Health
What works best for women struggling with a leaky bladder?
(HealthDay)—For women who need relief from bladder control problems, behavioral therapies are a better bet than medication, a new research review finds.
Mar 19, 2019
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Pediatrics
Research investigates impact of herbal medicine product on bedwetting in children
A new clinical trial investigating whether an herbal medicine product can benefit school-age children experiencing bedwetting is being led by a collaboration between researchers from the Australian Research Centre in Complementary ...
Mar 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
National study compares options for treating fecal incontinence
It is a common health problem that causes uncommon personal discomfort.
Jan 29, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Delivery method associated with pelvic floor disorders after childbirth
Research completed at Johns Hopkins and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center has demonstrated that vaginal childbirth substantially increases the probability a woman will develop a pelvic floor disorder later in life. Pelvic ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Neuroscience
Certain sites of brain lesions in MS tied to bowel incontinence
(HealthDay)—Specific locations of cerebral multiple sclerosis lesions appear to be associated with bowel incontinence, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in the Journal of Neuroimaging.
Dec 14, 2018
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Health
Half of older women suffer incontinence, many don't tell their doc
(HealthDay)—Nearly half of older American women have urinary incontinence, but many have not talked to a doctor about it, a new national poll shows.
Nov 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Outcomes studied for surgical Tx of stress urinary incontinence
(HealthDay)—Among women undergoing midurethral mesh sling insertion, the rate of mesh sling removal at nine years is estimated to be 3.3 percent, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the Journal of the American ...
Oct 25, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Overweight and obesity linked to higher risk of urinary incontinence for women
Being overweight or obese is linked with an increased risk of developing urinary incontinence for young to mid-aged women, according to an Obesity Reviews analysis of all relevant published studies.
Sep 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Failure rate in some surgical mesh treatments unacceptably high
Failure rates in some treatments using surgical mesh are unacceptably high according to a newly published comprehensive biomedical review that considers the findings from peer-reviewed scientific articles assessing its use. ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer care for older men estimated to cost Medicare $1.2 billion
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center estimate that screening for and treating prostate cancer in men aged 70 years or older, which is not recommended by national guidelines, ...
Sep 13, 2018
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