http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—The drug Oxytrol has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first over-the-counter treatment for women 18 and older with overactive bladder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-otc-drug-women-overactive-bladder.html Medications Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:11:25 EST news278341876 (HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave its approval for the use of Botox against a form of urinary incontinence known as overactive bladder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fda-botox-overactive-bladder.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 19 Jan 2013 08:10:01 EST news277800794 Oral medication for treating a type of incontinence in women is roughly as effective as Botox injections to the bladder, reported researchers who conducted a National Institutes of Health clinical trials network study, with each form of treatment having benefits and limitations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-benefits-drawbacks-women-incontinence-treatments.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30:43 EST news268565426 (HealthDay) -- Myrbetriq (mirabegron) has been approved to treat adults with overactive bladder, a condition affecting some 33 million Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday in a news release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-myrbetriq-overactive-bladder.html Medications Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:40:01 EST news260125688 (HealthDay) -- The addition of two well-tolerated chemotherapy drugs to radiation therapy led to significantly longer survival rates among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chemo-bladder-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:12:48 EST news254023957 Women with UI suffer physical, psychological, and social consequences of not being in full control of their bladders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drug-treatment-urinary-incontinence-effective.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:00:06 EST news253208058 When you think of Botox injections, you probably think of getting rid of unwanted wrinkles around the eyes or forehead, but recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved using the injections to help patients with neurological conditions who suffer from incontinence, or an overactive bladder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-botox-urinary-incontinence.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:29:42 EST news250928952 The biggest study into the treatment of urinary incontinence with botulinum toxin (trade name Botox) has demonstrated that it is effective in treating overactive bladder (OAB) - a debilitating common condition which can affect up to 20% of people over the age of 40. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-powerful-treatment-effective-relief-urinary.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:48:11 EST news250768071 (Medical Xpress) -- As a result of a 70 million dollar investment from the U.S. military, researchers from the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh announced a successful technique using growth factors and proteins from a pig's bladder to regrow skeletal muscle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-pig-bladder-cells-regenerate-war.html Medical research Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:00:01 EST news227932622