SATURDAY, Nov. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you pee a little when you laugh, dance, exercise or sneeze, you may have stress urinary incontinence. While this can be annoying, it can be treated — and even some small lifestyle changes can make a big difference, according to the UrologyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified two previously unrecognized symptoms of pancreatic cancer — a discovery that might help with earlier detection and improve extremely low survival numbers, they say. “When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed earlier, patients have a higher chance of survival. It is possibleContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Former President Bill Clinton was released from a California hospital on Sunday after being treated for sepsis. Clinton, 75, was admitted for care at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Orange, last Tuesday after developing sepsis triggered by a urological infection.Continue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A spokesperson for former President Bill Clinton said late Saturday that the 75-year-old will be discharged from a California hospital on Sunday, CNN reported. Clinton was hospitalized at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Orange, earlier in the week after developingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized after developing sepsis that was triggered by a urological infection. Sepsis occurs when the body has an extreme response to an infection, and it can be life-threatening. Infections that can trigger sepsis most often start inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Private insurers paid out about $156.2 billion in 2018 for U.S. patients with the 15 most common cancers. Medication was the largest expense and drugs for breast, lung, lymphoma and colon cancers accounted for the largest chunk of those costs, according to aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a resurgence in other infections that strike hospitalized patients, a U.S. government study finds. The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights the broad toll the pandemic has taken. It found that rates ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Urinary tract infections: They’re the bane of millions of women, and a new study finds that many sufferers are unhappy that diagnosis and treatments are still limited for this painful condition. One of the biggest concerns researchers found was that many women thinkContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Digestive issues are common after spinal cord injury and can lead to chronic constipation and incontinence. But robotic exoskeleton-assisted walking can improve matters in people with such injuries, researchers say. In an earlier survey, more than a third of men with spinal cordContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Millions of women are plagued by the daily disruptions of urinary incontinence, and new research suggests it might also be harming their mental health. For the study, researchers analyzed data from 10,000 adult women who took part in a Portuguese Health Ministry surveyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many people with heart failure take a cholesterol-lowering statin, and new research suggests those pills might also lower their odds for cancer. Researchers analyzed data from more than 87,000 people in Hong Kong who had no history of cancer and were hospitalized forContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women who try to hold their pee during the day might want to rethink that strategy. It’s time to “get up and go,” according to the Urology Care Foundation, which is encouraging women to be proactive about their urological health. That, of course,Continue Reading
MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After being diagnosed with bladder cancer, some patients face an almost impossible decision — have their bladder removed or take a risk knowing that the cancer may be more likely to spread if the bladder is left intact. But what if there wasContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Being obese or overweight can increase the odds of developing several types of cancers, new research from the United Kingdom reveals. But shedding the excess pounds can lower the risk, researchers say. Reducing obesity cuts the risk for endometrial cancer by 44% andContinue Reading