A few weeks ago the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held their much-anticipated State-Of-The-Science Conference on the Prevention of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Adults. I mentioned the conference briefly in my SharePost: "Do I Have Incontinence?", but I thought this week I would give you a more comprehensive overview of the findings.
According to the information presented to the panel of experts charged with creating a statement regarding the prevention of incontinence, about 25%...
I’m still recovering after the whirlwind that was our conference last week (Engineering for Continence: The Engineering Challenge). It... Read more »
Should I use diapers for incontinence? Someone recently asked this question in the "Ask a Question" section of the website, and I thought... Read more »
While following this recent community SharePost (http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/82165/18943/comments/), I realized just how... Read more »
There's been a lot of discussion lately around what to call those... ahem... products... that are so often used to help manage... Read more »
Managing incontinence in an increasingly "green" world isn't easy. If you're at all concerned about environmental issues, it probably... Read more »
Psychosomatics 47:147-151, April 2006 by Simone N. Vigod, M.D. and Donna E. Stewart, M.D., FRCPC The authors explored the relationship between... Read more »
Lifestyle Intervention Is Associated With Lower Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence The Diabetes Prevention Program Jeanette S. Brown, MD, Rena Wing,... Read more »
A new study suggests that combining medication with behavioral therapy may help ease incontinence. Researchers studied 416 adults with overactive... Read more »
Have you ever leaked urine when you cough, laugh, sneeze, stand up or exercise? Are there times when you cant get to the toilet fast enough? These... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative NamesAdult diapers; Disposable urinary collection devicesInformationA wide variety of products are available for managing the leakage of... Read more »
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