Is the risk of a cranberry juice and warfarin interaction significant?
A researcher from Bangalore, India, reviewed the evidence and sees a difference between what’s seen in the lab and what’s...
Cranberry-containing products to prevent urinary tract infections
Cranberry-containing products are a folk remedy to prevent UTIs. Researchers in Taipei and Boston evaluated their value and factors influencing...
Everything you wanted to know about cranberry
Drs. Catherine Neto and Joe Vinson from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and the University of Scranton, in Pennsylvania, contributed a...
Cranberries vs antibiotics to prevent urinary tract infection
Concern over the risk of resistance to antimicrobial agents has stimulated interest in cranberries to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections...
Cranberry juice to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Catheter-associated bacteriuria is the most common healthcare–associated infection worldwide. It’s due to the widespread use of urinary catheterization. An Expert...
Cranberry juice fails to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, in Ann Arbor, recorded the effects in college women presenting...
Review: Cranberry and urinary tract infections in spinal cord injury patients
Urinary tract infections are the most common medical complication in people with spinal cord injury. Researchers at the University of...
Effectiveness of cranberry in people with ileal enterocystoplasty
A diseased urinary bladder with low capacity and low compliance (ability to urinate) may require ileal enterocystoplasty (remove a part...
Cranberry juice to prevent urinary tract infections in children
Cranberry juice was compared to Lactobacillus in children with recurrent urinary tract infections by researchers at the Catholic University, in...
Safety of cranberry during pregnancy and lactation
Women experience urinary tract infections with greater frequency during pregnancy. It’s not clear if cranberries are helpful to prevent urinary...
Is there a cranberry:beta-lactam interaction?
 Drinking cranberry juice is often recommended along with taking low-dose antibiotics to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection. Researchers from the...
Review: Cranberry and urinary tract infections
Dr. David Guay from the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis has reviewed the evidence.
How do cranberries prevent urinary tract infection?
Researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Massachusetts went into the lab to seek the answer.
Cranberry extract prevents urinary tract infection
It’s almost as good as low-dose trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra) with fewer side effects, according to researchers at the University of...
Cranberry tablets prevent UTI in neurogenic bladder
Researchers from VA Boston Health Care System in West Roxbury, Massachusetts report that “cranberry extract tablets should be considered for...
Cranberry for urinary tract infections
Medscape takes a negative view for prevention and treatment of infection.
Cranberries to prevent urinary tract infections
There’s some evidence that cranberry juice may decrease the number of symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs), particularly in women with...
The evidence on cranberries to prevent urinary tract infections
Cranberries are often used to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Is it worth the effort?
Should you avoid drinking cranberry juice while taking warfarin?
A review published in the journal Pharmacotherapy warns that drinking large amounts of cranberry juice while taking the blood thinner,...