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Stephen Freedma

Scientists learn more about uncommon form of E. coli that can cause kidney failure in kids

UCalgary study finds probiotic supplement helps to form a mature microbiome in extremely preterm infants

UCalgary study finds probiotic supplement helps to form mature microbiome in extremely preterm infants

Shirin Moossavi

Killam Laureate on a mission to improve health of preterm babies (and she’s getting results)

In the News: CIHR Faces of Health Research

Probiotics not as beneficial as they are touted to be

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New study reveals probiotics do not help children with intestinal infections

Deb Baranec struggled with obesity and osteoarthritis for 30 years. Now she works out six days a week and has lost 190 pounds. Photos by Don Molyneaux, for the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

A weighty subject: How the obesity epidemic is taking a toll on our bones and joints

John Conly is co-leading a strategy to bring down the number of cases of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, using probiotics. C. diff infections can be devastating for those who have it and are an enormous burden on health systems. Photo by Michael Wood, O'Brien Institute for Public Health

UCalgary researchers partner with AHS to tackle dangerous bug in hospitals

Stephen Freedman, left, says probiotics are not an effective treatment for children who experience diarrhea and vomiting caused by intestinal infections. Freedman led a research study involving teams throughout Canada; the findings show there was no evidence that probiotics had any effect on reducing symptoms or helping with recovery. This information should prove helpful for parents like Melanie Tibbits, here with her children Wyatt, 3, and Sawyer, five months.

New study reveals probiotics do not help children with intestinal infections