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Cranberry juice can be effective in preventing repeat urinary tract infections in some people, review finds

Australian scientists led a new review into the use of cranberry products for preventing a urinary tract infection. (iStockPhoto)

A new study suggests cranberry juice has gone beyond a mythical urinary tract infection (UTI) prevention to the real deal — for some people.

The global review by medical scientists from Flinders University in South Australia and The Children's Hospital at Westmead in New South Wales found cranberry juice or supplements can reduce the risk of repeat symptomatic UTIs in some women by more than a quarter, and in children by more than half.

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