Cystic fibrosis (CF) causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body. The disease is inherited when both parents carry the recessive gene. A defective gene makes mucus, sweat and digestive juices thick and sticky instead of thin and slippery; tubes and ducts, especially in the lungs and pancreas become […]
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Probiotics Help Clear Human Papillomavirus
The human papillomavirus (HPV) gets around. Nearly half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with this sexually transmitted virus, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. The good news: More than 90% of HPV infections are cleared by the body within 2 years. The immune […]
Say Cheese, and Add Probiotics to Fend Off Oral Thrush
Teeth wear out long before we do. Dentures offer a decent solution but are prime breeding sites for Candida albicans, a fungus which when overgrown in the oral cavity is called thrush. Probiotics may be an alternative to antifungal agents in the prevention and treatment of oral candida. Research described in an IPA blog Probiotics […]
Probiotics and Memory: A Conflicted Study
Coming across less than stellar news about probiotics is rare, like reading about Mother Teresa’s doubts on her faith. However accustomed as we are to the rushing train of probiotic and prebiotic benefits rolling through our labs, microbial science is still a track of discovery where conflicting or negative results deserve ample attention. Researchers at […]
IPA’s George Paraskevakos Reports from Expo West
IPA Executive Director George Paraskevakos recently journeyed into the vast halls of Natural Foods Expo West to discover that probiotics too have come far in the marketplace. “Probiotics have truly arrived. From Dr. Oz earlier this year, to the Natural Product Expo West show in Anaheim, one might say it is the invasion of the […]
Get Schooled on All Things Probiotic: IPA Teams Up with WholeFoods E-zine
IPA has contributed several new articles to WholeFoods online: 10 Key Reasons to Join the IPA Community Best Practices Guidelines for Probiotics Microbes Matter in Blood Sugar Control Read them and share them.Valuable content awaits.