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Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Overactive Bladder
By Jody Smith on June 8, 2010
If you have an overactive bladder your need to urinate is frequent, powerful and often without warning. This need can hit eight or more times a day, and may continue all night. You may experience leakage after the urge hits (urge incontinence).
Overactive bladder isn't usually life threatening but it imposes restrictions and can make your life miserable.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) differs from conventional western medicine in that TCM takes a holistic approach in discerning what is out of balance.
Are Food Sensitivities Causing Your Irritable Bladder?
By ADMIN on June 7, 2010
If you're dealing with an irritable bladder, you're probably feeling very frustrated. Loss of bladder control and leaking urine are embarrassing problems that nobody should have to face. You may not be aware that something you're eating may be the underlying issue. Many people have found relief by making simple changes to their diets.
Overactive Bladder? How to Get Through the Day
By Dana Demas, Special to Lifescript on June 7, 2010
One in six people has an overactive bladder, but only 20% of those diagnosed get treatment, according to a study by the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
Uroplasty bets big on incontinence nerve zapper
By JANET MOORE on June 5, 2010
It may seem a bit strange to think about treating incontinence by zapping a nerve in the foot.
Yet executives at Minnetonka-based Uroplasty Inc. bet the company on it.
The company's Urgent PC Neuromodulation System -- the official name of the product -- is not new. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006.
Health & Safety Travel Tips
By ADMIN on June 4, 2010
You've planned and packed - you're all ready for your trip - but you may have overlooked one of the key ingredients for a great vacation: taking the necessary steps to make sure you and your family have a safe and healthy trip.
The healthier your body is, the easier it will be for you to adapt to the effects of jet lag. If you plan a few days ahead, however, even the most out-of-shape may be able to head off the misery of jet lag. Several days before you leave, try going to bed a little earlier or a little later (if you are flying east or west, respectively), and start a stretching regiment. Hydrate yourself and eat lightly the day you travel. The headache, light-headedness and nausea associated with jet lag should lessen significantly when such measures are taken.
Keeping a bladder record - why it's a good thing to do
By Diane K Newman, RN-C, MSN, ANP on June 2, 2010
If you are planning to see a health care professional about any type of overactive bladder or incontinence issue, it will be helpful for you to keep a bladder diary. As part of the diagnosis of your problem, you will be asked about your bladder and voiding symptoms since your pattern of voiding and urine leakage may suggest the type of incontinence you have.
Beaumont Researchers Study Treatments for Female Incontinence & Overactive Bladder
By ADMIN on May 31, 2010
Beaumont Hospitals urologists recently had two urology studies published in prestigious journals- the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Urology. These findings will be presented at the American Urological Association annual meeting May 29-June 3 in San Francisco.
Overactive Bladder Syndrome
By ADMIN on May 31, 2010
Overactive bladder syndrome is actually quite common. Symptoms include things like an immediate need to visit the bathroom, urinating frequently, and occasionally leaking urine sooner than you can get yourself to the bathroom. Therapy consisting of bladder exercises generally remedies the issue. Occasionally prescription medication is sometimes recommended in combination with bladder exercising to help relax your bladder. Virtually all patients that struggle with overactive bladder syndrome find that it’s difficult to manage the sensation of urgency which is synonymous with this medical condition.
Stress Incontinence – How to Avoid Accidents at the Gym
By Aaron Kowalczyk on May 30, 2010
If you suffer from stress incontinence, you may think you have to give up going to the gym. Urine leakage can happen involuntarily when you cough, sneeze, or work out on the treadmill or stair stepper. What makes it even harder to deal with is the fact that you may lose a few drops one time, and wind up with a flood the next time.
The Causes of Frequent Urination in Women and Men
By Harriette Burtner on May 27, 2010
Frequent urination is not only aggravating, but could be the sign of health problems. If you 'have to go' all of the time and are unable to store that urine in your bladder you may have an overactive bladder. There are other possible causes of frequent urination. Consuming liquids too close to bedtime or in excessive amounts can cause you to get urination, the chances are good that you may have an infection in the urinary tract.
