As part of a national clinical trial, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found little difference in effectiveness between two popular treatments for one of the most common ailments among American women: stress urinary incontinence. Stress incontinence affects up to 50 percent of women in the U.S. at some point in their lives…
Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, California. The findings suggest that educating practitioners about CKD could increase the timely diagnosis of CKD, thereby leading to improvements in care to patients and savings in Medicare dollars.
Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s annual meeting in San Diego, California.
UroToday.com – Exclusive reliance on symptom-based diagnosis has increased the prevalence of BPS/IC significantly.
UroToday.com – In this single blinded, prospective study, 36 women requiring cystoscopy were randomized to either rigid or flexible cystoscopy; all patients were placed in the dorsal lithotomy position and were given 2% local lidocaine urethral jelly. Questionnaires were completed prior, just after, and one week after the cystoscopy. While no statistically significant differences were recorded, it is of note that the overall median pain scores for flexible (1.4) vs. rigid (1.
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