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Limit PSA Tests to Younger Men, These Docs Say
Mon, 07 May 2012 15:27:24 -0400
Healthy younger men should be screened regularly for prostate cancer using prostate-specific antigen testing, but older men in poor health should not be, researchers suggested.
Extensive Tests Not Needed for Incontinence Surgery
Wed, 02 May 2012 18:20:50 -0400
For uncomplicated stress urinary incontinence, urodynamic testing doesn't add much to the basic office evaluation, a clinical trial determined.
Adding Chemo to Radiation Cuts Bladder Cancer Recurrence
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:14:18 -0400
Giving combination chemotherapy at the same time as radiation can reduce recurrence in bladder cancer patients, researchers found.
Experts Upbeat on Buffett Cancer Prognosis
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:05:02 -0400
American investor Warren Buffett likely can bank on a cure for his early-stage prostate cancer, experts say.
IMRT Best Option for Prostate Cancer
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:49:45 -0400
For prostate cancer patients, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) may offer better disease control with fewer adverse effects than standard radiation therapy, but proton therapy won't provide additional benefits, researchers found.
Urine Odor Signals UTI in Infants
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:01:00 -0400
Bad-smelling urine is a good predictor of urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants -- better than several other associated predictors, researchers found.
Targeted Drug Active in Refractory Urothelial Ca
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:01:23 -0400
CHICAGO -- Refractory urothelial cancer had meaningful responses in the majority of patients treated with the angiogenesis inhibitor pazopanib, results of a small clinical trial showed.
Clinical Notes: Fusion Drug Staves Off Cancer Progression
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:00:00 -0400
Using trastuzumab to deliver a chemotherapy agent directly to cancer cells appeared to work in a phase III clinical trial. Also this week: failure for mesalamine in diverticulitis and delay for a new COPD drug.
Antibody Helps in Rare Kidney Disorder Cases
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:13:25 -0400
Dense-deposit kidney disease regressed consistently over time during treatment with a monoclonal antibody to complement protein C5, according to three case reports.
Sperm Quality Linked to Dietary Fat
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:01:00 -0400
Men who consumed large quantities of dietary fat had significantly lower sperm production than men who had lower fat intake, results of a clinical study showed.
Less Prostate Ca Seen in Circumcised Men
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:01:00 -0400
Men had a 15% lower risk of prostate cancer if they had been circumcised before first sexual intercourse, data from two case-control studies showed.
BPH Drugs Pose No Threat to Muscle Mass
Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:01:08 -0400
Treatment with a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor did not adversely affect fat-free mass in healthy men given varying doses of testosterone, a randomized trial showed.
Playing Chicken With UTIs
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:29:03 -0400
Contaminated chicken meat may cause some human urinary tract infections, researchers suggested.
Drugs Not Equal Against Bladder Infection
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:56:08 -0400
For uncomplicated bladder infections, cefpodoxime (Vantin) may may not be a good antibiotic alternative to the fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin, a randomized trial suggested.
Sleep Troubles May Up Prostate Cancer Risk
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:04:02 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO -- Severe sleep problems suggestive of insomnia are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer among older men, researchers found.