Study Finds Invasive Bladder Testing Before Incontinence Surgery May Be Unnecessary
May 6, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Invasive and costly tests commonly performed on women before surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may not be necessary, according to researchers at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine and the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was released online by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)…
In Rare, Often Undiagnosed Form Of Encephalitis, Early Treatment Improves Outcomes
May 5, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
A mysterious, difficult-to-diagnose, and potentially deadly disease that was only recently discovered can be controlled most effectively if treatment is started within the first month that symptoms occur, according to a new report by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania…
Study Debunks Common Myth That Urine Is Sterile
April 13, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Researchers have determined that bacteria are present in the bladders of some healthy women, which discredits the common belief that normal urine is sterile. These findings were published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology by researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (SSOM)…
Discovery Of Critical Element That Improves Vascular Function In Postmenopausal Women
February 26, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Researchers studying why arteries stiffen in postmenopausal women have found a specific chemical cofactor that dramatically improves vascular function. Kerrie Moreau, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, discovered that BH4 or tetrahydrobiopterin plays a key role in arterial health of women…
A Cross-Sectional Analysis on Deficiency of Choline, a Nutrient, Results in an Important Finding for Postmenopausal Women
February 23, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
A newly published study by Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, encompassing large cohort of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver, suggests that decreased intake of choline, a nutrient, was significantly associated with increased fibrosis in postmenopausal women. Nutri-Med Logic Corp, agreeing with study, adds that this important finding opens the discussions on the adequate choline intake, previously set by the US Institute of Medicine to be the same for pre or postmenopausal women.
(PRWeb February 22, 2012)
