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Article: Yes it cran! (cranberry juice as home remedy for urinary problems)
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- Newsletter-People's Medical Society
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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For years, grandmothers, mothers and even doctors have touted cranberry juice as a home remedy for urinary problems. They said drinking the tart red liquid, like eating the proverbial chicken soup, certainly won't hurt and might actually help. While no one doubted the first part of this advice, a new study has found that Grandma, Mom and Doc were right on the second count as well.
Researchers monitored the urine samples of 153 elderly women for six months. During that time, half of the women were given a glass of cranberry juice cocktail daily, while the other half were given a substitute beverage that simulated the taste and appearance of cranberry juice. The ...