Does Childhood Obesity Have Effect on Voiding Dysfunction ?

Voiding Dysfunction in Childhood

Urologists are often asked to attend a child with wetting or voiding problems. These are the more common paediatric conditions seen in a urology clinic. The child may have enuresis, voiding frequency or incontinence. Although a majority of these cases run a benign course, it is necessary to differentiate them from others that may develop into serious complication, namely upper urinary tract dam...

Childhood obesity and cardiovascular dysfunction.

Obesity-related cardiovascular disease in children is becoming more prevalent in conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity. Children with obesity are predisposed to an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adulthood. Importantly, research in children with obesity over the last decade has demonstrated that children may exhibit early signs of cardiovascular dysfunction ...

Does ketotifen have a steroid-sparing effect in childhood asthma?

In view of the possible systemic side-effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a study was performed to determine whether ketotifen (versus placebo) can replace or allow a reduction in the dose of ICS required for the maintenance treatment of childhood asthma. Sixty six children (aged 6-13 yrs) with asthma (confirmed by methacholine challenge), who were maintained on ICS, at a dose of < or = 1...

Does television cause childhood obesity?

Voiding dysfunction: definitions.

'Lower urinary tract symptoms' is a term that describes symptoms related to both the storage and emptying phases of the micturition cycle. Storage symptoms include urinary frequency urgency, urge incontinence, nocturia, dysuria and other kinds of pain emanating from the bladder or urethra. Emptying symptoms consist of hesitancy, straining to void, difficulty starting, diminished stream, a feeli...