Article: Growing evidence: cranberry juice tied to lower UTI risk.(NIH Undertakes Large Study)

The cranberry juice question may soon be answered.

The National Institutes of Health has launched an initiative to provide approximately $2.6 million in grants for research into the efficacy of high-grade cranberry products for the prevention of urinary tract infection (UTI). Ultimately, the goal is to undertake a definitive phase III trial that will address efficac5 safety, dosage, and timing and duration of intervention.

This initiative was established in response to a growing body of evidence that daily consumption of cranberry juice can significantly lessen the number of recurrences in women prone to these infections, which are increasingly being ...

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