Incontinence Expert Nancy Muller shares Incontinence management news and commentary at IncontinenceNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594 http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594 http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/41817/incontinence Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:31:00 -0000 Nancy Muller Much publicity and controversy have surrounded the question of drug safety in recent years. As a result, the amount of efficacy data requested by the FDA for pre-market approval (PMA) of a prescription drug now pales in relation to the volumes of data aimed at proving a new drug to be safe. Unprecedented attention is also being given, with good reason, to post-market surveillance data, for the first time.   The same rigor, however, is... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/41817/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/40108/incontinence Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:45:00 -0000 Nancy Muller You may have spotted a brief news report in recent years about stem cell research conducted in Austria and more recently in Canada for treating urinary incontinence. Now the first U.S. stem cell trial for stress urinary incontinence is getting underway, with FDA approval, at Beaumont Hospital in Detroit.   This novel research uses the patient's own muscle stem cells, obtained through a small needle biopsy from the thigh muscle. No embryo... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/40108/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/39368/healthcare Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:40:00 -0000 Nancy Muller On the eve of the presidential election, I'm going to step outside my box and talk for a moment about several major healthcare trends that can no longer go unnoticed. The first is the trend towards longevity. Another is the trend in unbridled healthcare spending. Still another is the continuing trend in specialization by a disproportionate number of physicians. While longevity has been extended by improved nutrition over the decades... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/39368/healthcare http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/36599/conditions Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:06:00 -0000 Nancy Muller Without a doubt, the evolution of health services in the U.S. is being impacted significantly today by the continuing rise in chronic illnesses. According to the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (1996), chronic conditions are believed to account for three out of every four deaths in this country. They have completely displaced infectious diseases and accidents as reasons for mortality. Half of all Americans are said to be living with one or... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/36599/conditions http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/36598/catheters Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0000 Nancy Muller A little noticed policy change was announced in May 2008 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC that could positively impact the safety and quality of care for millions with chronic diseases and conditions.   Medicare, formerly covering the cost of only four catheters a month for those individuals managing their bladders with intermittent... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/36598/catheters http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/34528/prevention Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:42:00 -0000 Nancy Muller I'm still trying to find remedies to prevent falls. Did I tell you why? Really? My father died from a fall. A fall he took in the bathroom trying to make it to the toilet in the middle of the night. The victim of nocturia. On a cold, tile floor. His death certificate read "severe head trauma," but the culprit was nocturia, or waking in the night more than once because of the urge to empty the bladder.   Yes, we can remove the clutter... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/34528/prevention http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/34527/incontinence Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:41:00 -0000 Nancy Muller Getting up every night to use the toilet? Often more than once? Waking once or more during the night to urinate is referred to as nocturia. As we get older, we seem to get up more frequently.   Some causes are gender specific. For example, nocturia in men is often linked to an enlarged prostate that blocks the flow of urine from the bladder. Such men fail to fully empty their bladder during the day, sending themselves to bed with a... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/34527/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/33861/risk-prolapse Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:28:00 -0000 Nancy Muller Prolapse in women has been associated with many factors. Studies have implicated pregnancy, aging, hormonal status, obesity and weight gain, chronic pulmonary disease and smoking, genetic factors, congenital anatomic factors, connective tissue abnormalities, and acquired neurological abnormalities. However, the strongest relationship exists with childbirth and its effects on the muscular and tissue support structures of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/33861/risk-prolapse http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/33858/educated Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:10:00 -0000 Nancy Muller Before entering the world of pelvic floor functionality, I had never really thought about pelvic organs in women beyond their relationship to childbearing. In fact, at the age of 40 I had never heard of pelvic organ prolapse in women. I didn't know what it was, much less how it felt. Or more importantly, I had no idea how women felt about experiencing symptoms of prolapse, including their fears, their beliefs, and their... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/33858/educated http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/30393/importance Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:36:00 -0000 Nancy Muller Having just recovered from foot surgery for bunion removal, I am painfully aware of how essential the health status of our feet is to our ability to stay active. Feet, and specifically our big toe, give us stability and help with balance. Healthy feet allow us to remain safe when we ambulate, or move about. Most of us don't think about the role that feet play in our mobility or safety until we lose full use of even one foot. Those... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/30393/importance