Do you suffer from abdominal bloating, cramping, excess gas, and diarrhea or constipation? You might have irritable bowel syndrome, a relatively common condition that, while it can be uncomfortable and ...

Are Bladder Slings Safe? If you watch television for any length of time, there’s a good chance you’ve seen at least one commercial for a law firm talking about the dangers ...

Gallbladder surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the U.S. today, with more than 700,000 procedures taking place each year. While the vast majority of patients ...

For many women, the beginning of menopause ushers in a whole host of symptoms: hot flashes, moodiness, night sweats – all thanks to fluctuating levels of hormones. But there’s another ...

Each year in emergency departments across the U.S., about 5.8 million adults seek treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to data from the CDC. That’s about one in every ...

Your body undergoes a lot of changes during pregnancy, and getting back to your pre-pregnancy self can take some time. One of the changes many women experience both during and ...

The CDC released a first-of-its-kind study earlier this year, focused on the prevalence of incontinence issues among Americans 65 years of age and older, including those who live in residential ...

Even though it’s not an uncommon condition, urinary incontinence still causes significant embarrassment among those who suffer from it. So much embarrassment, it turns out, that many women don’t bother ...

There are many reasons why people develop urinary incontinence. Some underlying causes can only be addressed with medication or surgical intervention. However, in some patients, a change in habits is ...

Weight-loss surgery may help you avoid obesity-related diseases like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and now a new study from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine ...