Free Bladder Health Screening

WATERBURY — The Be Well Center of Waterbury Hospital and Connecticut Center for Continence will hold a free bladder health screening on Thursday, November 16, from 5 to 7 pm at the Brass Mill Mall.

The Center is located on the upper level, near the food court and Sears. Participants will have a free bladder screening and consultation, complete a questionnaire and urinalysis. For more information or to register, call 203/575-0730.

Urinary incontinence, or the lack of bladder control, affects more than 10 million Americans, of which 85 percent are female. Despite the cure or significant improvement in 90 percent of patients who undergo some form of treatment, many sufferers are not receiving treatment. Americans spend more than $10 billion on products to help them cope with or hide the problem.