News tagged with urine leakage

Researchers perform head-to-head comparison of incontinence treatments

As part of a national clinical trial, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found little difference in effectiveness between two popular treatments for one of the most common ailments among American women: stress urinary ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Focal therapy and prostate cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCL researcher Hashim Uddin Ahmed is conducting a series of world-first trials into an alternative form of treatment for prostate cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1




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Carbon nanoparticles break barriers -- and that may not be good

A study by researchers from the schools of science and medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis examines the effects of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) on living cells. This work is among ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New findings may help explain some major clinical symptoms of preeclampsia

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have found that a significant increase of an enzyme in the blood vessels of pregnant women with preeclampsia may explain some of the symptoms associated with ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein offers new clue to cause and treatment for kidney disease

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have pinpointed a protein that compromises the kidney's filtering ability, causing nephrotic syndrome, and demonstrated that a naturally occurring precursor of an acid in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Penn State researchers take on the epidemic of diabetes and obesity

Michelle Obama is worried, and she’s not alone. On Feb. 9, the First Lady kicked off a national initiative called "Let's Move" that aims to end childhood obesity within a decade. "The truth is we don’t have a moment ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The Medical Minute: Treatment options for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer develops in the glandular tissue of the male prostate, a reproductive gland situated below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The urinary sphincter (muscle that controls the flow of urine) is situated ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Near-normal blood sugar target did not delay risk of organ damage in people with diabetes

In people with longstanding type 2 diabetes who are at high risk for heart attack and stroke, lowering blood sugar to near-normal levels did not delay the combined risk of diabetic damage to kidneys, eyes, or nerves, but ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Popular cancer drug can cause kidney damage

The widely used cancer drug bevacizumab may cause severe loss of protein from the kidney into the urine that can lead to significant kidney damage and can compromise the efficacy of cancer treatment, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify gene linked to hereditary incontinence

Medical College of Georgia researchers have identified the culprit gene for a rare condition that turns smiles into grimaces and impedes bladder and bowel control.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research finds surgery outperforms drug therapy in treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

A 17-year-long community study looking at symptoms of enlarged prostate in over 2,000 men age 40 to 79 years suggests that surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) offers more relief from incontinence and obstruction ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spacewalking astronauts turn plumbers, hook hoses

(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts hooked up plumbing on the newest room of the International Space Station, enabling it to come alive with power Sunday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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