Acute behavioural changes after a small fire - Matsuura H, Yamaji Y.
An 80-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute behavioural changes. She experienced emotional liability, urinary incontinence, copracrasia, tremors, confusion, slowness of movement and difficulty in problem solving. Her previous m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Study shows advantages for stress urinary incontinence surgery
(Mayo Clinic) One of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical technique, according to a study led by Mayo Clinic researchers.The retrospective study of more than 1,800 cases at Mayo Clinic from 2002 to 2012 found that the need for additional surgery was twice as high after a transobturator sling surgery compared with a retropubic sling procedure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Study shows advantages for stress urinary incontinence surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. ???-- One of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical technique, according to a study led by Mayo Clinic researchers. The retrospective study of more than 1,800 cases at Mayo Clinic from 2002 to 2012 found that the need [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 14, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Is there a link between back pain and incontinence?
Back pain and incontinence can occur at the same time due to a single underlying condition, such as cauda equina syndrome. If they suddenly occur at the same time, it may signal a medical emergency. At other times, the conditions may develop for two separate reasons. Learn more about causes and treatment options here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Back Pain Source Type: news
#MayoClinicRadio podcast: 7/6/19
Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 7/6/19 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. William Young Jr., a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, discusses pituitary gland tumors. Also on the podcast, Dr. Emanuel Trabuco, chair of Mayo Clinic's Division of Urogynecology, explains treatment options for stress urinary incontinence in women. And Dr. Joy Wolfram, a Mayo Clinic researcher, shares how nanomedicine seeks to improve cancer care. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 7, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Guidance published on ethics in genomic medicine
Advice set out on consent and confidentiality Related items fromOnMedica GPs must act carefully if patients are selling on prescription medications Hunt announces Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review Medical errors now US ’s third-leading cause of death Antibiotics courses often longer than guidelines Surgical mesh last resort for prolapse or incontinence (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 4, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Long-term effect of community-based continence promotion on urinary symptoms, falls and healthy active life expectancy among older women: cluster randomised trial - Tannenbaum C, Fritel X, Halme A, van den Heuvel E, Jutai J, Wagg A.
BACKGROUND: The long-term effectiveness of group continence promotion delivered via community organisations on female urinary incontinence, falls and healthy life expectancy remains unknown. METHODS: A pragmatic cluster randomised trial was conduct... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Image IQ: 40-Year Old Man Presents With Low Back Pain
Can you diagnose this patient with low back pain, right lower extremity paraesthesias, and incontinence? (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - June 17, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Erini Makariou MD Ryan Makipour Tags: Image IQ Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Treatment options for stress urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a common issue for many women, especially those who have had children. Simple physical activity can put pressure or stress on your bladder causing urine to be involuntarily released. Dr. Emanuel Trabuco, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist, specializes in the care of women with pelvic floor conditions.?He says there are treatment options that [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Yesterday @NESTccMedTech announced selection of 12 new test cases, including an #FDA submitted study on using real-world data to better understand the device safety profile of mesh used for stress urinary incontinence: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190604006034/en/National-Evaluation-System-health-Technology-Coordinating-Center …
Yesterday @NESTccMedTech announced selection of 12 new test cases, including an #FDA submitted study on using real-world data to better understand the device safety profile of mesh used for stress urinary incontinence: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190604006034/en/National-Evaluation-System-health-Technology-Coordinating-Center … (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - June 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: ( at FDADeviceInfo) Source Type: news
Notes from the field: Acute intoxications from consumption of amanita muscaria mushrooms - Minnesota, 2018 - Taylor J, Holzbauer S, Wanduragala D, Ivaskovic A, Spinosa R, Smith K, Corcoran J, Jensen A.
October, 2018, a middle-aged ethnic Karen* man from Burma was evaluated at a hospital emergency department with altered mental status, vomiting, diarrhea, incontinence, sweating, swelling of the lip and tongue, and excessive salivation. Signs and sympto... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Lifting the lid on bladder cancer support
(Flinders University) Bladder cancer is a painful and sometimes life-threatening condition that patients can find difficult to talk about, with many becoming homebound as they cope with debilitating side effects such as incontinence. As with prostate and other male cancers, the majority of support and care is taken by the wife, spouse or an immediate family member. The responsibility and burden of the couple's combined cancer 'journey' has been explored by researchers in nursing and medicine at Flinders University. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 28, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan –“I saw myself as the living dead,” 50-year-old Laila* told UNFPA. She suffered terribly while giving birth in Pakistan 27 years ago. The prolonged, obstructed labour left her with an obstetric fistula – one of the most serious injuries that can occur during childbirth.The fistula – hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum – can cause pain and chronic infections. It also causes incontinence, which often leads to women’s social isolation. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: zerzan Source Type: news
Jury Orders J & amp;J to Pay Woman $80M in Vaginal Mesh Case
A jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $80 million to a Philadelphia woman injured by its Ethicon subsidiary’s vaginal mesh implants, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The 75-year-old had Ethicon’s Prolift mesh implanted in 2008 and the device eroded causing her pelvic pain, infection, inflammation, and scar tissue, according to the suit. Physicians were not able to remove the device from her.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the jury found that Ethicon’s Prolift vaginal mesh product was defective adding that J&J had failed to adequately descri...
Source: MDDI - May 22, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Cardiovascular Implants Source Type: news
Now we know dangers of mesh implants... but are the alternatives to treat incontinence any safer?
While ‘mesh’ tape worked for many women, thousands in the UK suffered permanent injury, caused by disintegration of the internal tape, which is used to help prop up pelvic organs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
