Archives for January 20, 2015

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New link adds weight to 'hygiene hypothesis'

Gut bacteria linked to lower MS risk in women

By Nathan Gray

A common gut microbe could help to curb the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in women, according to new data.

Special Edition: Blood Sugar Management

FDA rule offers only narrow field for blood sugar management claims, experts say

By Hank Schultz

As obesity rates worldwide continue to rise and the related scourge of diabetes increases in lockstep, companies marketing ingredients in the United States intended to help consumers who find themselves sliding somewhere along this curve toward a full...

African probiotic project reaching 10,000 infants a day

By Shane STARLING

The potential of probiotics to benefit maternal and infant morbidity and mortality is being shown in on-the-ground projects in Africa and elsewhere, according to lifelong researcher, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, professor Gregor Reid.