by Becky | Aug 21, 2024 | 2024, Bladder Health, Diabetes, Fruits and Vegetables, Recent Articles
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. The data showed that the rate of infection was significantly lower in the treatment versus placebo during the trial (P = 0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Jul 23, 2024 | 2024, Bladder Health, Cancer, Recent Articles
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Patients in the highest quartile [with high DII scores] were four times more likely to develop bladder cancer (OR = 4.33, P <0.01). (more…)
by Becky | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023, Bladder Health, Digestive Health, Fruits and Vegetables, Infant and Children's Health
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-month consumption of CLJ resulted in a different composition in the children’s gut and urinary microbiome. However, the diversity of the gut and urinary microbiome was not affected. (more…)
by Becky | Feb 9, 2023 | 2022, Bladder Health, Botanicals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of between group analysis shows that FHP significantly reduced the mean frequency of urinary incontinence and improved the mean score of the ICIQ-UI SF questionnaire compared to the solifenacin group and placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 8, 2022 | 2021, Bladder Health, Botanicals
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-month treatment of a food supplement containing Phyllanthus niruri, Chrysanthellum Americanum, potassium citrate and magnesium citrate significantly improved QoL scores (p < 0.001) and reduced average stone size in comparison with the baseline (p<0.001). (more…)
by Becky | Jan 13, 2022 | 2021, Bladder Health, Pycnogenol
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study results suggest 60-day supplementation of Pycnogenol® significantly reduces the chance of a recurrent urinary tract infection, compared to cranberry supplementation and control group. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 28, 2021 | 2021, Bladder Health, Menopause, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study explores the positive benefits of hormone therapy using estrogen on postmenopausal women with nocturia. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 15, 2020 | 2019, Bladder Health, Probiotics, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A combination of cranberry and probiotics safely and effectively prevented recurrent urinary tract infections in premenopausal women. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 6, 2020 | 2019, Bladder Health, Propolis, Women's Health, Zinc
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study confirms that a combination of cranberry and propolis contributed to a decrease in antibiotic consumption in women with recurrent cystitis. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 21, 2019 | 2018, Bladder Health, Propolis
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study suggests that cranberry alone is ineffective against all the uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains (UPEC); however, propolis potentiates the effect of cranberry on UPEC, representing a new strategy to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 29, 2019 | 2019, Bladder Health, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A three day supplementation with green tea extract significantly reduced the symptoms of urinary tract infections in the participating premenopausal women compared to those in the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Mar 21, 2018 | 2018, Bladder Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A proprietary blend of Urox ® (Crataeva nurvala, Equisetum arvense and Lindera aggregata) significantly reduced symptoms of urinary frequency, urinary urgency and total incontinence. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 28, 2017 | 2017, Bladder Health, Botanicals, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. R. canina significantly reduced the occurrence of urinary tract infections in the 200 participating postpartum women who underwent cesarean sections compared to the control group of women. (more…)
by Becky | May 31, 2017 | 2016, Bladder Health, Men's Health, Men's Health - Prostate
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A highly concentrated and standardized cranberry extract significantly reduced the number of urinary tract infections in elderly men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 18, 2016 | 2016, Bladder Health, Fruits and Vegetables
Written by James C. Morton Jr., Staff Writer. In a randomized placebo-controlled clinical research study, cranberry extract significantly reduces urinary tract infection factors (75.8%) related to E. Coli compared to baseline and placebo group. (more…)
by Antonella | Jul 27, 2016 | 2015, Bladder Health, Infant and Children's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Eighty children with nocturnal enuresis, who had topical chamomile oil applied to the perineal and suprapubic areas every night for eight weeks, decreased their enuresis by a significant 38.5% compared to control. (more…)
by Antonella | Apr 21, 2016 | 2015, Bladder Health, Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In research with 40 male prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation, 25% had a reduction in cystitis – a common side effect. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 22, 2016 | 2014, Aging, Antioxidants, Bladder Health, Kidney Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those taking 500 mg/day of a cranberry concentrate had a 27% risk of urinary tract infections. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 26, 2011 | 2010, Bladder Health, Menopause, Vitamin D - General
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found when vitamin D was given at 2000IU per day a marker of infection fighting nearly tripled. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 22, 2010 | 2010, Bladder Health, Cancer, Selenium
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. High levels of selenium have been shown to decrease risk of bladder cancer by 39%. (more…)