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 […]
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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.
Goat’s Milk Slurps up Probiotic Goodness
Goat milk costs a premium in trendy markets today but throughout most of the developing world, the tasty beverage is drunk daily by the poorest of people. The reason? Goats can be kept next to a hut while cows must have access to land for grazing, land which the impoverished don’t have. Goat milk is […]
Goat's Milk Slurps up Probiotic Goodness
Goat milk costs a premium in trendy markets today but throughout most of the developing world, the tasty beverage is drunk daily by the poorest of people. The reason? Goats can be kept next to a hut while cows must have access to land for grazing, land which the impoverished don’t have. Goat milk is […]