The invention relates to a human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) for use in supplementing the diet of a pregnant woman, a synthetic composition comprising an HMO for use in supplementing the diet of a pregnant woman, and a method for improving health outcomes in an infant by supplementing the diet of a pregnant woman.

Disclosed are compositions, methods of treatment using the compositions and methods of preparing the compositions for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The compositions include succinic acid and an API selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, azelaic acid, picolinic acid, benzoyl peroxide, antibiotic, retinoid and combinations thereof in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. The compositions that include the combination of succinic acid and another API produce improved efficacy in treating acne vulgaris.

Disclosed are compositions, methods of treatment using the compositions and methods of preparing the compositions for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The compositions include succinic acid and an API selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, azelaic acid, picolinic acid, benzoyl peroxide, antibiotic, retinoid and combinations thereof in a pharmaceutically acceptable preparation. The compositions that include the combination of succinic acid and another API produce improved efficacy in treating acne vulgaris.

The present invention provides probiotic compositions suitable for reducing the incidence and duration of human illness. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for preventing disease in young children. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention finds use in the prevention respiratory disease in children.

The present invention provides probiotic compositions suitable for reducing the incidence and duration of human illness. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for preventing disease in young children. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention finds use in the prevention respiratory disease in children.

This invention provides isolated and characterized secreted molecules from probiotic bacteria for use in compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of infection by harmful pathogenic bacteria. The isolated secreted molecules can also be used in nutritional or medical food products which provide probiotics to the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal.

This invention provides isolated and characterized secreted molecules from probiotic bacteria for use in compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of infection by harmful pathogenic bacteria. The isolated secreted molecules can also be used in nutritional or medical food products which provide probiotics to the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal.

The dual microbial preparation contains the microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum and components of a physiological microbiome. The microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum and the physiological microbiome component are present in the dual preparation in a form which facilitates their germination, subsequent propagation and colonization of the target tissues. The microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum is incorporated in a quantity of 10.sup.3 to 10.sup.7 CFU (colony forming units), with 10.sup.4 to 10.sup.5 CFU per one cycle of application preferably. The physiological microbiome component contains 5×10.sup.6 to 5×10.sup.10 CFU, with 5×10.sup.7 to 5×10.sup.9 per one cycle of application preferably. The fermented substrate found in the Pythium oligandrum oomycete is the source of nutrients for both microbial components. The dual microbial preparation also contains at least one auxiliary substance from a group including a desiccant, components of a buffer system, an anti-caking substance and an agent for the creation of a physiological osmotic environment. The physiological microbiome component is a component of the human microbiome, one of the microbes of the green complex, such as the Capnocytophaga sputigena bacterium, or one of the components of the healthy skin microbiome, such as the Staphyloccocus epidermidis bacterium, or one of the components of the healthy vaginal microbiome, such as the peroxide producing Lactobacillus crispatus. Either the microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum or the physiological microbiome component is present in the dual microbial preparation in the form of inactivated cells, cell extracts or isolated cell fractionation. The microbial activator for the Pythium oligandrum oomycete is a yeast autolysate in a quantity of 0.1% to 10% weight of the total quantity of dual microbial preparation. The auxiliary substances are regulated in a way which allows for application in the form of an ointment, cream, oil or suppository or in the form of a liquid aqueous preparation.

The dual microbial preparation contains the microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum and components of a physiological microbiome. The microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum and the physiological microbiome component are present in the dual preparation in a form which facilitates their germination, subsequent propagation and colonization of the target tissues. The microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum is incorporated in a quantity of 10.sup.3 to 10.sup.7 CFU (colony forming units), with 10.sup.4 to 10.sup.5 CFU per one cycle of application preferably. The physiological microbiome component contains 5×10.sup.6 to 5×10.sup.10 CFU, with 5×10.sup.7 to 5×10.sup.9 per one cycle of application preferably. The fermented substrate found in the Pythium oligandrum oomycete is the source of nutrients for both microbial components. The dual microbial preparation also contains at least one auxiliary substance from a group including a desiccant, components of a buffer system, an anti-caking substance and an agent for the creation of a physiological osmotic environment. The physiological microbiome component is a component of the human microbiome, one of the microbes of the green complex, such as the Capnocytophaga sputigena bacterium, or one of the components of the healthy skin microbiome, such as the Staphyloccocus epidermidis bacterium, or one of the components of the healthy vaginal microbiome, such as the peroxide producing Lactobacillus crispatus. Either the microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum or the physiological microbiome component is present in the dual microbial preparation in the form of inactivated cells, cell extracts or isolated cell fractionation. The microbial activator for the Pythium oligandrum oomycete is a yeast autolysate in a quantity of 0.1% to 10% weight of the total quantity of dual microbial preparation. The auxiliary substances are regulated in a way which allows for application in the form of an ointment, cream, oil or suppository or in the form of a liquid aqueous preparation.

The dual microbial preparation contains the microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum and components of a physiological microbiome. The microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum and the physiological microbiome component are present in the dual preparation in a form which facilitates their germination, subsequent propagation and colonization of the target tissues. The microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum is incorporated in a quantity of 10.sup.3 to 10.sup.7 CFU (colony forming units), with 10.sup.4 to 10.sup.5 CFU per one cycle of application preferably. The physiological microbiome component contains 5×10.sup.6 to 5×10.sup.10 CFU, with 5×10.sup.7 to 5×10.sup.9 per one cycle of application preferably. The fermented substrate found in the Pythium oligandrum oomycete is the source of nutrients for both microbial components. The dual microbial preparation also contains at least one auxiliary substance from a group including a desiccant, components of a buffer system, an anti-caking substance and an agent for the creation of a physiological osmotic environment. The physiological microbiome component is a component of the human microbiome, one of the microbes of the green complex, such as the Capnocytophaga sputigena bacterium, or one of the components of the healthy skin microbiome, such as the Staphyloccocus epidermidis bacterium, or one of the components of the healthy vaginal microbiome, such as the peroxide producing Lactobacillus crispatus. Either the microscopic oomycete Pythium oligandrum or the physiological microbiome component is present in the dual microbial preparation in the form of inactivated cells, cell extracts or isolated cell fractionation. The microbial activator for the Pythium oligandrum oomycete is a yeast autolysate in a quantity of 0.1% to 10% weight of the total quantity of dual microbial preparation. The auxiliary substances are regulated in a way which allows for application in the form of an ointment, cream, oil or suppository or in the form of a liquid aqueous preparation.