http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:17:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Incontinence is a condition that affects a wide variety of individuals, both genders, all ages and for a wide variety of reasons. In America the adult incontinence products market generates 1.3 billion Dollars, approximatelly 850 million Pounds, no wonder the three major incontinence products manufacturers are investing big on the ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/tena-launches-new-ultra-thin-female-incontinence-pads/ In 2010 social care is in crisis and in need of urgent reform. The main carers' benefit is worth just £1.52 an hour, well short of the minimum wage of £5.73. (and even less than that if you're retired, disabled or on a low income). Carers are paying a heavy price ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/carers-uk-new-campaign-to-increase-carers-support-needs-our-help/ A few days ago we brought you the news that Whoopi Goldberg would be starring in a series of webisodes to inform and help women experiencing light-bladder-leakage (stress urinary incontinence). Today we bring you the first of these webisodes with Whoopi dressed as Mona Lisa. The former Golden Globe winner deals ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/mona-lisa-talks-light-bladder-leakage/ Comedian and movie star Whoopi Goldberg has played many roles in her acting life but her latest perhaps is the most daring and touching of them all. The star of Sister Act 1 and 2 will be the new face and voice of an American incontinence product manufacturer. Whoopi Goldberg will ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/whoopi-goldberg-new-voice-and-face-of-incontinence-products-ads/ For the first time, it will be possible for an unpaid carer looking after a loved one to build up a full basic State Pension based entirely on National Insurance credits. The Department for Work and Pensions and Carers UK are calling on the 4.7 million carers across the country ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/government-to-introduce-new-carers-credit-in-april/ American and Canadian researchers are conducting a study that could bring an end to millions of men and women across the globe suffering from incontinence. For the past 2 years researchers from the University of Toronto, William Hospital in Michigan and now from the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, are experimenting ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/stem-cell-study-brings-hope-to-incontinence-patients/ Those who deal with sudden losses of bladder control usually have more than a challenging time attempting to sleep at night due to the number of trips to the toilet at night. Losing control of one’s bladder often impinges on other areas of life; particularly public recreation sufferers become less ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/curbing-incontinence-what-liquids-to-cut-back-on-and-what-liquids-to-drink-more-of/ Having a baby is one of the most magic moments a woman can experience in her life. After birth women experience a few unpleasant changes to her body like soreness and incontinence. These changes are in most cases reversible. Recent studies revealed that by combining Perineal Massages and Kegel exercises - ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/prevent-incontinence-with-kegel-exercises-and-perineal-massage/ Researchers have found that urinary incontinence is more common in caucasian women than in Asian and black women. Researchers have calculated incidence rates of urinary incontinence by frequency and type in Asian, black, and caucasian women in the US using data from a four year study of 76,724 participants aged 37-79 ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/urinary-incontinence-incidence-differs-by-race/ Uncomfortable symptoms and menopause are known to go hand in hand. One symptom often credited to menopause is incontinence. However, menopause may not have much – if anything – to do with a person’s incontinence. If you’ve started to release urine unexpectedly and for no apparent reason you may have either ... http://www.allaboutincontinence.co.uk/blog/how-related-is-incontinence-to-menopause/