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Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:06 PM PDT

"Good bacteria" during pregnancy may ward off eczema: study Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:27 PM PDT (Reuters) - Babies were less likely to get the itchy skin rash eczema when their mothers took probiotics during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, according to a study from Finland. Researchers said it's possible that probiotics - which are thought to help balance bacteria populations in the gut and prevent disease-causing strains from spreading - may influence babies' health through immune ...

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