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627 Probiotics for Health (Archive)

We host huge numbers of bacteria in our bodies—so many, in fact, that there are more bacterial cells than human cells in each of us. What are those bacteria doing there, and what happens when our personal ecological systems get disrupted? We’ll learn how probiotics can help re-establish a beneficial balance.

Guests: Kelly Karpa, R Ph, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She is author of Elsevier’s Integrated Pharmacology and Bacteria for Breakfast: Probiotics for Good Health.

Gerald Callahan, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Immunology and the Public Understanding of Science, with appointments in the departments of Pathology and English at Colorado State University. He has written many books, including Infection: The Uninvited Universe.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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