Probiotics News

E. coli Nissle 1917, or EcN, is a "good" strain of Escherichia coli which can effectively treat diarrhea in
infants and toddlers, according to researchers from University Carl-Gustav-Carus, Dresden, Germany.

Lacto-fermented foods, in other words, probiotic foods include everything from fruits and vegetables to fish and
meat. These are foods that are 'pickled' through the action of bacteria and yeasts that convert natural
sugars to lactic acid. This article gives some hints on how to 'culture' vegetables in your own home.

According to a study performed by researchers at the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden and published in the
journal Critical Care, probiotics may be effective in protecting critically ill patients from pneumonia. 
The study, which compared probiotic treatment with the antiseptic chlorhexidine, found that both treatments were
equally effective in ...