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Dr. Alan Copperman, co-medical director of RMA of New York, and Fertile Hope Advisor joins The Fertility Advisory Committee of The Lance Armstrong Foundation NEW YORK, NY, November 08, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York is proud to announce that Dr.

The McGill University Health Centre and McGill University congratulate Dr. Balfour M. Mount, Founding Director of the Royal Victoria Hospital Palliative Care Service of the MUHC and Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine at McGill University, on his induction into the Academy of Great Montrealers.

The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen velocity and early cancer detection.

The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen velocity and early cancer detection.

Researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center have found a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is safe and may have the potential to reduce cancer recurrence and improve patient survival.

UP Brits could be letting embarrassment prevent them from seeking help for a common problem, according to a new specialist at Southend Hospital .

Epidermal growth factor receptor expression escapes androgen regulation in prostate cancer: a potential molecular switch for tumour growth 1Departments of Biochemistry and Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA 2Division of Urology, Men's Health Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ...

Amylin Pharmaceuticals And Eli Lilly And Company Statement On FDA's BYETTA Injection Update Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Diabetes ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 03 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Eli Lilly and Company issued the following statement ...

Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Immune System / Vaccines ; Melanoma / Skin Cancer Article Date: 02 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research presented at the American Society ...

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Blood / Hematology Article Date: 02 Nov 2009 Affymax, Inc.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 02 Nov 2009 Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death - even compared to patients at the highest level of body fat percentage, according to research presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and ...

Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 31 Oct 2009 Kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them, according to a paper presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 26 Oct 2009 - 4:00 PDT UroToday.com - At the time of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer , a positive surgical margin increases the likelihood of PSA biochemical recurrence .

October 29, 2009, 7:10 AM / The Oct. 22 Another Voice by University of Minnesota professor Gary Schwitzer criticized Roswell Park's prostate cancer awareness campaign for saying too little about the controversy about PSA as a screening test.

The recent article "Robotic surgery may mean big trade-offs" was misleading in several areas.

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Medivation, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a global agreement to develop and commercialize MDV3100, Medivation's investigational drug for the treatment of prostate cancer.

A Pollen Extract In Patients With Inflammatory Chronic Prostatitis-chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - Phase III Study Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology UroToday.com - The prostatitis syndrome is a remarkably prevalent condition, frequently seen by urologists, and with a high impact on life quality.

Data published in Cancer Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, offers new insights into the biology of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.

Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma in women increase the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms, such as incontinence and overactive bladder, a new study finds.

Main Category: Women's Health / Gynecology Also Included In: Breast Cancer ; Cancer / Oncology ; Preventive Medicine Article Date: 22 Oct 2009 - 5:00 PDT The American Cancer Society is working to modify its message about screenings for breast and prostate cancers to say that the benefits of early detection might have been overstated, the New York ...