Last Week's Information!

As promised, here's our information from last week's answers!

 Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence affects a lot of people. If we take a look at some statistics by www.bladder-control.co.uk, we can see that an overactive bladder is more predominant in older generations:

 Here are some of the top facts provided by their website, sourced from other places:

1. Studies suggest that in the UK "major faecal incontinence" affects 1.4% of the general population over 40 years old and constipation affects between 3% and 15% of the population.⁵

2. In the UK, 24% of older people are affected by urinary incontinence. Of those older people in institutional care, 30-60% are affected by urinary incontinence, and 25% by bowel incontinence.⁷

3. Women are more likely to suffer from stress urinary incontinence than men. That's because of the effects of childbirth and the menopause. Men, on the other hand, are more likely to have urinary retention. That's because many men develop prostate gland enlargement as they age. Women don't have a prostate gland.

Sources:
5. Perry, S. et al. Prevalence of faecal incontinence in adults aged 40 years or more living in the community. Gut 2002; 50: 480-484. http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/50/4/480. (Abstract available. Article accessed 17.01.2006)
7. Hunskaar, S., Lose, et al. (2003) Prevalence of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women in Four European Countries, 2002. ICS: UK. Link to PDF: http://www.icsoffice.org/publications/2002/pdf/257.pdf (Accessed 28.11.2006)

But what is urinary incontinence?

According to the NHS:

Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a common problem and is thought to affect millions of people worldwide.

If you're struggling with incontinence, there's a very helpful website here, that will provide with crucial information that you need to know: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/incontinence/Pages/Gettinghelp.aspx

 Myocardial Infarction

For a simple definition, the medical term "myocardial infarctions" means heart attack.

And again stated by our helpful website, the NHS (it's very useful, you know):

A heart attack is a serious medical emergency in which the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot. Lack of blood to the heart can seriously damage the heart muscle.

Here's some symptoms that might be present:

Source: http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=18627

And some more...

Source: Heart attack wisdom on Pinterest

So, how to "treat" it?

Here's a great, informative video!



I hope that covers a lot!

Any more questions, just ask!
 
- Geeker