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Article: Probiotics Reduced Atopic Eczema.(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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SAN DIEGO -- Probiotic agents substantially reduced the severity of atopic eczema in infants who were switched from mother's milk to formula supplemented with Lactobacillus GG or Bifidobacterium lactis, Dr. Erika Isolauri reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
This finding represents the first clinical demonstration that specific probiotic agents can ameliorate allergic inflammation, said Dr. Isolauri of the University of Turku, Finland. It is evidence that probiotics can counteract inflammatory responses beyond the gastrointestinal system.
"The clinical message is that promotion of gut barrier function could be ...