Honey Added to Yogurt with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DN-173 010/CNCM I-2494 Supports Probiotic Enrichment but Does Not Reduce Intestinal Transit Time in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial.

Background: Honey improves probiotic survival in vitro. However, if this effect translates to humans has not been investigated.

Objectives: We aimed to determine effects of honey plus yogurt containing the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.

Evaluation of neuromuscular symptoms in veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

Objective: To comprehensively evaluate complaints of muscle fatigue, weakness, and myalgias in Persian Gulf veterans (PGV).

Background: Approximately 700,000 American troops were deployed to the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Upon return from the Gulf, some PGV developed unexplained illnesses, and special referral centers were established for the evaluation of these patients.

Treatment of stiff-man syndrome with intravenous immunoglobulin.

Stiff-man syndrome (SMS) is a rare disorder characterized by progressive rigidity, stiffness, and spasms of axial and extremity muscles. The etiology of SMS is unknown, but evidence suggests a possible autoimmune basis. The recent successful use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in treating various autoimmune neuromuscular disorders led us to try IVIG in an uncontrolled pilot study on three patients.

Active site of the enzyme which demethylates receptors during bacterial chemotaxis.

The CheB methylesterase catalyzes the hydrolysis of glutamyl methyl esters in bacterial chemoreceptor proteins. Studies with residue-specific inhibitors suggest that a cysteine residue is required. The nucleotide sequence of the cheB gene predicts a 349-amino acid protein with cysteine residues at positions 207 and 309.