TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A lot of women experience stress urinary incontinence, those bladder leaks that can happen when a woman is coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercising. It’s the most common type of urinary incontinence in women, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some first-lineContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men suffering from an enlarged prostate can receive long-term relief from a minimally invasive procedure that partially blocks blood flow to the gland, new research reports. The procedure, called prostate artery embolization (PAE), dramatically improved urinary symptoms in patients without having any effectContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) often experience delirium along with them, and researchers may have found a solution. Estrogen, often given as part of hormone replacement therapy after menopause, may prevent these mental changes, according to researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you struggle with urinary incontinence and worry that diet drinks may make matters worse, new research suggests they may not have a significant effect. “This study is important in that it may guide clinicians counseling women with urinary incontinence to focus moreContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a high-risk bladder cancer now have a new option to treat it. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a gene therapy called Adstiladrin, which is designed to work for patients who have what’s called high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery can have many health benefits, and now a new study suggests that long-term relief from urinary incontinence is one of them. Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common problem, and obesity is among the risk factors for it: Extra pounds put moreContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The world desperately needs new antibiotics to fight infection as bacteria become resistant to existing options. GSK has developed a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) that appears to be so effective the pharmaceutical company stopped testing early on the recommendationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors could soon have access to a new weapon in the ongoing battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. An experimental combination antibiotic appears to offer a new option for doctors treating stubborn drug-resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to new clinical trial results. The newContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The latest statistics from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) show a continuing decline in the number of Americans who die from cancer, although there’s been little change in the number of new cancer cases. “From 2015 to 2019, overall cancer death ratesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw revealed Sunday that he has been treated for two different types of cancer in the past year. Bradshaw talked about his health while co-hosting Fox NFL Sunday. “Last week on this show, I ran out of breathContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Sept. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As summer gives way to fall, hot weather isn’t likely to let up anytime soon, and that means it’s important to stay hydrated to keep urinary tract infections at bay. Getting dehydrated is a leading risk factor for these common, painful infections, alsoContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menopause is famous for triggering hot flashes and mood swings, but one embarrassing side effect of a woman’s drop in estrogen levels is lesser known — urinary urge incontinence. Now, a new study suggests that a topical treatment called prasterone, applied via aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black residents in U.S. nursing homes are much more likely than white residents to be repeatedly transferred to hospital care, a new study reports. Black nursing home residents are likely to be transferred to the hospital and back at least four times inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As more and more superbugs become resistant to antibiotics, scientists are looking to use the good bacteria that live in people’s bodies to fight back. A new study reports on efforts to harness the power of “good guy” bacteria that make their homeContinue Reading