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.

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

The use of antibiotics in the first year of life has been found to be a risk factor for the development of childhood asthma.

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

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 ...

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 ...

A probiotic formula given to infants who are allergic to cow’s milk changes the composition of their gut bacteria to help them develop tolerance to the food, according to a new study.

one of which could be used to develop new personalized infant therapeutic probiotics, researchers show. Fermented lingonberry juice may help manage inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by modulating ...