In Brief: Cranberry juice and warfarin: Okay together?
In Brief
Of all the juices on the grocery shelves, cranberry juice seems the most medicinal. It's partly that bright-red color and tart taste. But evidence that drinking cranberry juice lives up to its reputation as a way to fend off urinary tract infections (UTIs) has much to do with it. The highly regarded Cochrane Collaboration — experts who conduct in-depth reviews of published studies — gave cranberry juice (and tablets) a thumbs-up after identifying two high-quality randomized clinical trials that showed daily consumption reduced the number of symptomatic UTIs in women. Other results hint of protection against other sorts of infections.
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