A breakthrough in the relief of overactive bladder and urinary incontinence.
A common and frustrating complaint we at Life Extension hear is how to stop urinary incontinence. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Our frustration has been that despite aggressive research, we could not identify a safe solution to this problem that plagues so many aging women (and men to...

The View-Master Health study focus groups.
This department, Practical Stuff! originated from you, our readers. Many of you have expressed to us that one of the main reasons you read the Journal of Environmental Health is to glean practical and useful information for your everyday work-related activities. In response to your feedback, we dedicate this...

The View-Master Health Study focus groups.
Introduction Background Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a solvent used worldwide for degreasing metal parts (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1995). TCE has been found as a contaminant in water, soil, air, food products, and animal tissues. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has found...

Inhibitory effect of Bunium persicum on histamine ([H.sub.1]) receptors of guinea pig tracheal chains.
Abstract The antihistaminic effects of aqueous and macerated extracts, essential oil, 20 nM chlorpheniramine, and saline were tested by performing the cumulative log concentration-response curves of histamine-induced contraction of isolated guinea pig tracheal chains incubated with three different conditions including: (1) 1.4 [micro]M indomethacin, (2) indomethacin, 1...

The potential impact on women from environmental exposures: observations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has established the National Exposure Registry (NER) for the purpose of assessing the potential long-term health impact on the general population of exposures to environmental hazards such as those at Superfund sites. Using published policies and procedures, ATSDR has established four...

Nutrition hotline: this issue's Nutrition Hotline explains what kidney stones are, discusses which populations are most likely to develop them, and suggests some dietary tips that may help to reduce the risk of their formation.
QUESTION: "What causes kidney stones? Are there dietary changes that can reduce the risk of kidney stones? Are there different factors for young people?" A.R., via e-mail ANSWER: Kidney stones are one of the most common and one of the most painful disorders of the...

Refractory urge urinary incontinence and botulinum a injection: the methods of the RUBI trial.
ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the methods of a randomized clinical trial of intra-vesical botulinum toxin for refractory urge urinary incontinence. Methods: Clinical sites of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (www.pfdn.org) recruited patients with refractory urge urinary incontinence and urodynamic...

Exams differentiate delirium from dementia.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two brief mental state exams can reliably differentiate delirium from dementia in the elderly emergency department patient. Because delirium usually is caused by an organic illness, confusional symptoms may disappear once the underlying problem is treated, said Dr. Allen Yuen, director of emergency medicine...

Alternative therapies for chronic abdominal pain.
Chronic recurrent abdominal pain couldn't have a better acronym. It is a very common problem in children, one that causes both the patients and their parents a lot of grief, and one for which conventional drug-based approaches seldom work. The good news is that many of these...

Parental mental and pain-related health and pediatric ambulatory care sensitive emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Children who do not receive timely medical care for certain medical conditions may be at risk for emergency care and/or hospitalization (Parker and Schoendorf 2000; Kozak, Hall, and Owings 2001). Approximately one-third of all hospitalizations among children occur for medical conditions that can potentially be managed with timely and...