Constipation May Lead to Other Problems Jun 30, 2009
In a review of the scientific evidence, researchers found that constipation might lead to or boost the risk for more serious complications such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, fecal incontinence, colonic conditions and urologic disorders ... And fecal incontinence, the second most common cause for nursing home admissions, often occurs along with constipation, the researchers noted. (MEDLINEplus)
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Want to know why Mr. Obama has been having fecal incontinence these last few days ... by thusspokezara June 21, 2009 8:42 PM PDT Want to know why Mr. Obama has been having fecal incontinence these last few days. (CBS News)
Urine and Stool Incontinence Often Occur Together May 9, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Almost one in five women with urinary incontinence also experience fecal incontinence, researchers report. Dr. Alayne Markland of the University of Alabama at Birmingham told Reuters Health, "Women with bowel/fecal incontinence often feel as though nothing can be done for their condition. Often, health care providers may address urinary incontinence, but not bowel/fecal incontinence." ... The researchers established that in addition to urinary incontinence, 18 percent... (MEDLINEplus)
Uterus Sparing Surgery Is Safe And Effective Treatment For Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Study Suggests May 2, 2009
20, 2008) Nearly one-quarter of women surveyed, and more than one-third of older women, report at least one pelvic floor disorder, which includes urinary and fecal incontinence and the shifting of a pelvic. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Best Approach to Episiotomy Unclear Feb 7, 2009
The incidence of urinary and fecal incontinence, perineal infection and a prolonged hospital stay were also similar. Overall, say the investigators, "The results are compatible with both clinically significant benefits and harms from routine episiotomy.". (MEDLINEplus)
Q-Med AB and Palomar Enter into International Distribution Agreement, Q-Med AB to Distribute Palomar Products Outside North America Jan 9, 2008
Joseph P. Caruso, Palomar CEO said, "There is great potential in combining the effects of Palomar's light-based systems with Q-Med s leading range of dermal fillers and injectable implants. Both companies are focused on developing new technologies for products that provide superior results. The combination of our individual strengths should yield interesting and important new approaches to satisfying consumer needs. Of the many companies Palomar considered working with to better expand Palomar's... (BusinessWire)
Constipation as Cause of Stomach Pain Overlooked Dec 25, 2007
Despite these children meeting criteria for constipation, including less than 3 stools per week, one or more episode of fecal incontinence per week, large stools, or painful defecation, neither the parents nor the children associated the abdominal pain with constipation. Parents are frequently unaware of their child's bowel habits, Loening-Baucke said, and may count soiling episodes as bowel movements. (MEDLINEplus)
NIH Panel Seeks To Dispel Stigma Associated With Fecal And Urinary Incontinence Dec 18, 2007
"It's time to remove the stigma associated with urinary and fecal incontinence," said C. Seth Landefeld, M.D., Director of the Center on Aging at the University of California San Francisco and chair of the conference panel ... Though fecal and urinary incontinence can affect men and women at all life stages, both conditions disproportionately affect women, especially those who have given birth, as pelvic muscle injury during childbirth and routine episiotomy are associated with a higher rate of... (Science Daily)
Panel urges end to incontinence stigma Dec 13, 2007
But Wednesday's panel cited estimates that 1 million women a year still receive a routine one, leading to perhaps 1,000 of them suffering fecal incontinence directly after birth or later in life ... Fecal incontinence is harder to measure, even more stigmatized and thus hardly ever studied. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Dangerous diarrheal bacterium found on asymptomatic patients Sep 23, 2007
Patients with a previous history of CDAD and antibiotic use in the prior three months were likely to be asymptomatic carriers; patients with fecal incontinence were even more so. . (EurekAlert!)
Q-Med Announces Results of North American Clinical Study of ZUIDEX Jul 12, 2007
The product portfolio today contains: RESTYLANE for the filling out of lips and facial wrinkles and for facial contouring, DUROLANE, for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee joints, DEFLUX for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, VUR, (a malformation of the urinary bladder) in children, ZUIDEX, for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women and SOLESTA, for the treatment of fecal incontinence. Sales are made through the company's own subsidiaries or distributors in... (BusinessWire)
Nominee for surgeon general facing opposition of 'gays' Jun 15, 2007
"From the perspective of pathology and pathophysiology, the varied sexual practices of homosexual men have resulted in a diverse and expanded concept of sexually transmitted disease and associated trauma," it continued, citing instances of gonorrhea, chlamydia trachomatis, syphilis, herpes simplex infections, genital warts, pubic lice, scabies, Shigella species, Campylobacter jejuni, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis non-A, non-B, and cytomegalovirus,... (WorldNetDaily)
Uroplasty, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2007 Financial Results Jun 7, 2007
67) Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic and diluted 8,591,454 6,746,412 Uroplasty, Inc., headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, with wholly-owned subsidiaries in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, is a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, including urinary and fecal incontinence, overactive bladder and vesicoureteral reflux ... Outside the United States, the Urgent PC is also indicated... (PR Newswire)
New Prevention, Treatment Methods For Patients With Painful Bowel Inflammation May 24, 2007
Moreover, as a result of limited or aggressive surgical treatment, a dilemma stands between permanent recurrence and fecal incontinence. On the other hand, long-term efficacy of biological treatment is limited and adverse events can occur. (Science Daily)
Ulcerative colitis sufferers find UC quite disruptive to many aspects of daily life May 17, 2007
Specific worries most commonly mentioned by UC patients were developing colon cancer, having their colon removed, requiring surgery and public fecal incontinence. Compliance is a challenge. (EurekAlert!)
Fecal Incontinence in Adults Apr 19, 2007
A 53-year-old otherwise healthy woman presents with a 2-year history of intermittent fecal incontinence. Because of embarrassment, she has curtailed her social and professional activities. (New England Journal of Medicine)
MiraLax switches from prescription to over-the-counter status Mar 29, 2007
3 DeLillo A.R. S. Functional bowel disorders in the geriatric patient: constipation, fecal impaction and fecal incontinence. American Journal of Gastroenterology. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
