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Urology News

News on Urology continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

9 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Study Confirms That Levitra On Demand Is Effective In Patients...

Main Category: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Men's health ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 26 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT A study published in the ...

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Related Topix: Italy, Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Health, Erectile Dysfunction

22 hrs ago | Ledger Dispatch

Drug dramatically shrinks prostate tumors, study finds

An experimental cancer drug shrank prostate tumors dramatically and more than doubled survival in 70 percent to 80 percent of patients with aggressive cancers, British researchers reported Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Health, Cancer, Breast Cancer

Fri Jul 25, 2008

WIS-TV Columbia

Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones

Men over 40 may want to avoid iced tea and start hitting the lemonade if they wish to lower their risk of kidney stones, according to experts.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Drink, Soft Drinks

MediLexicon

Comparison Of Postoperative Pain, Convalescence, And Patient...

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 24 Jul 2008 UroToday.com - In this study of 58 laparoscopic cryoablations, 20 percutaneous cryoablations, and 15 ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

MediLexicon

Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate Role In Patients With...

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 24 Jul 2008 UroToday.com - In the online edition of European Urology , Dr.

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Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Health, Medicine

Thu Jul 24, 2008

NBC Channel 5

Iced Tea Could Raise Risk Of Kidney Stones

There may be a hidden health danger in a popular summertime beverage. Doctors at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood say iced tea contains high levels of a chemical that leads to kidney stones, a common ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago Metro, Drink, Soft Drinks

MediLexicon

Urinary Tract Infection Incidence In Children After Successful...

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 24 Jul 2008 UroToday.com - Dr.

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Related Topix: Medicine

MediLexicon

Kidney Cancer Patients Find Hope In Everolimus

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 24 Jul 2008 Everolimus, also called Certican, can stall progression of for patients with renal cell carcinoma ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Kidney Cancer, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Canada,

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Newswise

Iced Tea's Hidden Risk of Painful Kidney Stones

Mark Mulac was once an "avid lover" of iced tea, downing up to six glasses a day of the popular summertime thirst-quencher. "I was a junkie on a bender.

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Related Topix: Brookfield, IL, Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago Metro, Maywood, IL

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Experimental drug 'spectacularly effective' against prostate tumors

An experimental cancer drug shrank prostate tumors dramatically and more than doubled survival in 70 percent to 80 percent of patients with aggressive cancers, British researchers reported Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oncology, Health, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cancer

La Crosse Tribune

Gundersen surgeons will get some help from robots

Gundersen Lutheran soon will be using the newest and most advanced robotic surgical assistant technology to provide the least invasive surgery for prostate and gynecological cancers.

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Related Topix: Rochester Metro, Rochester, MN, Science / Technology, Robots, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Surgery

The West Australian

Experts herald new prostate cancer drug

An experimental prostate cancer drug which looks to add years of life to men with advanced disease has been heralded as "sensational" by Australian experts.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Oncology

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Earth Times

HealthTronics Acquires UroPath, LLC

AUSTIN, Texas - HealthTronics, Inc. , a leading provider of urology services and products, today announced that it has acquired UroPath, LLC for $7.5 million.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Medicine, Medical Equipment, HealthTronics Surgical Services, Healthcare Industry, Medicare, Healthcare Law, Law

MediLexicon

Bladder-Sparing Therapy For Muscle-Infiltrating Bladder Cancer

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 19 Jul 2008 UroToday.com - Muscle infiltrating bladder cancer is a life-threatening disease.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, bladder cancer, Health

Sun Jul 20, 2008

MediLexicon

Intravenous Gammaglobulin (IVIG) Plus Rituximab Improves Chances For...

Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 16 Jul 2008 A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center improves transplant rates and outcomes for ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Nebraska System, Medical Center (University of Nebraska System)

Sat Jul 19, 2008

HON

Health Highlights: July 17, 2008

Senate Bill Would Relax U.S. Ban on Visitors With HIV E. coli Outbreak in Beef May Have Widened to 5 States Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: A ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Health

Fri Jul 18, 2008

MediLexicon

Sacral Neuromodulation For The Dysfunctional Elimination Syndrome: A...

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 18 Jul 2008 UroToday.com - A study out of the Mayo Clinic by Dr.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

HealthCentral

Racial disparity seen in prostate cancer treatment

Black men with early prostate cancer may be less likely to receive aggressive treatment than their white counterparts, a small study has found.

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Related Topix: African-American, Prostate Cancer, Health, Cancer, Medicine

Newswise

Defining the Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A New Beginning

A group of international experts in urology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, rheumatology, epidemiology, behavioral science and other disciplines convened with a goal of re-characterizing the two most ...

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Related Topix: Gastroenterology, Medicine, Bethesda, MD, Interstitial Cystitis, Health

Medical News Today

Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial Of PROVENGE In Patients With...

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 17 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT Dendreon Corporation ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Dendreon

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