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March/April 2021 Annals of Family Medicine Tip Sheet

Study Reveals New Hope for Men With Common Urinary Issues A new systematic review of evidence recommends the use of behavioral self-management treatments for common urinary issues experienced by upwards of 70 percent of older men. Common symptoms include trouble urinating, increased frequency and incontinence. These symptoms can have a substantial negative impact on sleep, social functioning and quality of life. Several guidelines recommend self-management techniques like health education, advice on fluid intake, and bladder retraining; however, in practice, self-management is often excluded from the menu of treatment options that include medication and surgery. Researchers at Bond University s Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare found that self-management interventions reduced the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms. The reduction in symptoms appeared similar in groups receiving medications versus self-management interventions. However, compared with drugs alone, individu

Fears of borderline unethical advertising after 75% of older Australians found to be taking supplements | Health

Monash University senior research fellow Dr Alice Owen, an author on the study, said all the supplements were approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as safe for normal use in Australia, but they did not have to prove that the product was effective. “They don’t necessarily regulate how well they work,” she said. “They are definitely very safe, there are no safety concerns about taking complementary medicine but they may not be very effective.” Owen said the high rates of complementary medicine use in this age group raised concerns that older Australians, who may be living on a fixed or low income, may be buying ineffective complementary medicine at the expense of evidence-based treatment options.

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