Archive for May, 2010

Probiotics for Women’s Health – Chapter 5

Chapter 5 – What is a Probiotic? This is Chapter 5 of a 14-Chapter presentation which outlines the science behind the probiotic strains L. reuteri RC-14® and L. rhamnosus GR-1™. This presentation is presented by Dr. Gregor Reid, Ph.D., MBA, who is a renowned probiotic researcher and the world’s leading expert in using clinically-documented probiotics to address women’s health concerns. Dr. Gregor Reid, along with his colleague at UREX Biotech, Dr. Andrew Bruce, have been investigating the use of probiotic bacteria to address women’s health issues for over twenty years. In the 1980′s, their discovery of two Lactobacillus strains, specifically L. rhamnosus GR-1™ and L. reuteri RC-14®, has since led to over 20 published clinical trials and over 200 peer-reviewed publications that have documented the various beneficial effects of these two probiotic strains when taken orally. The health benefits include improved vaginal and urinary tract health, as well as restoration of a normal vaginal microflora profile in women who are experiencing bacterial vaginosis.

Health Matters

Health Matters

Women’s Health: 15 Years After Beijing

Melanne Verveer, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Womens Health at the United States Department of State, gives a keynote presentation, Womens Health: 15 Years After Beijing Progress Made, at the 18th International Congress on Womens Health Issues: Cities and Womens Health: Global Perspectives. The address was given on April 8, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania.

Justin Valero’s Health Advice

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Women’s Health in the Urban Community: NIH Perspective

Dr. Vivian Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Womens Health at the National Institutes of Health, speaks at the 18th International Congress on Womens Health Issues: Cities and Womens Health: Global Perspectives. The address was given on April 9, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania.