Urinary incontinence can have a number of causes, according to the Mayo Clinic. They run the gamut from temporary causes, such as medication or overhydration; to relatively minor conditions such as urinary tract infection; to relatively serious causes such as bladder cancer.
A number of tests are available to determine the underlying cause, the Mayo Clinic says.
Though it’s a frequently troublesome condition, it’s usually treatable. But some treatments can create problems ...
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CTV Network out of Canada reports on a Manitoba woman who is staging a protest about the vaginal mesh device she had implanted during a hysterectomy in January, 2012.
According to a story on the Huffington Post, Johnson & Johnson has lowered its planned bonuses for the company’s top executives by 10 percent.
A blog entry for the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that vaginal mesh implants, like the kind that recently served as the basis of an $11.1 million jury award in New Jersey, were initially marketed as a safer alternative for women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse.
