Multicomponent approach curbs urinary woes in men

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An intervention including drug and behavior therapy may help curb frequent nighttime urination or "nocturia" in elderly men, researchers have found. "Nocturia is bothersome for patients and is often challenging for clinicians to treat," lead investigator Dr. Camille P. Vaughan told Reuters Health. "This research highlights that multiple causes of nocturia often coexist in individual, elderly men." Vaughan, from Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues studied 55 men aged 50 or older who reported making two or more nightly trips to the bathroom, on average. The team defined nine associated or underlying conditions to help direct treatment for their nighttime urinary woes. Among the most common were an enlarged prostate -- a condition known as benign prostatic... [read full story]                    

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