CHICAGO (December 15, 2010) — Delaying elective surgical procedures after a patient has been admitted to the hospital significantly increases the risk of infectious complications and raises hospital costs, according to the results of a new study i…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Urinary tract infections are a painful, recurring problem for millions of women. They are also getting more dangerous as bacteria develop resistance to the most common treatments.
Scientists from the University of Michigan ha…
Scientists reported new evidence on the effectiveness of that old folk remedy — cranberry juice — for urinary tract infections at the ACS’ 240th National Meeting. “A number of controlled clinical trials — these are carefully designed and co…
There’s more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of “good cholesterol” in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease. Although researchers have long suspected, based on laboratory tests, that the antioxidant-rich juice may help lower risk factors for heart disease, no human studies had established such a link until now.
There?s more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of ?good cholesterol? in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease. Although researchers have long suspected, based on laboratory tests, that the antioxidant-rich juice may help lower risk factors for heart disease, no human studies had established such a link until now.