Drug May Avert Surgery for Severe Incontinence
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NEW YORK  - Women awaiting surgery to  relieve severe stress urinary incontinence may gain significant  relief with the drug Yentreve, leading some to reconsider  surgery, a study indicates.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Don't panic if you find yourself with bladder control problems after childbirth, says the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.
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NEW YORK  - The risk of urinary  incontinence appears to be one of the things mothers can pass  on to their daughters, according to new findings released  Friday.
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Urinary incontinence in women can be  corrected by transplanting the patient's own muscle-derived  stem cells into the urethra to strengthen it, scientists said  on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Taking extended release Detrol   at bedtime can help reduce urinary frequency and urgency in men   with overactive bladder and frequent nighttime urination or   "nocturia," a study shows.
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A drug made from the ocean's sea squirt may help those with a rare form of cancer, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A way of treating urinary  incontinence in women, called the tension-free vaginal tape  (TVT) procedure, remains effective for at least seven years,  researchers report.
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A drug used to limit blood loss while patients undergo coronary-artery bypass surgery also carries a higher five-year risk of death than cheaper generic alternatives, a researcher said on Tuesday.
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A cheap drug that prevents a deadly complication in pregnancy could save the lives of tens of thousands of women in poor countries each year, a health group said in a report on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - The risk of urge and stress incontinence is not increased with total hysterectomy, regardless of surgical approach, according to a new study.
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A drug called anastrozole is better at preventing relapses among certain breast cancer patients than tamoxifen, the current standard treatment, research presented at a medical conference Wednesday shows.
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Scientists have helped women beat incontinence by injecting them with stem cells from their own tissue. Research on stem cells - the ultimate in self-medication - is still in its infancy.
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A drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during bypass surgery should remain on the market despite being linked to increased risk of death and other serious side effects, federal advisers recommended Wednesday.
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(WASHINGTON) - The maker of a new drug to treat women&#39;s sexual dysfunction says the product is safe and should be approved without delay.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- An imbalance in a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin could explain tough-to-treat bed-wetting in some children, Danish researchers report.
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Men with advanced prostate cancer that is not responding to hormone therapy could benefit from a drug now used to treat breast cancer, say scientists.
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The anti-impotence drug could be a good treatment for heart failure, US researchers believe.