February, 02 2015 Member companies of International Probiotics Association (IPA), Global Alliance for Probiotics (GAP) and Yoghurt Live Fermented Milks Association (YLFA) are joining forces to create a single broad representative platform – a European branch of IPA, called International Probiotics Association Europe (IPA Europe). The creation of a European branch of IPA will reinforce […]
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Probiotics Panel to Meet Again
Probiotics are working hard to make the leap from lab bench to patient bedside. But the science behind probiotic application, while thrilling, is still new enough that clinicians are cautious in their recommendations. Enter Martin Floch who leads the convocation of probiotic experts who meet every few years to write recommendations regarding probiotic use in […]
Probiotics Take On Toxic Metals
Environmental toxins are as ancient as the smoke from the first time Homo sapiens rubbed two sticks together. But the onslaught of chemicals that the industrial revolution poured forth is unprecedented and their effect on human health is now being seen. Exposure should be limited in every way possible, whether avoiding tobacco smoke or refraining […]
Probiotics and HIV
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (AIDS) continues to infect new people across the globe with numbers more pronounced in developing countries where prevention may not be as practiced. A new study appeared in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes recently titled Effect of probiotics (Saccharomyces boulardii) on microbial translocation and inflammation in HIV-treated patients: a double-blind, […]
IPA questions scope of conclusions of study that found no effect of probiotics
Mothers Unsure About Probiotics for Babies
One reality about probiotic treatments is this: those who may benefit the most may be least likely to receive them. The fragility of the very old and the youngest of our species often deters the usage of live organisms at times of disease. Many studies have assessed the probiotic effect in prevention and/or treatment of […]