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Large Study Reports That 65% of Male  -  25 Mar 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),A condition that affects over two million men, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is often a disturbing complication that follows the surgical removal of the

Screening for Prostate Cancer: Do You Really Want to Know?  -  25 Mar 2008
Gather.com,...diarrhea, and urinary incontinence). Impotence occurs in up to half of men who have this treatment, even though it doesn't usually begin right away.

Women can exercise their way to continence  -  25 Mar 2008
United Press International...evidence to support the importance of intervention by a physical therapist who specializes in treating urinary incontinence," she says in a statement.

Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults Reviewed  -  Mar 24, 2008
Medscape (subscription)List strategies to prevent fecal and urinary incontinence. Identify the most effective nonsurgical treatment of urinary incontinence in women.

Physical therapy alleviates urinary incontinence  -  Mar 20, 2008
Nursing in Practice,Urinary incontinence affects men and women, young and old and physical therapist Patricia Jenkryns says, physical therapy is critical in treating

New Study Reports That Physical Therapy Treatment Resolves ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,Urinary incontinence, or involuntary loss of bladder control, isn't something that just happens to older patients. In fact, the condition affects men and

Adherence to the 1997 American Urological Association Guidelines ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
UroToday,To review the published literature in the Journal of Urology (JU) and Urology (UR) particular to the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

Global Look at Fallout from Prostate Cancer Therapy Reveals Buried ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
MedPage Today,Previous studies have focused mainly on quality of life consequences from problems with sexuality, bowel function, and urinary incontinence after prostate

Behavioral Comorbidity Differs In Subtypes Of Enuresis And Urinary ...  -  Feb 25, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),A total of 23 children had urinary incontinence and 36 had urinary hesitancy. The Child Behavior Checklist questionnaires were obtained in 141 children

Size matters in prostate cancer treatment  -  Mar 21, 2008
United Press InternationalSome with prostates removed surgically reported urinary incontinence and sexual side effects. The finding were published in the New England Journal of

Life Quality After Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 19, 2008
WebMDSanda says doctors and patients tend to focus on three main side effects: sexual dysfunction, rectal incontinence, and urinary incontinence.

Patient and Spousal Satisfaction After Prostate Cancer Treatment ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Previous studies focused mostly on problems with sexuality, bowel problems and problems with urinary incontinence after prostate cancer treatment,

Doc Talk: Laugh, Sneeze...Leak?  -  Mar 19, 2008
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,Join Dr. Chris Danielson, an OB/GYN, and Colleen Leingang, a physical therapist with specialized training in treating urinary incontinence, as they discuss

Trans-Obturator Suburethral Tape for Female Stress Incontinence: A ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
UroToday,A clinical cohort study of 254 women undergoing trans-obturator surgery for stress urinary incontinence was conducted to assess the efficacy of the

Pocono Thursday midday: No smoking on county property, more health ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Pocono Record,Here's something for women: treatments for urinary incontinence. In case you were asleep the last few days, Bill Clinton came to town.

What's the reason for brain fog?  -  Mar 20, 2008
KOMO,..."Some of the worst offenders belong to a broad class of drugs called anticholinergics, which are used to treat asthma, stomach ulcers, urinary incontinence

Each Therapy for Prostate Cancer Has a Distinct Pattern of Adverse ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Previously, studies have reported patients' concerns regarding urinary incontinence, bowel function, and sexual activity after prostatectomy or conventional

Anticholinergics trump other bladder meds  -  Mar 9, 2008
National Review of Medicine,By Henry Peters The treatment of female urinary incontinence has always been a bit of a shambles. The number of specialists is so overwhelmed by the number

Beyond the Abstract - The Use of Polypropylene Mesh as a ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
UroToday,BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Urinary incontinence is a significant health problem in the developed and the developing countries.

Plugging the leaks  -  Mar 19, 2008
ABC Online,Urinary incontinence affects about one woman in five, usually older women who've given birth. In most cases it's caused by leakage of urine during exertion

Tight control  -  Mar 9, 2008
Malaysia Star,When my mother told me that my grandmother suffered from stress induced urinary incontinence, my teenage self cringed. Like how gross it must have been for

Uroplasty, Inc. Reports Presentations of Urgent(R) PC Studies at ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Earthtimes,We also offer Macroplastique(R) Implants, a bulking agent for the treatment of urinary incontinence. Please visit Uroplasty, Inc. at

Stop that leak  -  Feb 25, 2008
New Straits Times,Yet women who suffer from urinary incontinence need to know that it can be treated, writes KASMIAH MUSTAPHA. IF a simple act such as sneezing,

Pelvic Floor Disorders Affect 1 in 3 Women  -  Mar 1, 2008
Washington Post,The study of 4000 women (80 percent had given birth) found that 25 percent suffered from anal incontinence, 15 percent from stress urinary incontinence,

Survey Shows 37% Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Disorders  -  Mar 3, 2008
MedPage Today,Anal incontinence, defined as involuntary discharge of gas or fecal matter, led the way with a 25% prevalence, followed by stress urinary incontinence,

Co-Occurrence of Pelvic Floor Disorders High in Women  -  Mar 6, 2008
Medscape (subscription)The investigators administered the EPIQ to 4103 women aged 25 to 84 years to evaluate the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI),

Pelvic Floor Disorders Affect Third of All Women  -  Mar 2, 2008
MedHeadlines,Of the entire study population, 25% reported anal incontinence and 15% reported stress urinary incontinence. Thirteen percent of survey respondents suffered

Bharatbook.com has announced the addition of “Pipeline and ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
PRMinds (press release),It has identified a great untapped patient base in the US stress urinary incontinence (SUI) market. A drug that could come into this market would benefit

US: Bladder infections – treatment for Bladder infections  -  Mar 20, 2008
FreshPlaza,Overactive bladder is also referred to as urge incontinence and is a form of urinary incontinence (unintentional loss of urine). An infection of the bladder

Gynecology And Laparoscopic Surgeons, PC Announces New Physician  -  Mar 20, 2008
dBusinessNews St. Louis (press release),Dr. Hilbert has extensive experience with minimally invasive surgical techniques to correct pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence which aid in

Kaiser Permanente study shows 1 in 3 women has pelvic floor disorder  -  Feb 29, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),Of those 4000 women, 25 percent suffered from anal incontinence, 15 percent from stress urinary incontinence, 13 percent from overactive bladder and six

NIDDK Publishes Resources about Bladder Problems  -  Mar 3, 2008
PressZoom (press release),Urinary incontinence is a problem for millions of women. (PressZoom) - Women with bladder control problems can learn about treatments and techniques to help

Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Obturator: Midterm Data on an Operative ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
UroToday,PATIENTS: One hundred female patients with urodynamically proven stress urinary incontinence. Interventions: TVT obturator operations were performed for all

Quality of Life After Prostate Treatment  -  Mar 23, 2008
Ivanhoe,Previous studies of life after prostate cancer treatment looked only at sexuality, bowl function and urinary incontinence. This was the first multi-center

Falling biggest risk in hospital  -  Mar 4, 2008
Manawatu Standard,General manager Lareen Cooper said a project was under way to better manage urinary incontinence in elderly people as a means of reducing the chances of

Community health series to begin  -  Mar 4, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,The topic of the first program is urinary incontinence. The program will be held at 9:30 am March 18 and again at 7:30 pm on March 27.

Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Outcome among Prostate ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),After prostatectomy, urinary incontinence was observed, but urinary irritation and obstruction improved, particularly in patients with large prostates.

1 in 3 women suffers pelvic disorder  -  Mar 1, 2008
Times of India,15 per cent from stress urinary incontinence, 13 per cent from an overactive bladder and six per cent experienced dropping of pelvic organs.

Quality of Life an Issue in Prostate Cancer Treatment  -  Mar 19, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,But urinary incontinence was often seen after the surgery. Treatment-related problems tended to be worse in patients who were older, obese,

Alarming study questions benefit of antidepressants  -  Mar 21, 2008
Toronto Star,...heart disease and osteoporosis, HRT significantly increased the risk of heart disease, stroke, blood clots, breast cancer and urinary incontinence.

Streetinvesting.com: Progressive Following on Uroplasty Inc  -  Mar 4, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),We also offer Macroplastique Implants, a bulking agent for the treatment of urinary incontinence. Please visit Uroplasty, Inc. at www.uroplasty.com.

Canadian Vet School Recommends Precautions to Prevent Spread of EHV-1  -  Mar 22, 2008
TheHorse.com,The clinical signs identified in the two horses admitted to WCVM included fever, limb swelling, incoordination and urinary incontinence.

Study: Female Incontinence Is Common  -  Feb 29, 2008
WebMDStress urinary incontinence: urine leakage when there is an increase in abdominal pressure, such as while exercising, laughing, sneezing, or coughing.

Don’t suffer in silence for urinary inconvenience: doc  -  Feb 27, 2008
Ludhiana Newsline,He was delivering a lecture on ‘Urinary Incontinence and Over Active Urinary Bladder (OAB)’ at DMC hospital here today. Dr Bhardwaj pointed out that women

More Women Affected By Pelvic Floor Disorders, New Study  -  Mar 5, 2008
MedIndia,The result showed that 25 percent suffered from anal incontinence, 15 percent from stress urinary incontinence, 13 percent from overactive bladder and six

Mission workers off to help the needy  -  Mar 21, 2008
Myrtle Beach Sun News,..."Mostly I see women with urinary incontinence, bleeding abnormality, large fibroids and large ovarian cysts. There is a doctor there, but they aren't really

Movie Review: A Walk to Beautiful  -  Mar 3, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comThe fact is, women with persistent fecal and urinary incontinence become the permanent hosts of intolerable odor. Even the conventional, marginal hygiene of

HMC launches magnetic chair therapy for urological disorders  -  Mar 10, 2008
Gulf Times,Many patients with stress urinary incontinence have been treated with the chair, which has been available in HMC for six months now.

Research on Prostate Cancer Therapies Gives Tips to Patients  -  Mar 21, 2008
eFluxMediaUrinary incontinence was a moderate or big problem in 8 percent of surgery patients, 5 percent of seed patients and 4 percent of radiotherapy patients.

Urodynamix Technologies Ltd.: Laborie Medical Technologies ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Market Wire (press release)The Company is currently focused on products that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms, prostate cancer,

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