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...
Effects of cranberry polyphenols on dental health
Several studies report that the polyphenols (a source of antioxidants) in cranberries have properties that may be beneficial for treating...
Use of herbal supplements by pregnant women
Researchers at the University of Oslo, in Norway, studied the use of herbal supplements by pregnant Norwegian women.
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...
The final word on the warfarin-cranberry interaction?
“The warning that there is a potential to enhance the effect of warfarin… with cranberry juice intake is mostly based...
The risk of thrombocytopenia with CAM
When the number of platelets in the blood is low — thrombocytopenia — it’s more difficult for blood to clot....
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...
Effect of cranberry extract on lipids
Researchers from the Taichung Veterans General Hospital, in Taiwan examined the effect of cranberry ingestion on cholesterol in Type 2...
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...
Effect of high-dose cranberry juice on warfarin
Researchers at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, in Prescott, Arizona report that no interaction occurred. How should we...
Warfarin and cranberry interaction
Researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia investigated the possible impact of two commonly used herbal medicines, garlic and...
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.