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New medication for bladder problems
Mirabegron is a medication recently released for urinary urgency. It helps people who have an uncontrolled urge to pass urine and may help women who are troubled with an increased need to empty their bladders at night. It doesn’t have the side effects that many of the older medications have such as blurred vision, dry […] Read more
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Updated Version of HPV (Cervical Cancer) Vaccine
In the past teenage girls and now boys have been vaccinated with quadrivalent (against four sub types HPV). A recent improvement in this vaccine to include five other viral sub types should further reduce the incidence of pre-cancer and cancer of the cervix. It is an area in which Australian researchers have been prominent. This […] Read more
A recent Lancet article (12th February 2015) suggests that use of hormone replacement therapy may be associated with a slight risk in the development of ovarian cancer. While there may be a link between the development of ovarian cancer and hormone replacement therapy, the study does not confirm that H.R.T. produces ovarian cancer. The increased […] Read more
A recent Cohrane review from the 10th March 2015 has examined the value of hormone replacement therapy again. For sometime it has been known that hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women results in increased risk of deep vein thrombosis and stroke. However, this current review shows that there was no benefit in death reduction from […] Read more
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Botox for Urinary Incontinence
For some years now Botulinum toxin preparations like Botox have been used for overactive bladders. Symptoms experienced by patients with overactive bladder include urinary urgency and treatment normally involves restricting bladder irritants such as caffeine, alcohol and doing pelvic floor exercises. Oral medications have been helpful as well. Injecting the bladder with Botulinum toxin has […] Read more