Kidney & Bladder problems News

Nick Cannon healthy again

What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.

Bedwetting tied to constipation,

Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Doctors over-treat urine bacteria

In a new study of patients with bacteria in their urine, doctors prescribed antibiotics to one in three who had no symptoms and no evidence of a urinary tract infection.

Dialysis treatments go green

Solar power can help offset high utility costs and make hemodialysis treatments more environmentally friendly, according to a new study.

Red meat linked with kidney cancer

People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, suggests a large US study.

Man sells kidneys

A New York man pleaded guilty to selling kindeys. Experts said this was the first ever proven case of black-market organ trafficking in the United States.

Oestrogen tied to incontinence

Postmenopausal women who take oestrogen for years are more likely to experience incontinence than those on the hormone for a shorter time or not at all.

Two day dialysis gap dangerous

Patients are more likely to die or head to the hospital for cardiovascular-related and other complications following a two-day interval between dialysis sessions compared to a one-day gap, say researchers.

Antibiotics help improve OAB

Patients with OAB symptoms and pyuria benefited from six to nine months of antibiotics, researchers reported at the 41st annual meeting of the International Continence Society.

FDA approves Botox

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Allergan's Botox for treating detrusor overactivity associated with a neurologic condition such as multiple sclerosis.