One, for incontinence, was a ball-like device used to prop up tissue around the urethra.
Roche has new treatments for urinary incontinence, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Tyco's medical-products division leads, or is runner-up in, the American markets for sutures, swabs, incontinence nappies and respiratory equipment.
He said incontinence could have devastating consequences for younger people, disrupting the way they lived their lives.
Roche now has 27 drugs in late-stage testing, up from 5 in 2000, including promising new compounds for asthma, arthritis, anemia, incontinence, diabetes and depression.
The nation's preeminent doctors furiously debate the relative efficacy of these alternatives, but the treatments all come with the potential for nasty side effects, ranging from incontinence to rectal bleeding.
The U.S.' preeminent doctors furiously debate the relative efficacy of these alternatives, but the treatments all come with the potential for nasty side effects, ranging from incontinence to rectal bleeding.
Medications that relax the bladder can be effective for relieving symptoms of overactive bladder and reducing episodes of urge incontinence.
They are currently being sold for cosmetic and reconstructive procedures and research as well as being evaluated for a range of applications, including heart attack, urinary incontinence, renal failure and liver disease.
Cytori has also developed a Celution system, which has completed two clinical trials, for applications in cardiovascular disease, wound healing, gastronomical intestinal disorders and urinary incontinence.
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Except for a few uncomfortable days with a catheter in place and two to three weeks of limited incontinence, all is well.
Data from the Women's Health Initiative and other large-scale trials suggest estrogen plus progestin therapy moderately reduces risk for fractures but increases the chance of developing strokes, dementia, deep vein thrombosis, urinary incontinence and gallbladder disease.
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