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Hookah Could Be as Harmful as Cigarettes

...tween water-pipe (hookah) usage and oral, lung and bladder cancer, in addition to heart disease and clogged arteries," it said quoting a report of the American Lung Association (ALA). "There are a lot of misperceptions about hookah tobacco use. There's very little information in the public realm," said Tho...

Chinese Doctors Perform World’s First Disc Transplant

...y as well as neurological problems such as loss of bladder control. More than 20,000 operations a year are carried out in England for degenerative back problems. But current methods do not offer guarantees that the pain will go or that it will not recur. These methods include spinal fusion - which surgical...

Artificial Urethral Sphincters can Help the Elderly

...ies into the reservoir, the urethra opens, and the bladder empties. Fluid from the reservoir returns to the cuff, which again closes the urethra. Possible complications include infection, tissue breakdown, and mechanical failure. Consequently there has been marked reluctance in using the device in the ca...

Wrong Belief About Ovarian Cancer

...n the pelvic region, fatigue, an abnormal bowel or bladder changes, a puzzling weight change. According to Dr.Zorbas women should look for these symptoms and approach the GP as and when necessary. This survey also emphasized the need for education and awareness programmes on ovarian cancers. JYT...

Bladder Pacemaker For Incontinence

... to be of significance in patients who suffer from bladder control issues. They have named this as ‘smart bladder pacemaker’ that breaks into the urinary circuit in spinal cord which is responsible for the contract...

Severe Form of “Enlarged Prostate” Disease Discoverd

...ry flow and urgency, but functional changes in the bladder that result from the increased pressure. The Hop...e disease early, before there is any damage to the bladder or urinary tract. “Our experiments show that the expression of this marker is related to the pres...

Link Between Childbirth and Stress Incontinence Established

...rgan prolapse, a condition that causes the uterus, bladder or bowel to fall down later in a woman’s life. Thi...levator ani, an important muscle that supports the bladder and uterus, among 55 percent of women with prolapse and just 16 percent of women who don’t have prol...

28% Lower Mortality Rate In Top U.S. Hospitals

...rgery, vascular surgery, prostate surgery and gall bladder surgery. · For those same procedures and diagnoses, Distinguished Hospitals reduced post-surgical complication rates by 3.39 percent. Seventy-five percent of this year's Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence are being recognized by Heal...

Breast Cancer in Men Lead to Second Primary Cancers

...chers observed higher rates of breast, colorectal, bladder and stomach cancers and of melanoma in men who have had breast cancer. "Even more disturbing, we found that men with breast cancer are diagnosed with later-stage disease and that patients with onset of the disease at a young age are even more likel...

Swimming in Troubled Waters

... through the skin is bound to increase the risk of bladder cancer. The research bases its conclusion on the survey 1,219 men and women with bladder cancer and 1,271 control individuals who did not have the disease. They were quizzed regarding the...

Gonorrhea and Male Bladder Cancer-Ties That Bound

...h gonorrhea is probably twice as likely to develop bladder cancer, according to a new study//. Publishing t...of around 51,000 American men. Around 286 cases of bladder cancer were noted in men suffering from gonorrhea. Results analyzed showed that those suffering fr...

European Scientists Develop Novel Therapy for Cancer

...vate a protein at the surface of ovarian, lung and bladder tumor cells which will stop their growth. This protein, called CD40, can also induce the destruction of malignant cells by the body's own defenses. The scientists who participate in the program aim to combine CD40 triggering with chemotherapy or with...

Orissa Hospital, Surgeon Fined for Wrong Treatment

... operation a small hole had developed in the urine bladder due to the carelessness of the surgeon. The complainant stated that she suffered physically, mentally and financially due to the doctor's negligence. A three-member committee of the forum headed by S.N Das ordered the doctor and the clinic to pay...

Painkillers may Reduce the Risk Enlarged Prostate

... in men. The prostate is a gland found between the bladder (where urine is stored) and the urethra (the tube urine passes through). As men age, the prostate gland slowly grows or enlarges. As the prostate gets bigger, it may press on the urethra and cause the flow of urine to be slower and less forceful. ...

Uses for Botulinum Toxin — A Miracle Poison — Continue to Grw

...l scar healing and treatment for types of impaired bladder control. And the list goes on. Results are mixed on whether botulinum toxin should have a role in headache management. For now, it isn't a first-line therapy for migraine but it may be a consideration for those who haven't had success with other t...

Hope For Bedwetting Children

...nal output on wet nights exceeded 130% of expected bladder capacity) and nonpolyuric (output on wet nights le... sodium or fluid intake. All children had adequate bladder capacity and were healthy. None experienced daytime incontinence. Some enuretic children (five pol...

Gene Therapy May Be the Solution for Erectile Dysfunction

...smooth muscle, it is also promising for overactive bladder disease,” adds Dr. Melman. Dr. Melman, with George Christ, PhD, developed the process for ion channel therapy at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, which owns the patents. Montefiore is the academic medical center for Einstein. Einstein has g...

Fatter Chances of Cancer With Bacon and Skinned Chicken

...processed meat can substantially raise the risk of bladder cancer.// Dr Dominique S Michaud and other resea...Nutrition pointed out that, nitrosamines can cause bladder cancer. This forms usually when meats are processed at very high temperatures. Cooked chicken with s...

Combination Therapy More Effective for Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Men with overactive bladder and lower urinary tract symptoms who received a co...briefing on men's health in New York. Overactive bladder is a syndrome characterized by urinary urgency, usually with increased urination frequency during th...

Children exposed to smoke prone to bladder cancer

Children exposed to smoke may be prone to bladder cancer later in life, says a new study. // Naom... the age of 15 were three times more likely to get bladder cancer later in life, reported the online edition of BBC News. Previous research has shown that th...

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