The Pineapple Yogurt (or) a friendly bacteria
Headaches-Germ Link Suggested
By EMMA ROSS
.c The Associated Press
MILAN, Italy (AP) - Some headaches may be linked to infection
with a common bug and daily doses of friendly bacteria
could ward them off, preliminary research suggests.
A study presented Friday at an infectious diseases conference
found that about 18 percent of chronic migraine sufferers
were infected with the stomach bug helicobacter pylori
and antibiotics appeared to clear the headaches.
Adding the friendly bacteria Lactobacillus seemed to work
even better, leaving most people migraine-free for a year
and lessening the intensity and frequency of recurring headaches
in the others, the lead researcher said.
Experts were cautiously receptive to the idea but said...
Helicobacter pylori, the bug that causes gut ulcers,
has recently been linked to a growing list of diseases,
including heart disease, autoimmune diseases and skin conditions.
In the study... of antibiotics plus Lactobacillus, a friendly bacteria,
or probiotic, found in yogurt and other dairy products...
... understanding is that Lactobacillus could be used,
not to cure or eradicate H.pylori, because it is not
an antibiotic, but to prevent relapse of H.pylori infection,
and headache.''
On the Net:
Conference site, escmid.org
04/26/02 14:42 EDT
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