Category Archives: General Health

Bladder problems in people with spinal cord injuries can be improved with training and epidural stimulation. People who have suffered spinal cord injuries are often prone to bladder infections, which can progress to kidney damage and even death. The UCLA researchers studied 10 paralyzed rats that were trained for six weeks with epidural stimulation and ...click here to read more

About 13 million Americans suffer from urinary frequency, and it’s not just the older population. People of all ages can have urinary problems. Many young patients experience an abnormal opening or obstruction in the urinary tract, which is also called a functional bladder outlet obstruction. It can be treated. On the other end of the ...click here to read more

Most of us take bladder function for granted. When our bladders gently fill, we become aware of the feeling to void, and we go to the nearest washroom, yet those who get bladder spasms have a totally different experience. If you have bladder spasms, you likely feel a sudden and severe urge to release urine. ...click here to read more

Ever felt like your head was light as a feather – only to wake up later on not knowing what just happened? It could be fainting, which begins with you feeling lightheaded and then suddenly everything goes black. Of all fainting incidences, 10 percent are attributed to an underlying health condition, so it’s important to ...click here to read more

Interstitial cystitis treatment may improve with molecular biomarkers. Senior author of the study Stephen J. Walker said, “We are looking for molecular biomarkers for IC [interstitial cystitis], which basically means we are comparing bladder biopsy tissue from patients with suspected interstitial cystitis to patients without the disease. The goal is to identify factors that will ...click here to read more

Bladder spasms can lead to a constant feeling as if you have to urinate – even if you’ve gone already. Bladder spasms can lead to embarrassing accidents and take a negative toll on one’s quality of life. During a spasm, the bladder muscles squeeze and contract involuntarily, causing a strong and sudden urge to urinate. ...click here to read more

Overactive bladder symptoms may be reduced with tibial nerve stimulation. Tibial nerve stimulation is a painless procedure in which a slim needle electrode is inserted into the ankle near the tibial nerve. Electric pulses are then transmitted via a hand-held stimulator to the nerves in the spinal cord controlling pelvic floor function. The researchers looked ...click here to read more

Urinary retention is the inability to fully empty your bladder. This condition can either be acute (temporary), or chronic – in which case it is something you must deal with for life. Albeit short-lived, acute urinary retention may be indicative of a life-threatening condition, so it does require immediate medical attention. Patients with chronic urinary ...click here to read more

Frequent night awakenings and urination may be caused by obstructive sleep apnea, rather than enlarged prostate. The study compared men aged 55 and 75 years old with an enlarged prostate diagnosis who reported nighttime urination (nocturia) at least once a night. The control group did not have prostate enlargement or nocturia. The study found that ...click here to read more

Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the bladder to be expelled from the body. It is commonly triggered by infection, but there are other causes as well. The condition may also go by the name non-gonococcal urethritis, when it is not caused by gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease. ...click here to read more

Botox injections treat overactive bladder almost as effectively as oral medications for incontinence. Urinary incontinence is a common problem that is characterized by the loss of bladder control, when the bladder muscles become either too weak (stress incontinence) or too active (overactive bladder). Prostate problems and nerve damage can both increase the risk of urinary ...click here to read more

Dear Friend, By now, I am sure you know about this growing problem in America and many other developed countries. Yes, it’s sitting. Something so simple is turning into a pressing health issue – and for a good reason, too. We are sitting for longer periods of time, that’s a fact. Extended research links sedentary ...click here to read more

If you have the need to urinate more than you normally would, this is referred to as frequent urination, or polyuria. While in some situations it can be a temporary issue, in other cases it could be a symptom of an underlying medical condition that requires careful attention. Doctors consider urinating every two hours or ...click here to read more

Blood in urine (hematuria) is associated with an increased risk of kidney disease. The study uncovered that adolescents and young adults who persistently had microscopic traces of blood in their urine were more likely to suffer from end-stage renal disease (kidney disease) over the course of 20 years, compared to those who did not have ...click here to read more