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Overactive Bladder

New Therapies Are In Use And In The Works

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 21st, 2001

The future appears promising for treatment of overactive bladder, with diverse approaches ranging from gene therapy to ... red hot chili peppers!'

"Overactive bladder is a major health problem that affects not only urologists, but all doctors," stated Michael B. Chancellor, MD, in a keynote address to the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), held June 2-7, 2001, in Anaheim, California.

OAB is a widespread problem that causes severe distress for sufferers, most of whom are women 60+ years of age. It is also an expensive problem, but one that is often ignored.

There are a couple of anticholinergic drugs that...

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