Pomegranate Juice May Help Manage Rheumatoid Arthritis..

The Buffalo (NY) News  (2/1) reports, "A new study suggests" that pomegranates "may help relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. ... In a recent study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine," two-thirds of mice given "a daily dose of pomegranate extract" developed chemically induced rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas the mice given only water all developed RA. Other research suggests that pomegranate juice "may help reduce the buildup of plaque in arteries and lower blood pressure." and "that when men with prostate cancer drank a cup of pomegranate juice daily, the increase in their levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a marker of disease progress, slowed. Still more preliminary studies hint that pomegranate juice may help manage diabetes and erectile dysfunction.