Botox-treated patients report lesser anxiety

Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence. Botox-treated patients report lesser anxiety

Postmenopausal women more likely to have overactive bladder syndrome, study says

If you're feeling more sudden urges to run to the bathroom as you age, you're not alone. A new study suggests postmenopausal women aged 45 to 54 years are more likely to have overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome. Postmenopausal women more likely to have overactive bladder syndrome, study says

Urinary incontinence could contribute to increased risk of falls in older adults

A team of University of Alberta researchers focused on aging Albertans has found that urinary incontinence could be a contributing factor in falls among older adults. Urinary incontinence could contribute to increased risk of falls in older adults

Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients

Higher cost of care and worse patient outcomes are associated with incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) in acute care settings, according to analysis published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society. Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients

‘Down to my last diaper’: The anxiety of parenting in poverty

For parents living in poverty, "diaper math" is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go through six to 10 disposable diapers a day, at an average cost of $70 to $80 a month. Name-brand diapers with high-end absorption sell for as much as a half a dollar each, and can result in upwards of $120 a month in expenses. ‘Down to my last diaper’: The anxiety of parenting in poverty

Patient decision aids for urologic conditions fall short of quality and readability standards

Online patient decision aids for common urologic conditions fall short of recommendations for readability and minimum standards for quality, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association. Patient decision aids for urologic conditions fall short of quality and readability standards

Study finds substantial decline in physical, cognitive, or psychological health among older people

Up to three quarters of older individuals in Latin America, India and China experienced significant decline in physical, cognitive, or psychological health over a three- to five-year period, according to a study published September 14th in PLOS Medicine by Martin Prince and A. Matthew Prina of King's College London, and colleagues. Study finds substantial decline in physical, cognitive, or psychological health among older people

Online, video-based exercise program can help postpartum women with diastasis rectus abdominis

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that an online, video-based core exercise program can help with a condition many women experience after childbirth. Online, video-based exercise program can help postpartum women with diastasis rectus abdominis

15-minute web tutorial can help women develop healthy bladder control habits

If your bladder leaks when you cough, sneeze or laugh, or every time you come home--even if you left 10 minutes ago--you’re not alone. 15-minute web tutorial can help women develop healthy bladder control habits

‘Social prescribing’ may help lonely older adults to avoid harmful sedatives and painkillers

Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. ‘Social prescribing’ may help lonely older adults to avoid harmful sedatives and painkillers

Tulane spin-out company awarded grant to develop new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has awarded a $256,000 grant to BioAesthetics Corp., a Tulane University spin-out company, to develop a new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Tulane spin-out company awarded grant to develop new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse

Knowledge and support from primary care services can improve women's health during menopause

More knowledge and individual support from primary care services can alleviate women's menopausal problems, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows. Knowledge and support from primary care services can improve women's health during menopause

MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer

Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate-cancer screening, as current methods result in overdiagnoses and excessive and unnecessary biopsies. A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, which is published in The New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that screening by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted biopsies could potentially cut overdiagnoses by half. MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer

Multiple geriatric conditions increase treatment burden in older patients with bladder cancer

Having multiple chronic health conditions and living in a rural area were the top two factors affecting increased healthcare system contact among older patients with bladder cancer, a research team has found. Multiple geriatric conditions increase treatment burden in older patients with bladder cancer

Researchers successfully implanted the first artificial tubular muscle in vivo

In January of this year, EPFL engineers announced in Advanced Science their concept of a novel cardiac assist device that is devoid of rigid metallic components. It consists of a soft, artificial muscle wrapped around the aorta that can constrict and dilate the vessel, ultimately enhancing the aorta's natural function and aiding the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. Researchers successfully implanted the first artificial tubular muscle in vivo

Black male veterans more likely to receive radiation or surgery for prostate cancer than non-Black men

Black men most likely to benefit from advanced prostate cancer therapies are 11 percent less likely to get them than non-Black men. This happens despite apparent equal opportunities in obtaining health care services, a new study in American veterans shows Black male veterans more likely to receive radiation or surgery for prostate cancer than non-Black men

Exoskeleton-assisted walking helps people with spinal cord injury evacuate stool more efficiently

A team of researchers has shown that physical intervention plans that included exoskeleton-assisted walking helped people with spinal cord injury evacuate more efficiently and improved the consistency of their stool. Exoskeleton-assisted walking helps people with spinal cord injury evacuate stool more efficiently

Medications commonly prescribed for schizophrenia linked to cognitive impairment

Writing in the May 14, 2021 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, a multi-institution team of scientists led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that medications commonly prescribed to reduce the severity of physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia may have a cumulative effect of worsening cognitive function in patients. Medications commonly prescribed for schizophrenia linked to cognitive impairment

City of Hope initiates Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, is now recruiting patients for a Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate whether pills containing white button mushroom extract could regulate the immune system, affecting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels to either remain stable or decline. City of Hope initiates Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate if mushroom tablets could slow prostate cancer

Stress incontinence surgery does not increased risk of pelvic cancers

Women undergoing surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not at increased risk of developing pelvic cancers, according to a large-scale, population-based study in The Journal of Urology, Official Journal of the American Urological Association. Stress incontinence surgery does not increased risk of pelvic cancers

FDA approves new indication for drug to treat pediatric NDO patients

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Myrbetriq (mirabegron extended-release tablets) and Myrbetriq Granules (mirabegron for extended-release oral suspension) to treat neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), a bladder dysfunction related to neurological impairment, in children ages three years and older. FDA approves new indication for drug to treat pediatric NDO patients

Sealing fistulas more effectively with water-immiscible mussel protein-based bioadhesive

A Korean research team has recently developed an innovative vesico-vaginal fistula treatment method using the mussel adhesive protein (MAP) that can effectively seal fistulas in organs even when exposed to urine. Sealing fistulas more effectively with water-immiscible mussel protein-based bioadhesive

App-based treatment for urinary incontinence was as effective as in-person treatment

A mobile app designed to help women manage urinary incontinence was as effective as usual, in-person treatment of incontinence in primary care, according to new research from the Netherlands. App-based treatment for urinary incontinence was as effective as in-person treatment

Physical comorbidity is associated with high psychological distress

Among patients with cancer, having additional physical comorbidities was linked with a higher risk of experiencing psychological distress. The finding comes from a Psycho-Oncology analysis of 2017 data from the National Health Survey of Spain. Physical comorbidity is associated with high psychological distress

Study finds genetic variants that increase the risk of bedwetting

In a large-scale study of Danish children and young people, researchers from Aarhus University have for the first time found genetic variants that increase the risk of nocturnal enuresis - commonly known as bedwetting or nighttime incontinence. Study finds genetic variants that increase the risk of bedwetting