands or threats. It is terrifying disease for which there is no known cure, only management with meds and other therapies. (Developing countries may have better rates of recovery–a fascinating node of exploration.) As much as one to three percent of the global population […]
Poop Pills Help the Medicine Go Down
The astonishing success of fecal transplant in treating certain infections including the deadly Clostridium difficile is approaching 100%. As was reported in an earlier IPA blog titled Honorable Discharge, stool from healthy people is delivered to the intestines of the sick, either through an enema or via a tube inserted into the nose. A recent study […]
IPA “Rebirth” is in the News
IPA Executive Director George Paraskevakos sat down with Nutra-Ingredients reporter Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn at a recent Vitafoods event. Paraskevakos discussed the surge in IPA membership as well as outreach efforts to further position probiotic stakeholders in commercial and government conversations. Read the entire article here: IPA ‘rebirth’ sees probiotic membership surge.
IPA "Rebirth" is in the News
IPA Executive Director George Paraskevakos sat down with Nutra-Ingredients reporter Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn at a recent Vitafoods event. Paraskevakos discussed the surge in IPA membership as well as outreach efforts to further position probiotic stakeholders in commercial and government conversations. Read the entire article here: IPA ‘rebirth’ sees probiotic membership surge.