At a time of year when many are spring cleaning homes, here’s advice from experts: Protect your house’s microbiome for your health. The world around us, including our homes, is full of microorganisms ...

Healthy human skin is alive with bacteria. In fact, there are more microorganisms living in and on the human body than there are human cells. Most can live on the human skin without harming the host, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote that you do not recommend probiotics in healthy people. I am a 78-year-old male who, three years ago, underwent an esophagectomy to remove my esophagus and part of ...

A "good" gut bacteria found in probiotic drinks and tablets leads to a healthier pregnancy, according to new research. The Cambridge University-led study has found the first "clear evidence" that ...

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Probiotics are intended to mimic, strengthen the effects of “good” bacteria. Over the past decade, probiotic dietary supplements have turned into a multi-million dollar industry, taken by almost 4 ...

Bacteria that lurk in food can make that food delicious or deadly. Why is it that some bacteria in food are safe and even beneficial, while others are harmful and can cause illness? "Over millions of ...

WASHINGTON -- Gut checks suggest not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to a new study of more than 300 children.