Cranberry juice fails to combat urinary tract infections.Byline: ANI Washington, August 25 (ANI): Experts have expressed doubts over the use of cranberry juice Noun 1. cranberry juice - the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened) fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit as a preventative against urinary tract infections urinary tract infection (UTI), n infection in one or more of the structures that make up the urinary system. Occurs more often in women and is most commonly caused by bacteria. (UTIs). Dr. Raz, Director of Infectious Diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. at the Technion School of Medicine in Israel, said that the present clinical evidence for using cranberry juice and related products to fight the common ailment ail·ment n. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness. was 'unsatisfactory and inconclusive'. Raz, a member of F1000 Medicine, along with his associate Faculty Member, Hana Edelstein, suggested that "cranberry should no longer be considered as an effective [preventative] for recurrent UTIs." The boffins explained that it was difficult to point out a single compound from the hundreds in cranberry to be held responsible for any therapeutic effect, creating a shadow of doubt over its adoption. Raz and Edelstein also warned that cranberry could also interact badly with other medicines such as Warfarin, commonly used to treat heart disease. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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