Drugs help some women with incontinence

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some women with a leaky bladder can get better using approved medications, but a new research review finds that inadequate relief and side effects may prevent many others from benefiting. The study, published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine, reexamined 94 clinical trials testing drugs for women’s urge incontinence — when urine leaks after a sudden, strong urge to urinate. It’s less common than so-called stress incontinence, when urine leaks because of pressure on the bladder from things like exercise, coughing or heavy lifting. In the U.S. …