Urine Problems

After kidney graft, heart failure may improve

Patients with end-stage kidney disease and advanced heart failure who undergo a kidney transplant tend to see an improvement in their heart function, researchers…    

Diabetes ups urinary infection risk in older women

Rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) are higher among postmenopausal women with Diabetes than among those without diabetes, researchers report.…    

Treating vaginosis doesn’t prevent preterm birth

Antibiotic therapy for vaginal infections caused by bacteria (bacterial vaginosis) during pregnancy does not cut the risk of preterm birth, according to…    

Pain relievers raise risk of kidney failure

The risk of developing kidney failure is increased among patients who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Motrin (ibuprofen) or aspirin,…    

Kidney Victim Toll Rises in Fla

Florida health investigators are still trying to determine the common activity at two recent state fairs that connects more than a dozen people, mostly…    

Sleep better with trospium for overactive bladder

In new study of drugs used to treat overactive bladder, trospium chloride appeared to have the least impact on sleep, according to…    

TB vaccine shows promise for genital warts

BCG, which is usually used as a vaccine against Tuberculosis, apparently can clear up genital warts in about 90 per cent of cases,…    

Vitamin D, dialysis means longer life for some

Giving vitamin D injections to people on dialysis may help them live longer, researchers said.

“We found that patients who…    

Avoiding Kidney Stones

During the past 20 years, the incidence of kidney stones has been increasing in the United States.

Up to 10 percent of…    

Cipro better than Augmentin for bladder infection

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is more effective than amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) as a treatment for bladder infections in women, even when the microbe is susceptible to the…    

‘Sartan’ improves blood flow in diabetic kidneys

Treatment with the blood pressure drug Benicar not only reduces blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes but also improves kidney perfusion, according…    

Painful bladder condition relieved by lidocaine

People with a bladder condition called interstitial cystitis can find immediate relief with a solution developed by a doctor at the University of California,…    

Kidney disease tied to mental impairment

Menopausal women with chronic kidney disease have lower scores on tests of mental proficiency (cognitive function) than those without chronic kidney disease, according to…    

New treatment relieves men’s chronic pelvic pain

Chronic inflammation of the prostate can lead to constant pain that is hard to treat, but a new approach seems to hold out promise.…    

Urinary incontinence fix effective long term

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.…    

‘Salvage’ prostate surgery has improved

For men with prostate cancer that recurs after radiation therapy, ‘salvage’ surgery to remove the prostate can lead to long-term cancer control, New…    

Botox curbs painful bladder condition

Surprisingly, Botox injections seem to reduce pain caused by a condition called interstitial cystitis, results of a small study indicated.

Botulinum toxin…    

Botox useful for leaky bladder

Treatment with Botox (botulinum-A toxin) can help women with urge incontinence, a type of urine leakage resulting from involuntary contractions of the bladder muscles,…    

Muscle training often useful for leaky bladder

About half of women with stress urinary incontinence, a type of urine leakage that occurs with actions like coughing or laughing, benefit from training…    

New treatment for urinary incontinence reported

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…    

Tadalafil may interact with prostate medication

Tadalafil may increase the blood pressure-lowering effects of doxazosin, which is commonly prescribed for the treatment of enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia…    

New drug looks good for treating overactive bladder

Once-daily treatment with a drug called solifenacin improves all the major symptoms of overactive bladder, according to a UK study.

“I…    

Kidney transplant worth the wait

Even though patients are waiting longer for a kidney transplant, those who do get one live longer than those who remain on dialysis, according…    

Urinary incontinence can run in the family

The risk of urinary incontinence appears to be one of the things mothers can pass on to their daughters, according to new findings released…    

Kidney failure rate in US doubled in last decade

Between 1990 and 2001, the number of people with chronic kidney failure in the US rose from 697 to 1424 cases per million population,…