News tagged with bladder

Diabetes drugs taken by over 15 million Americans raises risk of bladder cancer

A popular class of diabetes drugs increases patients' risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study published online this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers from the Perelman School of Med ...

Medications Aug 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Some drugs are going generic this year and next

Dozens of brand-name prescription drugs are losing their patent protection, allowing generic versions to enter the market and consumers to save 30 to 80 percent on those medications, said David Belian, director of media relations ...

Medications Aug 03, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Chronic vulvar pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis

Millions of women suffer from unexplained vulvar pain so severe it can make intercourse, exercise and even sitting unbearable.

Obstetrics & gynaecology Aug 02, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Malaysian hospital separates conjoined twins

Conjoined 15-month-old twins attached at the pelvis and sharing three legs were successfully separated at a Malaysian hospital in a complex 24-hour operation, reports said Saturday.

Surgery Jul 28, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Better analgesia from pelvic plexus block in prostate biopsy

(HealthDay) -- Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus block (PPB), performed under Doppler ultrasound guidance, provides better pain relief for men during office-based transrectal ultrasound-guided ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 26, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Curettage alone not advised for sacral giant cell tumors

(HealthDay) -- For patients with sacral giant cell tumors (GCTs), curettage alone is not recommended for surgical management, according to a study published online July 16 in The Spine Journal.

Cancer Jul 25, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Bladder control an issue for young women

(Medical Xpress) -- Traditionally considered an older women’s condition, urinary incontinence (UI) affects one in eight healthy young women, causing depression in some, ‎according to a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 17, 2012 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

'Molecular grenade': Drug from Mediterranean weed kills tumor cells in mice

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, working with Danish researchers, have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel -- undetected by normal cells -- through the bloodstream until activated by ...

Cancer Jul 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (18) | 2 |

Technique spots disease using immune cell DNA

When a person is sick, there is a tell-tale sign in their blood: a different mix of the various types of immune cells called leukocytes. A group of scientists at several institutions including Brown University has discovered ...

Medical research Jul 09, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Some diabetes drugs may increase risk of bladder cancer

An increased risk of bladder cancer is linked to the use of pioglitazone, a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Cancer Jul 03, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

People ignorant of cancers caused by smoking

(Medical Xpress) -- Cancer Research UK today reveals the shocking level of ignorance about smoking and cancer among the UK public in a comprehensive new survey of more than 4000 people.

Cancer Jul 02, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Myrbetriq approved for overactive bladder

(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.

Medications Jun 28, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Diabetes linked to increased cause-specific mortality

(HealthDay) -- Diabetes is linked with a significantly increased risk of death from many diseases, including specific cancers, in both men and women, according to a study published online June 14 in Diabetes Ca ...

Diabetes Jun 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Thiazolidinedione use in patients with Type 2 diabetes may increase risk for diabetic macular edema

Treatment with glucose-lowering thiazolidinedione drugs in patients with Type 2 diabetes appears to be associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema (a complication that may affect vision) at 1-year and 10-year ...

Diabetes Jun 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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