Probiotic Drinks - First there was plain yoghurt, then fruit yoghurts, then yoghurt drinks, and now everyone ’s talking about - and apparently consuming - gut-friendly p...

Probiotics may prevent diarrhoea due to antibiotics - The probiotics Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces boulardii (a yeast) are better than placebo in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, according to...

Hepatitis C: Hospital patients are new group at risk - Hepatitis C is a virus that can cause liver damage and cancer, sometimes fatally. Body fluids and the sharing of contaminated needles can spread it,...

Diarrhea - Diarrhea is generally a healthy, cleansing response to some passing irritation of the gut. In some instances it can be caused by infection (food poi...

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Antibiotics: Not so fast, doc - The doctor’s promise to ‘first do no harm’ may have to be altered to: ‘First do nothing’. Doctors who do not immediately prescribe antibiotics for tr...

Antibiotics: Not so fast, doc - The doctor’s promise to ‘first do no harm’ may have to be altered to: ‘First do nothing’. Doctors who do not immediately prescribe antibiotics for tr...

Probiotics: They protect the gut when you take an antibiotic - There’s been a lot of talk recently about the effectiveness of probiotics – and, judging by a new study, there may be something to it.