Urinary incontinence

Virginia Tims-Lawson

How your diet can cause your bladder to leak

Bladder betrayal doesn’t discriminate when aging and hormones are involved. But diet? Surprising new findings about what you eat and don’t eat may explain why you run faster to the bathroom than the next person…

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

Menopause and the big lie

Given that it’s a normal physiologic process and not a disease, women are expected to just endure menopause and get on with it. But misery is not “normal,” and neither is accepting the harm it does to your health…

Joyce Hollman

The warning bladder leaks could have for your heart

It’s not unusual for research to discover connections between seemingly unrelated conditions. And that’s the crossroad we find ourselves at today, of urinary incontinence, heart problems and stroke…

Virginia Tims-Lawson

How to handle that ‘growing’ prostate problem

If you open a magazine in a waiting room, you’d think only women face urinary problems. But that “growing problem” men face has them feeling the urgency, too. Finding relief starts with understanding prostate changes…

Dr. Geo Espinosa

Kegel exercises for men: Do they work?

Kegel exercises are not just for women. They are one of the easiest and most convenient ways men can improve their urinary, prostate and sexual health, and you can do them without anyone ever knowing…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Painless prostate cancer test claims 90% accuracy

Prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer is known for a high rate of false positives that can lead to routine biopsies that can do more harm than good. A new, simple and highly accurate test may put an end to all that…