Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are highly prevalent, lead to considerable patient morbidity,
incur large financial costs to health-care systems and are one of the most common reasons …

Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

Recent observational and clinical studies have raised interest in the potential health effects
of cranberry consumption, an association that appears to be due to the phytochemical …

This study characterizes biologically active compounds of berry fruits, including non-nutritive
compounds such as phenolic compounds, including anthocyanins, phenolic acids, stilbens …

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to validate an improved 4‐
dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (DMAC) colorimetric method using a commercially available …

Emerging evidence is elucidating how non-nutrient phytochemicals underlie the health
promotion afforded by fruits and vegetables. This review focuses on Vaccinium …

In addition to a multifactorial etiology of nutritional, social and environmental stressors, post-
weaning diarrhea (PWD) in pigs is often related to infection with specific pathogens such as …

Abstract Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) ingestion has long been associated with
prevention of urinary tract infections. The beneficial mechanism was historically thought to …

Urinary tract infection (UTI) refers to the presence of clinical signs and symptoms arising
from the genitourinary tract plus the presence of one or more micro-organisms in the urine …

Abstract Background Ingestion of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) has traditionally
been utilized for prevention of urinary tract infections. The proanthocyanidins (PACs) in …