This study looked at the safety and effectiveness of combination Mirabegron (Myrbetriq) and Solifenacin (Vesicare) treatment in Overactive Bladder (OAB) patients. This study concluded that after 1 year, the combination treatment was safe and more effective than each drug given alone.

The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of metabolic syndrome after pregnancy in women that had gestational diabetes (GD). The main finding of the study was women who had GD had a higher risk of metabolic syndrome after pregnancy.

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of penile implants long-term. This study found that almost half of the patients were still using the device with high satisfaction at 20 years.

The potassium content of greens is one of two ways it can improve artery function within minutes of consumption.

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More than a thousand years ago, an ancient Persian medical text advised, for the treatment of hypertension, lifestyle interventions—such as “[a]voiding…meat, and pastries”—and recommended eating spinach. A thousand years later, researchers discovered that a single meal containing spinach could indeed reduce blood pressure, thanks to its nitrate content. All green leafy vegetables are packed with the stuff, which our body can use to create nitric oxide that improves the flexibility and function of our arteries—which may be why eating our greens may be one of the most powerful things we can do to reduce our chronic disease risk.

Just switching from low-nitrate vegetables to high-nitrate vegetables for a week can lower blood pressure by about four points. And, the higher the blood pressure they started out with, the greater benefit they got. Four points might not sound like a lot, but even a two-point drop in blood pressure could prevent more than 10,000 fatal strokes every year here in the U.S.

Potassium-rich foods may also act via a similar mechanism. If we just got the minimum recommended daily intake of potassium, we might prevent 150,000 strokes every year—because potassium appears to “increase…the release of nitric oxide.” One week of eating two bananas and a large baked potato every day significantly improved arterial function. Even a single high-potassium meal—containing the equivalent of two to three bananas’ worth of potassium—can improve the function of our arteries. Whereas a high-sodium meal—which is to say, a meal with the regular amount of salt most people eat—can impair arterial function within 30 minutes.

Whereas potassium increases nitric oxide release, sodium reduces nitric oxide release. So, the health of our arteries may be determined by our sodium-to-potassium ratio. Two slices of bacon worth of sodium, and our arteries take a significant hit within 30 minutes. But, add three bananas’ worth of potassium, and you can counteract the effects of the sodium.

When we evolved, we were eating ten times more potassium than sodium. Now, the ratio is “reversed”—more sodium than potassium. These kinds of studies “provide…additional evidence that increases in dietary potassium should be encouraged.” What does that mean? “More…beans, sweet potatoes, [and] leafy greens,” which are like a super-good double whammy—high in potassium and nitrates.

This recommendation to eat spinach from the 900s is pretty impressive—though they also recommended bloodletting, and abstaining from sex. So, we should probably take ancient wisdom with a grain of salt. But our meals should be added-salt-free.

This study compared the effectiveness of adding sodium-glucose co-transporter (SGLT) inhibitors versus metformin (Glucophage) to insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D). This study concluded that SGLT inhibitors improved blood glucose control and weight loss better than metformin in these patients.

This study looked at the effectiveness of giving Vibegron alone or with tolterodine (Detrol) in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB). It concluded that vibegron was safe and effective in OAB treatment. 

This study looked at the safety and effectiveness of collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) and vacuum therapy (VT) to treat Peyronie’s Disease (PD). The study found that CCH and VT could be a safe and effective treatment for PD.

This study looked at how effective erythropoietin mouthwash was at preventing oral mucositis in cancer patients being treated with autologous stem cell transplantation. The study concluded that rinsing with erythropoietin mouthwash can prevent oral mucositis. 

This study looked at the safety and effectiveness of a combination of mirabegron (Myrbetriq) and solifenacin (Vesicare) in treating overactive bladder (OAB). It concluded that the drugs are successful in treating OAB.