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Federal report calls for changes in procedures for evacuating nursing home residents during disasters

The emergency evacuation plans of nursing homes located in the Gulf States during four hurricanes within the past year met federal and state regulations but had a number of problems, according to a report issued on Friday by HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson, the New York Times reports.

20 Aug 2006

Watch and wait the best option for low-risk prostate cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, 234,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and 27,350 will die from it, but researchers say that as many as half of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or radiation therapy unnecessarily.

15 Aug 2006

Neurosurgical treatment of anxiety disorders effective

Severely ill patients with anxiety disorders or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder undergoing neurosurgical treatment risk serious complications.

19 Jul 2006

Exercise improves physical health, quality of life for breast cancer survivors

Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that exercise decreases pain and helps breast cancer survivors feel healthier and increase participation in daily activities.

18 Jul 2006

Older farmers are at high risk for injury when they stop taking prescribed pain medications

A case review of farmers aged 66 and older in Alberta, Canada, revealed some previously unknown relationships may exist between the use of pain medications and subsequent injury.

9 Jul 2006

Obese women at greater risk of disease and death

Experts say that obesity is a disease that now affects nearly one-third of the adult American population, approximately 60 million people, and the latest study on the condition suggests that health risks to women who are obese may have been underestimated.

6 Jul 2006

Study examines the use of a novel suprapubic catheter in suprapubic prostatectomy

It is well known that in addition to urethral catheter associated discomfort, there is an increased risk of ascending urethral infection, inflammation and stricture formation with urethral catheters.

29 Jun 2006

Study examines women with symptoms of urinary incontinence

Valsalva (VLPP) and cough (CLPP) leak point pressures have been used for evaluating urinary incontinence in women. The relationship between these leak point pressures and stress urinary incontinence and detrusor overactivity is not known.

28 Jun 2006

For men with prostate cancer, treatment information fails to address fears

Men with prostate cancer make emotionally driven treatment decisions influenced by anecdote and misconception rather than consideration of clinical trial evidence, according to a new study.

27 Jun 2006

Comparative study of ileocecal vs. ileal neobladders in radical cystectomy patients

The use of orthotopic urinary diversion has gained increasing popularity in the past 20 years.

14 Jun 2006

Review identifies factors that influence patient treatment choice for localized prostate cancer

Variables that influence a patients' choice of treatment for localized prostate cancer (CaP) are identified in a literature review that is authored by Dr. Zeliadt and colleagues and appears in the on-line version of Cancer, 2006.

14 Jun 2006

Prostate adjustable continence therapy is a safe and effective treatment for post radical prostatectomy incontinence

Urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy may affect 3-8% of patients and can have a significant negative impact on a patient's quality of life.

14 Jun 2006

Duloxetine proven effective for use in men with stress urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy

Up to 33% of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy suffer from varying degrees of incontinence.

13 Jun 2006

Men with enlarged prostate can benefit from Botox injection

When researchers at the Chang Gung University Medical College, Taiwan and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine injected botulinum toxin A, or Botox, into the prostate gland of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition commonly referred to as enlarged prostate, they found that it eased symptoms and improved quality of life.

23 May 2006

Unnecessary urinary catheters - study

A study of 1,586 hospitalized patients age 70 and older at two Ohio hospitals indicates that 24 percent were given medically unnecessary urinary catheters, according to investigators led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

23 May 2006

Total versus subtotal hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions

Women who undergo a total hysterectomy, in which both the uterus and the cervix are removed, are no more likely to experience sexual difficulties or urinary or bowel problems after surgery than women who have only their uterus removed, a new review has found.

23 May 2006

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Latest Incontinence News and Research

Federal report calls for changes in procedures for evacuating nursing home residents during disasters

Watch and wait the best option for low-risk prostate cancer

Neurosurgical treatment of anxiety disorders effective

Exercise improves physical health, quality of life for breast cancer survivors

Older farmers are at high risk for injury when they stop taking prescribed pain medications

Obese women at greater risk of disease and death

Study examines the use of a novel suprapubic catheter in suprapubic prostatectomy

Study examines women with symptoms of urinary incontinence

For men with prostate cancer, treatment information fails to address fears

Comparative study of ileocecal vs. ileal neobladders in radical cystectomy patients

Review identifies factors that influence patient treatment choice for localized prostate cancer

Prostate adjustable continence therapy is a safe and effective treatment for post radical prostatectomy incontinence

Duloxetine proven effective for use in men with stress urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy

Men with enlarged prostate can benefit from Botox injection

Unnecessary urinary catheters - study

Total versus subtotal hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions

Comparative study of ileocecal vs. ileal neobladders in radical cystectomy patients

One in 50 teenagers still wet the bed

Review identifies factors that influence patient treatment choice for localized prostate cancer

Burch colposuspension can prevent urinary incontinence after prolapse surgery

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