_ Urinary HealthManaging Urinary Incontinence By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s note: Bladder leakage, which can be caused by something as simple as a sneeze, is a common, annoying and … Read More→
_ Urinary HealthGot an Overactive Bladder? By articleIf you have an overactive bladder, don’t despair. There are FDA-approved treatments that can help control your symptoms. People with … Read More→
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_ Overactive Bladder (OAB) & Incontinence Urinary HealthLocal Body Clock & Overactive Bladder By Sondra Forsyth articleResearchers at the University of Surrey in the UK have discovered that the local biological clock and its control are weakened in aging bladders. The study, which explains how the receptors responsible for contractions in the bladder regulate the body's clock genes, was published August 21st 2014 in The FASEB Journal. The team found that this clock activity in turn regulates the cycle of all cells in the body.
_ Overactive Bladder (OAB) & Incontinence Urinary HealthDr. Marie's Help for Incontinence By Sondra Forsyth article A 2008 article in the New England Journal of Medicinearticle revealed that 25 percent of perimenopausal women and 40 percent of postmenopausal women report leakage of urine. ThirdAge medical expert Marie Savard, M.D., author of "Ask Dr. Marie," says that the main causes of this annoying condition are decreased estrogen levels and aging pelvic muscles that are losing strength. She adds that obesity can exacerbate the condition, as can asthma, diabetes, a chronic cough, and medications such as diuretics, antihistamines, and antidepressants.