biotech
Collagen Injections Against Incontinence in Men
Filed in archive Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics by ruth on September 13, 2005
BlogPicture


Collagen is the most abundant, naturally occuring protein that makes up our bones skin and connective tissues. Recently, scientists have proposed a novel use for this compound whose most popular use is in cosmetic surgery.

According to a new study published in the September issue of Journal of Urology, collagen injections in the urinary sphincter may help men with urinary incontinence that often follows prostate surgery.

According to the researchers, the procedure is performed via the urinary outlet, the urethra, under local anesthesia, and is therefore unsuitable to patients with damaged urethra.

Click the link above for the abstract of the paper of read the report from Reuters.


Permalink: Collagen Injections Against Incontinence in Men
Tags: collagen  prostate  biotech  incontinence  injections  collagen+injections  against+incontinence  injection 
Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/9219
img Addthis img Ask img Blinklist img del.icio.us img Digg img Fark img Facebook img Google img Lycos img Ma.gnolia Add this page to Mister Wong Mr Wong img Netscape img Netvousz img Newsvine img Reddit img StumbleUpon img Slashdot img Tailrank img Technorati img Wink img Yahoo

Vote for Collagen Injections Against Incontinence in Men:

  • Currently 9.33/10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
Rating: 9.33 out of 3 vote(s) cast.
Subscribe
Share It
Popular posts from our other blogs:
RSSrss
See all blog subscribe options
Google google
What is RSS?
Yahoo! yahoo
Addthis Subscribe using any feed reader!
Bloglines Bloglines
Newsletter

TwitterFollow us on Twitter!