This guide deconstructs the pathophysiology of UTIs, exploring the anatomical risks in women, and the efficacy of antibiotic ...

"Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the brain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival. But should the kidneys fail...neither bone, muscle, gland nor brain could ...

Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide, but for many people they are not a ...

Another folk medicine remedy bites the dust. Cranberry capsules didn't prevent or cure urinary infections in nursing home residents in a study challenging persistent unproven claims to the contrary.

Excretion can be defined as the removal of toxic waste products of metabolism from the body. These wastes can be either solid, liquid or in the gaseous state. The liquid wastes are ammonia and urea, ...

Urinary retention is difficulty completely emptying the bladder. People with urinary retention may need to urinate very frequently, feel the urge to urinate again immediately after using the bathroom, ...

FILE - This Thursday Oct. 11, 2012 photo shows cranberries in a field in South Haven, Mich. In a study published Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, cranberry ...

CHICAGO — Another folk medicine remedy bites the dust. Cranberry capsules didn’t prevent or cure urinary infections in nursing home residents in a study challenging persistent unproven claims to the ...

Urinary urgency, or an urgent need to urinate, can have many causes. Urinary urgency can sometimes indicate a urinary tract infection (UTI) or a problem with the bladder or prostate. In other cases, ...

A commonly-held belief that cranberry can help prevent or cure urinary infection has been proven wrong. An infection that affects women more than men, its symptoms include painful, frequent urination ...