News tagged with incontinence
Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals
Dec 04, 2009 |
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A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric ...
Stress urinary incontinence: Minimally invasive operations as effective as open surgery
Oct 07, 2009 |
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New, less invasive surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women are just as effective as traditional open surgical approaches, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review ...
Neuropathic pain: The sea provides a new hope of relief
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A compound initially isolated from a soft coral (Capnella imbricata) collected at Green Island off Taiwan, could lead scientists to develop a new set of treatments for neuropathic pain - chronic pain that sometimes follow ...
Fecal incontinence and quality of life
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Fecal incontinence (FI) is a normal part of aging, or the perception that no treatment is available. Doctors may fail to comprehend patient hints about diarrhea and FI or may be reluctant to ask about fecal leakage, perhaps ...
Meditate your way to better bladder health
May 04, 2009 |
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After nine years of suffering in silence and living in fear of leaving the house, Anna Raisor, 53, turned to physicians at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) for alternative measures to treat the embarrassing side effects ...
Autologous muscle-derived cells may treat stress urinary incontinence
Apr 26, 2009 |
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Researchers have confirmed that transplanting autologous muscle-derived cells (AMDC) into the bladder is safe at a wide range of doses and significantly improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with stress urinary ...
Researchers find possible genetic link for pelvic floor disorders
Apr 23, 2009 |
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University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, according to a study ...
Weight loss reduces incontinence for women
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Starting a weight-loss regimen significantly reduces urinary incontinence for women, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of California, San Francisco.
Weak bladders deter many young women from sports participation
Sep 25, 2008 |
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A weak bladder is putting many young women off participating in sport, or prompting them to give it up altogether, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
