Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least "good bacteria" don't add to a person's antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes. Recurring UTIs are common among some women and low-dose antibiotics are sometimes used to prevent them. The worry is that overuse of the drugs also reduces their effectiveness by making ...
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Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea: report
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking probiotics on top of a course of antibiotics may help ward off the diarrhea that often comes along with antibiotic treatment, a new review of past studies suggests. When researchers combined trials of all types of the gut-healthy microbes, they found that patients with a range of conditions -- from ear infections to sepsis -- were 42 percent less likely to get ...
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Taking Probiotics Reduces Risk of Diarrhea
Taking probiotics is a good way for antibiotics users to try to avoid diarrhea, a new study suggests.
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Probiotics may help prevent diarrhea, report finds
Taking probiotics on top of a course of antibiotics may help ward off the diarrhea that often comes along with antibiotic treatment, a new review of past studies suggests
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Probiotics Reduce Antibiotic Diarrhea
Title: Probiotics Reduce Antibiotic Diarrhea Category: Health News Created: 5/9/2012 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/9/2012 12:00:00 AM
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