Probiotics and radiation injury (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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Antibiotics can kill life-threatening bacterial infections, but in recent years, we've heard more about the potential health benefits of so-called probiotics. And now Washington University researchers have found that one probiotic appears to protect the small intestine from radiation damage. Intestinal damage can be a problem for patients receiving radiation therapy for abdominal cancers.

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