Information and opinions on health from Nancy Muller, PhD at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/619582/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/619582/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/619582/index http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/151796/managing Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:06:47 -0400 Nancy Muller, PhD Nocturia can be troublesome and disruptive to a sense of normalcy. When sleep is interrupted, are impaired: thinking is murky and short term memory becomes disjointed.   Some primary care physicians are quick to prescribe a sleep medication when they briefly hear about sleep disorders, especially if the symptoms are not fully described to them or if recurrent patterns of interrupted sleep are not shared by a patient. Falling asleep... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/151796/managing http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/151794/combatting Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:02:40 -0400 Nancy Muller, PhD In addition to signaling the possibilities of elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular disease such as congestive heart failure and vascular disease, nocturia can be a warning sign of undiagnosed diabetes insipidus ( a rare form of the disease in which the pituitary gland fails to produce the hormone vasopressin which controls reabsorption of water from the kidneys) or diabetes mellitus (indicating a lack of insulin from the pancreas either... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/151794/combatting http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/151791/managing Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:52:16 -0400 Nancy Muller, PhD One of the problems that can contribute to nocturia - routinely getting up more than once during the night to use the toilet - is swelling of the feet during the day due to the collection of fluids in lower extremities, or edema. Without intervention, it isn't until nighttime, when the body is horizontal rather than vertical, that the fluid can readily flow to be processed by the kidneys, without the influence of gravity in the face of... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/151791/managing http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/130303/ownership Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:47:22 -0500 Nancy Muller, PhD A most extraordinary effort is afoot aimed at establishing a whole new category and kind of professional: a "Wellness Professional." The effort represents an initiative, still very much in the concept creation stage, of the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), on whose 2020 Visioning Board I serve. The Canadian-based organization is one of the most exciting, "out there" groups on the map. It represents an eclectic, interdisciplinary... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/130303/ownership http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/130300/connecting Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:30:36 -0500 Nancy Muller, PhD In January 2011, Reynolds Price, distinguished James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University and longtime member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, passed away at age 77. He had authored dozens of books, inspired thousands of students as well as colleagues and others on and beyond the Duke campus, and was revered as a highly skilled novelist, memorable Southern storyteller, and unmatched creative writer. A North Carolina... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/619582/130300/connecting