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Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, naturopathic physician and Medical Educator at Emerson Ecologics, President of the New Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors says, that when most people think about probiotics, they think about the important role they play in supporting digestive health.

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According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1billion people do not have access to clean water and an estimated 1.5 million children die every year from diarrheal diseases. This figure could be significantly reduced if trials on a new probiotic product developed at the University of Guelph continue to be positive.

Global statistics has revealed that of the 9 million ‘under 5 years of age’ child deaths in 2008, nearly 40% were due to two most common infectious diseases – pneumonia and diarrhoea. This only goes to show that diarrhoea can be more fatal than AIDS, measles and malaria combined. India features among one of the 5 countries that accounts for nearly 50% of diarrhoeal deaths.

In a new report from the CDC, they say that more Americans now have asthma than ever before,and experts don't understand why.
A key asthma trigger, such as cigarette smoke has become less present over the past decade. Cases of the disorder have shot up in every demographic category.

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According to researchers from the Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto,an infection in the intestines may lead to memory loss in conditions of psychological stress.

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Radiation emitted from cell phones exposes the users brain (and pineal gland) to high levels of potentially dangerous EMFs, as well as exposing others who may be sitting a few feet away during transmission.

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Professor Glenn Gibson of the University of Reading, UK is in Trinidad this month to do a series of lectures for Health Promotion Month on the benefits of Probiotics in Primary Health Care. The series includes live interviews with the public on national television as well as seminars hosted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Trinidad and Tobago (PSTT), and a medical meeting for members of the Medical Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MPATT) and the General Practitioners Association (GPATT).

Published on 25 August 2009,

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a previously unknown step in early inflammation which is controlled by omega –3 and omega –6 fatty acids, potentially leading to clarification around conflicting health and diet advice on these two essential nutrients.

A research study was conducted on the probiotic effects on cold and influenza-like symptom Incidence and duration in children.

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