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November 12, 2010
Spouse can help in painful bladder problem
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Spouses who provide pleasant distractions can take their partners' minds off an exhausting and excruciating bladder condition, a new study finds.
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December 15, 2008
Ketamine abuse damages bladder, kidneys
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ketamine, widely abused as a party drug and sometimes known as Special K, can cause inflammation and contraction of the bladder leading to possibly irreversible kidney damage, according to a report from Hong Kong.
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July 28, 2008
Nerve stimulation may ease cystitis symptoms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Electrical stimulation of a nerve in the lower leg for 30 minutes twice weekly benefits some people suffering from interstitial cystitis, doctors have shown.
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March 28, 2008
Anesthetic treatment helps painful bladder
MILAN (Reuters Health) - Filling the bladder up with a local anesthetic called lidocaine can improve symptoms of interstitial cystitis, a painful chronic condition of unknown cause that usually affects women, according to findings reported at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Urology (EAU).