Latest urinary tract infection Stories

Fastcare, urgent care clinic in south Florida, advises on how to prevent a UTI Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Fastcare Miami Beach clinic advises patients to treat a possible urinary tract infection (UTI) within its first symptoms, as if not treated, it may involve the ureter and the kidneys resulting in a more serious infection. Although a urinary tract infection in itself is not life threatening, if left untreated it can lead to serious kidney infection called pyelonephritis. Women seem...

The importance of probiotics in womens health is discussed in a new article from eProbiotics.com. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 The most recent article from eProbiotics.com focuses on the role of probiotics in womens health. In the article the authors from eProbiotics point out that the benefits of probiotics extend to all groups of people for numerous benefits, but in women women experience added protection from urinary tract and yeast infections. The new article on probiotics...

Cranimals, a line of certified organic cranberry pet supplements, has just launched two innovative new products, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Home Test Kits for Dogs and Cats, so that pet parents can test for sporadic or recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) at home. (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 The Cranimals UTI Home Test Kits are economical, non invasive, pain free, and take only 2 minutes to perform after collection of a urine sample. Alongside the test devices, consumers are provided...

TreatMyUTI.com is offering patients the first online access to physician diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. No office visit, examination, or lab testing is required. COLUMBIA, S.C., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TreatMyUTI.com was founded by a group of like-minded physicians who recognize that, in today's evolving world of healthcare, an emphasis will be placed on treatment plans that are safe, efficient, and cost effective. This plan of diagnosis...

Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new evidence in mice that the two phenomena are connected by more than just timing. If further research confirms these links, boosting estrogen levels may get a second look as an approach for reducing urinary infections in menopausal women. “Scientists tested estrogen as a treatment for...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online New research is showing that a certain type of bacteria is becoming more resistant to antibiotic treatments. Extending the Cure (ETC) reported the second most common infection in the US, urinary tract infection (UTI), is becoming harder to treat with antibiotics. ETC, a project of the Centers for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, found the available arsenal of drugs used to treat UTIs are losing their effectiveness, with...

The symptoms of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) are not much different than those of a urinary tract infection. Patients usually experience urinary frequency, urgency, and in a lot of cases pain. (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 Women who suffer from chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) might actually be suffering from from a non-bacterial, chronic inflammatory condition of the bladder called Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS). The symptoms of UTI...

As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, doctors in the United States are increasingly prescribing newer, more costly and more powerful antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections, one of the most common illnesses in women. New research at Oregon State University suggests that the more powerful medications are used more frequently than necessary, and they recommend that doctors and patients discuss the issues involved with antibiotic therapy – and only use the stronger...

U-M analysis shows that Medicare policy to withhold payments for catheter-associated urinary tract infections during hospital stays rarely changed payment Aiming to cut expenses and improve care, a 2008 Medicare policy stopped paying hospitals extra to treat some preventable, hospital-acquired conditions – including urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients after bladder catheters are placed. But a statewide analysis by the University of Michigan shows there was very little change...

Nano Essentials Inc. owners Vedran and Mirjana Hasanagic have revived the company and its flagship natural E-Drops for urinary tract infections and cystitis developed by Vedran’s father Dr. Enes Hasanagic. Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) August 17, 2012 Few stories are as compelling as the demise of Nano Essentials and its flagship product E-Drops—a casualty of the civil wars in 1990s Yugoslavia—and its rebirth as a thriving family business that continues its family legacy from Ontario...