Weight loss in overweight and obese women reduces urinary incontinence
Sunday, February 1, 2009 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
Reducing urinary incontinence can now be added to the extensive list of health benefits of weight loss, according to a clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The paper reporting the results of the trial were published in the 29 January issue of the New England Journal of Medicine...
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