Latest Urinary incontinence Stories
UroToday.com, known for reporting evidence-based advances in urology health, is expanding content about urologic catheters, bridging knowledge about different types of catheters and materials and how professionals are responding to emerging urologic treatments, from urinary leakage to bladder infections including CAUTI. New content is being posted daily specifically on indwelling urinary catheters and includes abstracts, in-servicing programs and tools for urologic nurses and physicians....
DALLAS, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced that products from the Company's industry-leading GoodNites(®) and Poise(®) brands have been honored as "2013 Product of the Year" in their respective Children's Care and Feminine Wellness categories. Kimberly-Clark is among an exclusive group of U.S. manufacturers with multiple products ranked on the influential annual survey. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110928/DA76879LOGO)...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Millions suffer from overactive bladder or incontinence, and now help might be on the way. A new study, led by Harvard Medical School, reveals that the epithelium, a thin layer of cells lining the surface of the bladder, is able to sense how full the bladder is through the action of a family of proteins called integrins. The cells of the epithelium stretch and become thinner as the bladder fills. This activates the integrins, causing...
Urinary Incontinence (UI), the unwanted leakage of urine, in women is commonly a result of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The specialists at Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control provide accurate diagnosis of POP and offer a variety of minimally invasive procedures to correct POP and end UI. Waterford, MI (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 Childbearing and the aging process can cause pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in women and subsequent urinary incontinence (UI). Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a...
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Uroplasty, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPI), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today announced changes in its executive leadership for its US sales organization. Effective February 11, 2013, Darin Hammers will assume the role of Vice President of US Sales. In his new role, Mr. Hammers will have responsibility for the US sales force, inside sales support and...
InControl Medical has certified Julie Drolet, M.D., to prescribe InTone for women with bladder leakage. York, PA (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 InTone, developed by InControl Medical, LLC, is a medical device available by prescription. InTone is indicated as a urianary incontinence treatment. InTone treats stress incontinence, urge incontinence or mixed (stress and urge) incontinence. Available by prescription, InTone combines a daily program of volitional exercises, voice-guided...
Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), the involuntary loss of urine with cough or sneeze or any increase in intra-abdominal pressure, is a condition that many women deal with after childbirth and as they become older. When pelvic floor exercises fail to improve the problem, the surgical specialists at Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control can perform a minimally invasive suburethral sling procedure to help stop the leakage of urine. Pontiac, MI (PRWEB) January 30, 2013 Stress Urinary...
The US Drug Watchdog is saying, "More than 75% of the hundreds of women we talk to about a transvaginal mesh, tape, or bladder sling failure first tell us their surgeon, or physician will not return their phone calls, or desperate pleas for help, so we are offering these victims the names of top national caliber plaintiffs attorneys, who are all also women." For more information women who are now victims of a tranvaginal mesh, tape, or bladder sling failure are urged to please...
Women suffering with bladder control issues are already inconvenienced by the very nature of their problem. For this reason, Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control has decided to provide all testing for urinary incontinence in the comfort and convenience of the office setting. Goodrich, MI (PRWEB) January 23, 2013 Most women today are taking charge of their own health and are becoming savvy consumers of healthcare services. No longer do women accept what is offered as the status quo....
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is common in women and can cause problems with bladder and bowel control and comfortable sexual intercourse. The Board Certified Specialists at Women’s Excellence in Bladder Control are experts in the latest minimally-invasive and robotic procedures that can permanently repair POP. Clarkston, MI (PRWEB) January 17, 2013 Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) results when the supportive muscles and connective tissues of a woman’s pelvic organs (uterus, bladder, and...
Latest Urinary incontinence Reference Libraries
Cystoscopy is a medical procedure to explore the bladder with a cytoscope, a small camera with magnification. The bladder is accessed by the cytoscope through the urethra. This procedure is used as a diagnostic tool for the medical provider. Reasons for Procedure There are several complaints from patients that would make this procedure a consideration of the medical provider. Patients that present with chronic urinary tract infections, decrease in bladder control, abnormal urine...
The urinary bladder is a hollow organ that holds the urine, a fluid by-product excreted from the kidneys. Once enough urine is collected within the bladder, pressure initiates the process of urination which expels the urine from the system completely. Formation and Orientation Bladders are a common organ in the Animal Kingdom but are unique in characteristics to each species. Within the human species, there are some differences between female and male bladders. The first difference is...
