D-Mannose is often recommended for the prevention of urinary tract infections. The results of a randomized, double-blind study from the United Kingdom now cast doubt on the effectiveness of the simple ...

D-mannose is a simple sugar that occurs naturally in the human body and is found in many fruits. It's also available as a dietary supplement, which people often take to help prevent or treat urinary ...

A new study reinforces the importance of vitamin D to health, especially as the onset of winter diminishes sunlight, the most effective way humans absorb the vitamin. The study, published in the ...

Vitamin D supplements have been shown to reduce the risk of relapse or death in patients with digestive tract cancer. Vitamin D supplements have been demonstrated to have a positive effect on some ...

Vitamin D supplementation significantly reduced the risk of relapse or death in a subgroup of patients with digestive tract cancer who were p53-immunoreactive, a recent analysis found. In the ...

Cranberry juice helps prevent urinary tract infections. It contains proanthocyanidins, compounds that prevent bacteria like E. coli from adhering to the walls of the urinary tract, reducing the ...

Two large clinical trials published by The BMJ today show that boosting vitamin D levels in adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was not associated with protection against respiratory tract ...