Cranberries 'block gut viruses'

Cranberry juice may help to combat viruses that cause gut disorders, research suggests.

Drinking the juice is already recommended as a way to cut the risk of urinary tract infections.

Scientists found adding cranberry juice to intestinal viruses in laboratory conditions blocked their ability to infect intestinal cells.

The research, by St Francis College in New York, was presented to the American Society for Microbiology.