Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Of the 57 hospitalized infants with retrovirus infection, those who were treated with a probiotic formula containing Bifidobacterium longum BORI and Lactobacillus acidophilus had significantly improved symptoms compared to...
Bifidobacterium-Based Treatment of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis and Intermittent Asthma in Children
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Four weeks of probiotic supplementation with B longum BB536, B infantis M63, and B breve M-16 V significantly improved symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis in the participating children compared placebo. Seasonal...
Healthy Bacteria Found to Help With Infection in Infants
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A symbiotic preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC strain 202195 in combination with the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide, when given orally to 2,278 newborns, significantly reduced diarrhea and death from sepsis and significantly...
Vitamin D Decreases Risk of Premature Birth
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates that women with vitamin D levels > 40 ng/mL had significantly lower risk of preterm births compared to those with vitamin D levels < 20ug/mL. Pre-term birth (PTB) is a leading cause of infant...
Probiotics Reduce Prevalence of Eczema
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Genotyping a cohort of children at high risk for eczema revealed that supplementing with Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 was more effective in modifying gene susceptibility to eczema than supplementing with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp...
Blackcurrant Seed Oil for Atopic Dermatitis in Young Children
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Three grams of blackcurrant seed oil, when given to pregnant women at 8-16 weeks gestation, later through their breastfeeding cycle, and then to their infants until age 2 years, significantly improved atopic dermatitis in 12 month old...
Fish Oil in Pregnancy Shown to Lessen Asthma in Children
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Analysis of 695 children (3 years post-delivery) revealed that children of mothers who supplemented with fish oil in the third trimester of their pregnancies had a 16.9% reduction in persistent wheeze and asthma compared to 23.7% in the...
Effects of Thiamine Deficiency in Young Children
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Of the sixty nine children, those with thiamine-deficient diets, demonstrated movement and motor difficulties when compared to those whose diets were not thiamine – deficient, thus validating that subclinical Infant Thiamine Deficiency...
Probiotics Improve Breast Milk Quality in Nursing Mothers
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A probiotic, when given to pregnant women 4 weeks prior to anticipated delivery, significantly improved immune cytokines in the nursing newborns. Research has become more common showing the benefits of women supplementing with...
Food Additives Shown to Increase Hyperactive Behavior in Children
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Artificial food additives and the preservative, sodium benzoate, increased symptoms of hyperactivity when given to a population of (153) 3 –year and (144) 8-9 year old children. The amount of artificial food colorings and sodium...
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