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/76594/102208/helping-find Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:38:00 -0500 Nancy Muller At the beginning of a new year, one often resolves to tackle new goals or longstanding objectives that have received insufficient attention in past months or even years. But how often do we think about the needs of others rather than our own selfish wish lists at this time of year?   The beginning of a new year marks an opportunity to help an older family member or special friend to address a growing or persistent problem with... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/102208/helping-find http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/102199/postpartum Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:10:00 -0500 Nancy Muller A recent editorial by Charleston psychologist Risa Mason-Cohen on the topic of postpartum depression1 immediately brought to mind many of its parallels and connections to stress urinary incontinence in women:  the myth promoted by society that only a small percentage of women are affected, the suffering in silence by many because women fear being labeled with the diagnosis or even worse believe it is a natural part of having babies and... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/102199/postpartum http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/99584/prevention Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:55:00 -0500 Nancy Muller Spinal cord injuries (SCI) and fetal development gone awry, as in neural tube defects, have long been associated with symptoms of bladder and bowel control problems.  Just how such problems affect the bladder and bowel functions depends on where the SCI or defect occurs.  In the case of spina bifida, a neural tube defect occurring during the first month of pregnancy when spinal cord cells fail to "roll up" and close the spinal column,... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/99584/prevention http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/99586/exercise-body Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:03:00 -0500 Nancy Muller Nearly a decade ago, Steers and Lee (2001) published a landmark study focusing attention on the correlation between major depression and urinary incontinence. While both medical conditions have long been known to disproportionately affect women and to have a significant, negative impact on quality of life, it was not until pharmacological research demonstrated the efficacy of serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, the SSRI agents used in... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/99586/exercise-body http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/97025/incontinence Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:09:00 -0500 Nancy Muller Although the incidence of strokes in the U.S. has declined over the past 50 years, our population still experiences over 750,000 new strokes a year.  It is the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer in this country and the leading neurologic cause of long-term disability.  What is most alarming is that the severity of strokes has not declined over the decades.  This is, in part, due to the gender gap in how... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/97025/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/96752/osteoporosis Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500 Nancy Muller Despite the significant effort in public education messages and pharmaceutical advertising, osteoporosis-linked fractures have risen dramatically over the past decade.  According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the Department of Health and Human Services, the hospitalization rate of patients admitted for treatment of hip, pelvis and other fractures associated with osteoporosis increased by 55% between 1995 and... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/96752/osteoporosis http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/96749/opinions Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:18:00 -0500 Nancy Muller Many of the calls and emails we receive at NAFC evolve around the anxiety that consumers feel  over whether to seek a second or even third opinion from a different doctor.  At NAFC, we work hard at reassuring them they are not betraying their doctors, when they ask additional questions or even when they seek additional opinions from others.  Some consumers even express concern they will be mistreated purposely by their... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/96749/opinions http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/89920/americans Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:41:00 -0400 Nancy Muller While I am a big proponent of wellness and prevention, the push for cancer screening in this country may have been taken to excess.  As The New York Times reported earlier in the summer (July 17, 2009), there is ample evidence that routine exams offer little benefit to the general public and cost our healthcare system wasteful dollars in multiple ways.   One of the more controversial discussions at present is between urologists and... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/89920/americans http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/89917/call-implants Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:35:00 -0400 Nancy Muller I write in connection to the September 24, 2009 announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  that the agency is considering reversing clearance granted of a knee-surgery device, after finding evidence that the agency under then-Commission Eric von Eschenbach may have been swayed by political pressure to clear a product for marketing.  It had previously been rejected repeatedly by FDA staff scientists for safety... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/89917/call-implants http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/89918/overactive Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:38:00 -0400 Nancy Muller Autumn  always escorts certain intensity into our personal schedules, as children or grandchildren return to school, social clubs resume their scheduled gatherings, and businesses and organizations undertake a frenzy of meetings and travel.    Regardless of where you are in the continuum of life, if symptoms of overactive bladder - urgency without warning, frequency of urination, or the sudden loss of urine - restrict you, it's... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/76594/89918/overactive