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July 26, 2011

Antibiotics Beat Cranberries to Prevent UTIs

Antibiotics were better than cranberry capsules at preventing urinary tract infections in a new study of women in the Netherlands who suffered from recurring infections.

Women taking the drugs had fewer UTIs over the next year than those taking cranberry capsules, but they also built up resistance to the antibiotics, meaning that their bodies might not respond to the drugs if they needed them to treat another infection.

Antibiotics Beat Cranberries to Prevent UTIs - FoxNews.com

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