Certain healthcare conditions often go unspoken, leading to silent struggles that affect the lives of many. Overactive bladder (OAB) and fecal incontinence (FI) are two such conditions, impacting ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – It’s a taboo topic that nobody talks about but, almost one in six Americans suffer with urinary or bowel incontinence. That’s more than the number of people with ...

Botox injections may be slightly better at reducing urinary incontinence in some older women than InterStim, an implanted bladder control device, results of a U.S. trial suggest. Researchers tested ...

World’s Smallest Rechargeable Bladder/Bowel Control System — InterStim Micro — Features Trusted MRI Technology for Full-Body 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI Scans Only Medtronic Offers Patients Personalized ...

Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2005;2(7):310-311. The InterStim® device has greatly increased the number of candidates for surgical therapy. This therapy involves an initial percutaneous nerve evaluation to ...

We hear the term “overactive bladder” everywhere these days, especially on TV commercials that choose to portray the human bladder as an animated character. For sufferers of OAB, however, the ...

(WNDU) - It’s a taboo topic that nobody talks about. But 1 in 6 Americans suffer with either urinary or bowel incontinence. That’s more than the number of people with Alzheimer’s, diabetes, or breast ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There is a long-lasting treatment for the millions of women suffering from overactive bladder: a pacemaker. "I was going to the bathroom pretty much – started out every 15 ...

The FDA has approved Medtronic plc’s next-generation sacral neuromodulation (SNM) system, Interstim X, giving patients a recharge-free option with a 10-year+ lifespan. This newest member of the ...

The bladder is a pouch-like muscular organ that holds urine from the kidneys until the fluid is eliminated from the body. When the bladder becomes full, nerves in the wall send a signal to the brain ...

One in six adults have bladder control problems. It can disrupt sleep or cause accidents, lead to social isolation and depression and affects women more than men. Overactive bladder syndrome affects ...