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People have been using cranberry juice as a remedy for urinary tract infections (UTIs) for centuries. A recent analysis sought to evaluate the effectiveness of cranberry products in treating UTIs and determine which products are most effective. Beyond finding that...

Cranberry juice has been used for centuries as a folk remedy for urinary tract infections (UTI). A recent study adds to the growing amount of scientific research supporting that practice. The study was conducted by the Department of Urology, University...

A study conducted at the Illinois Institute of Technology shows that strawberry extract may help reduce inflammation. Chronic inflammation is associated with heart disease, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s, type-2 diabetes, and arthritis. The results were published online ahead of print...

A new study by researchers from Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha adds more science to back the ability of cranberries to prevent urinary tract infections. The study was published in the March 2011 issue of the journal Current Bioactive...

According to researchers at Boston and Tufts Universities, antioxidant rich cranberry juice may improve heart health. Their findings were published in the March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers conducted two studies. The first study...

Researchers with the Department of Food Biotechnology at the University of Valencia, Spain, have identified a strain of probiotic that they say could be an effective tool for treating ulcers caused by Heliobacter pylori (H. pylori). The findings of their...

A new study has found that a surprising 1 in 5 US men wake up at least twice nightly to empty their bladders. This condition, known as nocturia, can contribute to poor health and may signal an underlying medical problem....

Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm may have recently found yet another benefit of vitamin D: it may protect against urinary tract infections. The researchers published their findings in the December 2010 issue of PLoS...