A new study examined the absolute and relative risk of urogenital, colorectal, and neurological cancers after a diagnosis of AUR. Higher risk was generally confined to the first 3 months after ...

AHA: Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Resistant Hypertension Normal stress can induce sodium retention, and a urine test can be used to identify those who may be at increased risk for cardiovascular ...

Urine tests can detect alcohol metabolites in your system long after you’ve had your last drink. When your body processes alcohol, it produces alcohol metabolites. These metabolites stick around in ...

Some people are more likely to have protein in their urine. If your doctor does a routine dipstick protein urine test, you might need to do a 24-hour urine protein test. What Is a 24-Hour Urine ...

People with spina bifida often have neurogenic bladder, a condition that occurs due to nerve damage. If you have neurogenic bladder, you can leak urine, retain urine, or both. Treatment is necessary ...

Alzheimer's is a slow-moving neurodegenerative disease. Decades can pass before clinical symptoms appear, and even when they do it's challenging to identify the disease in patients with mild cognitive ...

An alcohol urine test involves a lab testing a person’s urine sample for the presence of alcohol. Three types of this test exist. One measures unmetabolized alcohol, while the others measure two of ...

A cortisol urine test enables a doctor to measure the amount of cortisol present in a person’s urine. Cortisol urine tests can help with the diagnosis of various medical conditions. A doctor will ...