"Good" bacteria may relieve diarrhea in children

The “good” strain of Escherichia coli -known as E. coli Nissle 1917, or EcN -is effective in treating diarrhea in infants and toddlers, researchers have found. “We believe it is best to start probiotic therapy as early as possible,” Dr. Jobst Henker from University Carl-Gustav-Carus, Dresden, Germany, told Reuters Health. The