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New Insights Into the Persistent Pain of UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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People with recurring urinary tract infections frequently have persistent pain, even after antibiotics have cleared the harmful bacteria from their system.
Now, researchers have figured out why this perplexing problem occurs.
It appears that an overgrowth of highly...
Defense Secretary Returns to Hospital With Bladder Issues
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 12, 2024
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MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Healthday News) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who spent time in intensive care last month for complications related to prostate cancer surgery performed in December, has returned to the hospital with bladder issues, the Pentagon announced Sunday...
Could Tissue-Zapping Procedure Be Non-Antibiotic Option for Recurrent UTIs?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2023
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For some older women, recurring urinary tract infections -- and the antibiotics typically prescribed for them -- become a fact of life, but a new study offers a novel treatment that may deliver relief.
Called electrofulguration, the minimally invasive procedure essential...
UTIs, Sepsis, Staph: COVID Is Upping Rates of Other Hospital Infections
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 2, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a resurgence in other infections that strike hospitalized patients, a U.S. government study finds.
The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights the broad toll the pandemic has taken. It found that rates o...
Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
- June 19, 2021
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Women who try to hold their pee during the day might want to rethink that strategy.
It's time to "get up and go," according to the Urology Care Foundation, which is encouraging women to be proactive about their urological health.
That, of course, means get up ...
A Vaccine Against UTIs? New Mouse Study Brings Shot Closer
- Robert Preidt
- March 5, 2021
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Many women suffer through countless urinary tract infections (UTIs), but a new study in mice offers hope that a vaccine could one day bring their nightmares to an end.
"Although several vaccines against UTIs have been investigated in clinical trials, they have so far had...
Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection
- March 3, 2021
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A new study provides further evidence that people with certain blood types may be more likely to contract COVID-19.
Specifically, it found that the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is particularly attracted to the blood group A antigen found on respiratory cells.
The r...
Could High Pollen Levels Trigger Pelvic Pain?
- Steven Reinberg
- January 8, 2021
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Most folks are familiar with the havoc that high pollen levels can wreak on their lungs, but new research suggests they can also exacerbate a painful pelvic condition in some people.
"Our study provides evidence to suggest increased pollen counts may trigger symptom flar...
Quit Smoking, Your Bladder Will Thank You
- November 26, 2020
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If you smoke, you significantly increase your odds of developing bladder cancer, experts warn.
"Everyone knows smoking causes lung cancer, but they don't always know about bladder cancer," said Dr. Srinivas Vourganti, a urologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chic...
What Works Best to Help Men With Overactive Bladder?
- Steven Reinberg
- January 14, 2020
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Learning how to control the urge to urinate may be all the therapy men need to treat an overactive bladder, a new study suggests.
A combination of drugs and behavioral therapy seems to work better than drugs alone, but behavioral therapy alone also worked better tha...
Bladder Drug Can Cause Eye Damage: Study
- Robert Preidt
- October 15, 2019
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The widely used bladder drug Elmiron may cause eye damage, a new study claims.
A report released last year suggested that the drug -- known as pentosan polysulfate sodium and used by hundreds of thousands of people for decades -- may be toxic to the retina, the light...
Kids Can Get UTIs, Too
- Len Canter
- April 16, 2019
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Adults aren't the only ones susceptible to urinary tract infections, or UTIs. They can occur in kids, even infants, if bacteria get into the urinary tract, often from the bowel.
Any child can get a UTI. But some kids are more prone than others, and girls get them mor...