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In the U.S. today more than 100,000 individuals undergo dialysis treatments to stay alive. Treatment with dialysis is necessary when a person experiences kidney failure, usually when more than 95 percent of normal kidney function is gone in both kidneys.
Like healthy kidneys, dialysis keeps the body in balance by:
1. removing...
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Is My Bladder Weak?
I was recently asked about "weak bladders", so I thought I'd write about the two most common types of incontinence, and explain a bit about... Read more »
Menopause and Incontinence: Bladder Problems and Hot Flashes
Some interesting incontinence news this week... The Effect of Menopause on the Pelvic Floor and Bladder Function I myself have... Read more »
"I Have a Broken Bladder": How to Start a Conversation about...
A few days ago I had a great conversation with a patient who I was seeing for a routine visit, who I will call Sarah for the purposes of... Read more »
How to Manage MS-Related Bladder Dysfunction
BLADDER DYSFUNCTION is common in multiple sclerosis, in people with minimal symptoms and those with major impairments. Effective bladder... Read more »
France and Germany Withdraw Use of Actos Because of Risk of Bladder...
The French equivalent of the FDA, the Agence Francaise De Securite Sanitaire Des Produits De Sante, or AFSSAPS, said this past week that it... Read more »
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Weakness
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.Alternative NamesLack of strength; Muscle weaknessConsiderationsWeakness may be... Read more »
Weakness
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Lack of strength; Muscle weaknessHome CareFollow prescribed therapy for treating the underlying cause of the weakness.Call your health care provider... Read more »
Bladder cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bladder cancer is a cancer that starts in the bladder. The bladder is the body part that holds and releases urine. It is in the center of the lower... Read more »
Bladder cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder; Urothelial cancerTreatmentTreatment depends on the stage of the cancer, the severity of your symptoms,... Read more »
Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments
Urinary incontinence can be defined as the involuntary loss of urine. The urinary bladder, which stores urine until the patient voluntary empties its... Read more »
Top 10 Myths About Overactive Bladder
Overactive Bladder Only Happens in Older Women According to the National Association for Continence (NAFC). While OAB is more common in post-menopausal women, about 17% of women over age 18 (and 16% of men) have OAB. After 40, that number...
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