News - Press Releases from Governments and Non-Profit Organizations
Briefing: "The Bladder Matters: What Women Need to Know"
Source: The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR), July 15, 2010
Urologic Nurses to Enhance Practice at SUNA Annual Conference
Source: SUNA, July 6, 2010
PTs Provide Relief From Common Pregnancy And Postpartum Woes
Source: Medical News Today, July 2, 2010
Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society Introduces Essential Practice Documents at Joint Conference in June. Materials Expand Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing Body of Knowledge
Source: Sys-con.Media, June 8, 2010
Suffering silently: Seeking Treatment for Embarrassing Bowel Incontinence Is Often Difficult for Patients
Source: ROC News, May 5, 2010
Motility Of Internal Anal Sphincter Muscle Study: University Of Nevada School Of Medicine Physiology Professor Earns $1.2 Million Grant Over Four Year
Source: Medical News Today, April 23, 2010
Clinically Meaningful Benefit Derived From Botulinum Toxin For Urinary Urgency Incontinence
Source: Medical News Today, April 20, 2010
For Wound, Ostomy & Continence Patients, Specialized Nursing Can Alleviate Physical and Emotional Suffering. WOC Nurses Launch "Place Your Care in the Hands of an Expert" to Raise Awareness During WOC Nurse Week: April 18-24th, 2010
Source: Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, March 30, 2010
Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Disorders Highlighted at Urologic Nursing SymposiumSource: SUNA, March 25, 2010
Oops! Laughing without Leaking - Make it Happen! A New Website Dedicated to Feminine Urinary Stress Incontinence
Source: Social Media Release, March 6, 2010
AUA Releases Guideline Update on Surgical Management of of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Source: AUA, December 29, 2009
Give Your Bladder a Hug This Month
Source: CNW, Nomvember 23, 2009
International Continence Society, Annual Conference September 2009
To view session highlights, use this link to access all the different topics: http://www.urotoday.com/287/conference_coverage/ics_2009__session_highlights/3050
To access webcasts from ICS 2009, use this link:http://webcasts.prous.com/ICS2009/html/1-en/home.aspx?section=1
Women's Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence Guide Informs, Outlines Treatments
Source: The Cleveland Clinic, September 21, 2009
Drug therapy and behavior interventions produce modest results in reducing overactive bladder symptoms in women, according to a new evidence report.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Researh and Quality, September 8, 2009. To read or download the report, click HERE.
Surviving Prostate Cancer
Source: AARP Magazine, Septebmer - October 2009
New Talking to Your Doctor Website from NIH
Source: National Institutes of Health, July 23, 2009
Urologic Nurses to Discover Latest Urologic Practice Advances at Annual Conference
Source: Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, July 14, 2009
Incontinence Coalition Calls on Government Leaders to Help De-stigmatize the Condition and Improve Access to Care
Source: CNW, April 27, 2009
Urodynamics Course and Specialty Tracks Contribute to Successful Urologic Nursing Symposium : Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Disorders, March 11-14, 2009, San Francisco, CA
Source: SUNA, March 31, 2009
Medical Engineering Division of the Institution of the Mechanical Engineers announce Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge VII in December 2009
Source: Institution of the Mechanical Engineers
US Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) Releases Redesigned healthfinder.gov
Source: National Health Information Center, November 13, 2008
FDA Issues Public Health Notification on Surgical Mesh for Stress Urinary Incontinence
Source: US Food and Drug Administration, October 20, 2008.
The AUA is offering free online Bladder Health webinars:
Incontinence
Source: American Urological Association, September 29, 2008
Improved healthfinder.gov Makes Health Information Quicker and Easier to Use
Source: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, September 25, 2008
Roughly One Quarter of U.S. Women Affected by Pelvic Floor Disorders
Source: NIH, September 17, 2008
NIH Launches Effort to Advance Study of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), September 5, 2008
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates Releases Position Statement on Access to Health Care
Source: Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, May 8, 2008
Black Women Have Incontinence Half as Often as White Women
Source: The University of Michigan Health System, April 22, 2008
Urologic Nursing News Briefs Special Issue: Prostate Cancer
Source: Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, January 3, 2008
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