urinary tract infections

Cranberry products prevent urinary tract infections

harminka — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:58:05 -0500

Chemicals present in cranberries—and not the acidity of cranberry juice, as previously thought—prevent infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the cells that line the urinary tract, as documented in a report published in Journal of Medicinal Food, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells

harminka — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:56:43 -0500

For generations, people have consumed cranberry juice, convinced of its power to ward off urinary tract infections, though the exact mechanism of its action has not been well understood.

Sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infections -bad combination for birth defect

harminka — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:26:41 -0500

Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during early pregnancy were four times more likely to have babies with gastroschisis—a severe birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines and other internal organs outside the abdomen, University of Utah researchers report in the online British Medical Journal.

Cranberries really are miracle cure for women

harminka — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:53:00 -0600

Cranberry juice, long dissed as a mere folk remedy for relieving urinary tract infections in women, is finally getting some respect.

Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections invade bladder cells

harminka — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:07:35 -0600

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found definitive proof that some of the bacteria that plague women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) are entrenched inside human bladder cells.

Oral antibiotics effective to treat severe urinary tract infections

harminka — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:57:15 -0500

Although doctors routinely use IV antibiotics to cure patients with severe urinary tract infections (UTI), a new review from suggests that oral antibiotics work just as well — from treating acute symptoms to preventing long-term complications of UTI.

Genetic background to severe urinary tract infections

harminka — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:49:58 -0500

If you sit on cold boulders or forget to wear your woollen underwear, you can develop a urinary tract infection. However, these diseases are more complicated than this, and in some cases they have a genetic background.

Research explores herbal treatment for recurring urinary tract infections

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:52:39 -0500

A common herbal extract available in health food stores can greatly reduce urinary tract infections and could potentially enhance the ability of antibiotics to kill the bacteria that cause 90 percent of infections in the bladder.

Prevalence of overactive bladder is overestimated

harminka — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:53:52 -0600

Treatments for urinary infections leave bacteria bald, happy and vulnerable

harminka — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:21:30 -0600