More good news about Probiotics: From "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"

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Headline: Probiotics found to aid burn patients

A new study out from Israel describes how a probiotic supplement of
Lactobacillus bacteria may help reduce sepsis and cut mortality from
acute burns. These researchers, from Ben-Gurion University and Soroka
University Medical Center, studied the effects of probiotic
supplementation on 28 patients with second and third degree burns on
less than 70 per cent of their body.

They found that in acute burns, lactobacillus bacteria food additives
were clinically beneficial in patients with a total burned body
surface area of 41 to 70 per cent; their research was published in the
journal Burns.

In the research study, the team recruited 56 burns patients, of which
half were given a placebo and half were given lactobacillus
supplements. The 25 patients on probiotics received capsules
containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and/or yogurt containing
Lactobacillus casei.

At the end of the study, the researchers report that a significant
benefit of probiotic supplementation was observed, specifically in
those patients which had burns covering 41-70% of their body. In that
subgroup, none of the patients died. This compares with five patients
who died in the corresponding placebo group.

Probiotic benefits have long been highlighted for gut and immune
health. Products containing these friendly bacteria are now well
accepted by consumers in Europe, and they appear to be on a fast track
for acceptance in North America.

Probiotics continue to churn out positive reports in trials, and this
category of supplement will certainly be more influential in daily
healthcare around the world in the future.

Dave

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