Probiotics, those living bacteria and yeasts that offer a variety of health benefits, especially for the digestive system, are now available to consumers in yogurt and a variety of other food products ...

(Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who drink milk containing probiotic “friendly” bacteria are less likely to have premature births or pre-eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, suggests a ...

On the other hand, a lower risk of preterm delivery was significantly associated with probiotic intake during early pregnancy but not before or during late pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio, 0.79).

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), Japanese leading dairy product company, today unveiled the results of a nationwide survey jointly conducted with Tokyo Healthcare ...

In my last post, Breast-feeding Moms Have a Bigger Job Than You Think, I discussed the collection of special carbohydrates in breast milk called human milk oligosaccharides or HMOs. These compounds ...

Drinking probiotic-rich milk during pregnancy may decrease a woman's risk of developing two pregnancy-related problems, a new study from Norway suggests. But the stage of pregnancy in which a woman ...

Supplementation with probiotics can improve a person's gut health, but the benefits are often fleeting, and colonization by the probiotic's good microbes usually doesn't last. Breast milk may help ...

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese dairy product company and a key global probiotics manufacturer, confirmed that its proprietary probiotic strain Bifidobacterium breve A1 (a.k.a. B.

In my last post, Breast-feeding Moms Have a Bigger Job Than You Think, I discussed the collection of special carbohydrates in breast milk called human milk oligosaccharides or HMOs. These compounds ...

A Japanese company that makes probiotic milk beverages will invest $305 million to build a plant northwest of Atlanta, hiring 90 workers. Yakult Honsha Co. said Tuesday that its American subsidiary ...