Botox injections used to reduce facial wrinkles can help treat bladder complaints, researchers have found. The use of the botulism toxin has rapidly become one of the world's most popular forms of ...

Repeated injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) are safe and effective for the medium-term management of refractory overactive bladder (OAB) and idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO), according ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Slightly more than half of patients with refractory idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO) incontinence have complete restoration of continence one month after intradetrusor injections ...

Patients are being injected with their own muscle cells in a bid to cure hard-to-treat cases of incontinence. The idea is that these jabs boost the strength of the existing muscles around the bladder, ...

You may know of Botox as a cosmetic treatment that reduces facial wrinkles. But this potentially deadly toxin has uses that go much deeper than the skin's surface. Botox, which paralyzes the muscles ...

It has been used to treat everything from wrinkles to depression, and excessive sweating to strokes. And now, thanks to the success of clinical trials, Botox is being offered on the NHS for people ...

Q: In two weeks, I am supposed to get Botox injections in my bladder for an overactive bladder (OAB) and my frequent need to urinate at nighttime. Are these injections safe? Are there any bad side ...

The initial treatment for OAB symptoms usually consists of lifestyle changes (i.e., quitting smoking, avoiding medications that worsen symptoms and excess fluid intake at night), pelvic floor muscle ...

Botox injections can now be offered as a treatment for urinary incontinence, says England's NHS drugs watchdog. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says female patients should have ...

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