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Overactive Bladder News

1. Bladder drug can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice

   A drug used in the treatment of overactive bladder can accelerate atheroclerosis in mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

2. Study examines effect of herbal medicine product on bedwetting in children

   A new clinical trial investigating whether an herbal medicine product can benefit school-age children experiencing bedwetting is being led by a collaboration between researchers from the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney and the Office of Research at Endeavour College of Natural Health.

3. Thousands with chronic UTIs are not receiving the treatment they need

   Many women may not be receiving the treatment they need because the gold-standard tests for UTIs fail to detect a significant proportion of bacteria.

4. Device uses light to treat overactive bladder

   Researchers have developed an implantable device that could one day treat overactive bladder.

5. Childbirth delivery mode linked with woman’s risk of developing pelvic floor disorders

   Research completed at Johns Hopkins and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center has demonstrated that vaginal childbirth substantially increases the probability a woman will develop a pelvic floor disorder later in life.

6. Researchers to take 'unprecedented look' into protein behind hypertension, epilepsy, and overactive bladder

   The seemingly unrelated conditions of hypertension, epilepsy and overactive bladder may be linked by electrical activity in a protein long studied by a biomedical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis.

7. Researchers study how often healthcare providers prescribe anticholinergics for older adults

   Anticholinergics are a class of medications that are often prescribed for allergies, lung disease, and urinary incontinence. They also often can increase health risks for older adults.

8. Botulinum neurotoxin type X holds potential to open up new field of toxin therapeutics

   Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic migraine, Cervical dystonia, Sweating and Cerebral Palsy (CP).

9. Identifying overactive bladder syndrome

   Unfortunately, studies show that only about 5 million people living with OAB seek care from a doctor, and only half of those patients seek a specialist like a urologist or urogynecologist for treatment. It’s time to see a doctor if you’re using multiple leakage pads per day, not doing things you like because of the fear of leakage, planning all your travel around bathroom locations, or are worried about the problem every day.

10. Researchers develop simple urine-based test for rapid and accurate detection of Zika virus

    There is no vaccine. No medication. And, no quick, reliable test for Zika virus … until now. Babies born with the virus often have lifelong, devastating birth defects.