Learn about the benefits and risks of probiotic supplements and how to choose the best one for your health goals.

(The Hill) — An infant’s death has prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning to medical professionals about giving probiotics to hospitalized preterm infants.

The field of probiotics and their impact on children's health has garnered significant attention in recent years, ...

Taking probiotics with antibiotics can help protect the gut from the negative effects of antibiotics. But some people may ...

Objectives: to evaluate the influence of probiotic supplementation on the immune response of infants following Mumps, Measles, Rubella and Varicella vaccination. Study design: a randomized ...

Conclusions: This probiotics mixture reduced the severity of diarrhea and length of hospital stay in children with acute diarrhea. In addition to restoring beneficial intestinal flora, probiotics ...

On this basis, we studied the putative effects of probiotics on the frequency of regurgitation and gastric emptying time in infants with functional gastroesophageal reflux. Patients and methods ...

Furthermore, babies born by vaginal delivery have a different microbiome than those delivered via C-section. Because of these reasons, taking probiotics is ideal during pregnancy. Probiotics have also ...