Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) does not significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality according to evaluation of mortality data in a large registry of men treated for prostate cancer.

ADT is commonly used to treat prostate cancer.  Some studies have shown that it may increase the [...]

The Irish Medicines Board has approved Botulinum toxin type A to treat urinary incontinence management in adults with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO).

Neurogenic detrusor overactivity results from nuerogenic bladder due to multiple sclerosis or stable sub-cervical spinal cord injury.

Allergan Inc. has said that this step is important in securing national licenses in [...]

According to a new report, analysis of 20 to 24 biopsy cores is superior to analysis of 12 to 14 cores for detecting prostate cancer in men who’ve had a normal prostate biopsy in the past.

J. Stephen Jones, M.D., from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio said, “We have shown that transrectal saturation biopsy [...]

Data from a large cohort study showed that smoking’s contribution to bladder cancer risk increased over the past 25 years, and the attributable risk in women caught up with that of men.

Current smokers increased risk of bladder cancer by four times compared to people who never smoked.  The risk among former [...]

Researchers have found that over half of men undergoing radical prostatectomy have unrealistic expectations about some of the outcomes.

Daniela Wittmann, MSW, and colleagues at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan found that despite a pre-operative education program, 61 percent of men expected the same or better admin wrote a new blog post: Botox Approved in Ireland for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence

The Irish Medicines Board has approved Botulinum toxin type A to treat urinary incontinence management in adults with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO).

Neurogenic detrusor overactivity results from nuerogenic bladder due to multiple sclerosis or stable sub-cervical spinal cord injury.

Allergan Inc. has said that this step is important in securing national licenses in [...]

]]> 831dee46833f2354c66754233bec0986 http://bph.webphysicians.org/2012/01/17/saturation-biopsy-detects-more-cancers/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:47:20 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Saturation Biopsy Detects More Cancers

According to a new report, analysis of 20 to 24 biopsy cores is superior to analysis of 12 to 14 cores for detecting prostate cancer in men who’ve had a normal prostate biopsy in the past.

J. Stephen Jones, M.D., from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio said, “We have shown that transrectal saturation biopsy [...]

]]> b4753514e80a7ea5cdfb53ff108f71a8 http://urology.webphysicians.org/2012/01/17/stem-cell-injections-better-than-collagen-injections-in-treating-stress-urinary-incontinence/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:28:31 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Stem Cell Injections Better than Collagen Injections in Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence

A new study from Austria has found that injections of stem cells and other cells obtained from a woman’s own body can treat stress urinary incontinence with dramatically better results than conventional collagen injections.

These results mimic those from U.S. research that is underway and might also be long-lasting.

The study appears in [...]

]]> 9566983b968b72a3c75703a16527fed5 http://bladder.webphysicians.org/2012/01/16/study-finds-strong-association-between-smoking-and-risk-for-bladder-cancer/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:50:40 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Study Finds Strong Association Between Smoking and Risk for Bladder Cancer

Data from a large cohort study showed that smoking’s contribution to bladder cancer risk increased over the past 25 years, and the attributable risk in women caught up with that of men.

Current smokers increased risk of bladder cancer by four times compared to people who never smoked.  The risk among former [...]

]]> 694318506f27438568480ec8a76096ca http://chronicprostatitis.webphysicians.org/2012/01/16/no-significant-association-found-between-androgen-deprivation-therapy-and-cardiovascular-death/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:03:32 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: No Significant Association Found Between Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Cardiovascular Death

Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) does not significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular mortality according to evaluation of mortality data in a large registry of men treated for prostate cancer.

ADT is commonly used to treat prostate cancer.  Some studies have shown that it may increase the [...]

]]> 9d3639f3ebff773b33555490f3ab2d93 http://urology.webphysicians.org/2012/01/10/sacral-neuromodulation-treats-refractory-idiopathic-urge-urinary-incontinence/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:58:07 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Sacral Neuromodulation Treats Refractory Idiopathic Urge Urinary Incontinence

According to Dutch researchers, sacral neuromodulation could be a safe, if impermanent, way to treat refractory idiopathic urge urinary incontinence.

Sacral neuromodulation, also known as sacral nerve stimulation, involves the implantation of a programmable stimulator subcutaneously which delivers low amplitude electrical stimulation through a lead to the sacral nerve, usually accessed via [...]

]]> 7a106a0d049c11d84326d706106274d3 http://bladder.webphysicians.org/2012/01/09/stem-cell-injections-better-than-collagen-injections-in-treating-stress-urinary-incontinence/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:30:51 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Stem Cell Injections Better than Collagen Injections in Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence

A new study from Austria has found that injections of stem cells and other cells obtained from a woman’s own body can treat stress urinary incontinence with dramatically better results than conventional collagen injections.

These results mimic those from U.S. research that is underway and might also be long-lasting.

The study appears in [...]

]]> c2f5f3fe86a3994418776d914768643f http://chronicprostatitis.webphysicians.org/2012/01/09/pre-op-counseling-for-prostate-surgery-not-effective/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:23:29 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Pre-op Counseling For Prostate Surgery Not Effective

Researchers have found that over half of men undergoing radical prostatectomy have unrealistic expectations about some of the outcomes.

Daniela Wittmann, MSW, and colleagues at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan found that despite a pre-operative education program, 61 percent of men expected the same or better admin wrote a new blog post: Pre-op Counseling For Prostate Surgery Not Effective

Researchers have found that over half of men undergoing radical prostatectomy have unrealistic expectations about some of the outcomes.

Daniela Wittmann, MSW, and colleagues at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan found that despite a pre-operative education program, 61 percent of men expected the same or better admin wrote a new blog post: Saturation Biopsy Detects More Cancers

According to a new report, analysis of 20 to 24 biopsy cores is superior to analysis of 12 to 14 cores for detecting prostate cancer in men who’ve had a normal prostate biopsy in the past.

J. Stephen Jones, M.D., from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio said, “We have shown that transrectal saturation biopsy [...]

]]> 556d531de4ab7f576c0b9a58703182e2 http://bladder.webphysicians.org/2012/01/02/sacral-neuromodulation-treats-refractory-idiopathic-urge-urinary-incontinence/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:00:34 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Sacral Neuromodulation Treats Refractory Idiopathic Urge Urinary Incontinence

According to Dutch researchers, sacral neuromodulation could be a safe, if impermanent, way to treat refractory idiopathic urge urinary incontinence.

Sacral neuromodulation, also known as sacral nerve stimulation, involves the implantation of a programmable stimulator subcutaneously which delivers low amplitude electrical stimulation through a lead to the sacral nerve, usually accessed via [...]

]]> 04b14c5d8b6bfdec083be6bae1e9aa76 http://urology.webphysicians.org/2011/12/27/surgery-improves-longevity-and-quality-of-life-for-ct3-prostate-cancer-patients/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:08:42 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Surgery Improves Longevity and Quality of Life for cT3 Prostate Cancer Patients

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, a leading nonprofit institution providing medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life based in Rochester, Minnesota, have found that long-term survival rates for patients with advanced prostate cancer suggest that they can be good candidates for surgery.  The research team found [...]

]]> 46a7f79fe503ed2b6db34004de680f86 http://bph.webphysicians.org/2011/12/27/alpha-blocker-improves-symptoms-of-chronic-prostatitis/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:09:37 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Alpha Blocker Improves Symptoms of Chronic Prostatitis

Recent findings show that treatment with a specific alpha blocker helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).  This alpha-blocker, called silodosin, works by selectively relaxing the muscles in the neck of the urinary bladder and [...]

]]> 2966cc07245fa094f289631354cb04e3 http://bladder.webphysicians.org/2011/12/26/new-blood-cleaning-procedure-allows-kidney-patients-to-receive-transplant-with-different-blood-type/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:35:00 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: New Blood Cleaning Procedure Allows Kidney Patients to Receive Transplant with Different Blood Type

For the first time in North America, a Canadian hospital used a new blood-cleaning procedure for a kidney patient that will allow him to receive a transplant from a donor with a different blood type.

Kidney transplants involving a donor and recipient with different blood types are rare.  Most people have natural antibodies in [...]

]]> 8f3facff5f84fb998aa6b5da2dc0b506 http://chronicprostatitis.webphysicians.org/2011/12/26/weight-loss-increases-libido-in-obese-men-with-type-2-diabetes/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:58:42 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Weight Loss Increases Libido in Obese Men with Type 2 Diabetes

A small Australian clinical study showed that sexual function improved significantly and quickly in obese men with type 2 diabetes after weight loss with reduced-calorie diets.  For 31 men who lost five percent to ten percent of their body weight in eight weeks, erectile function, sexual desire, and urinary symptoms all [...]

]]> bda427bce19017a53a583a5cc6c2d3d3 http://urology.webphysicians.org/2011/12/20/reprogrammed-kidney-cells-could-make-transplants-and-dialysis-obsolete/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:59:07 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Reprogrammed Kidney Cells Could Make Transplants and Dialysis Obsolete

A recently published article in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN) indicates that patients’ own kidney cells can be gathered and reprogrammed, which means that in the future, fewer patients with kidney disease would need complicated, expensive procedures that affect their quality of life.

Sharon Ricardo, PhD, from Monash University [...]

]]> 2cd6aa426517663dc7453c783d18d1d0 http://bph.webphysicians.org/2011/12/20/no-relationship-between-small-prostate-size-and-high-grade-cancer/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:55:48 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: No Relationship Between Small Prostate Size and High Grade Cancer

Previously, radical prostatectomy series have shown an inverse relationship between prostate size and high grade cancer.  It was suggested that smaller sized prostates arise in a low androgen environment, which enables development of more aggressive cancer.  A recent study by a team of authors from Stanford [...]

]]> 9f96ad5d2e13119b5e713e6c0c09092a http://chronicprostatitis.webphysicians.org/2011/12/19/prostate-cancer-vaccine-fights-tumors-without-damaging-healthy-tissue-in-mice/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:36:31 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Prostate Cancer Vaccine Fights Tumors Without Damaging Healthy Tissue In Mice

Researchers have developed a vaccine that destroys even advanced prostate tumors without any side effects.  The vaccine has only been shown to work in mice, but the researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota and at the University of Leeds in England hope that the treatment can someday work [...]

]]> 858c44ec35172e0af1d6ef2b1d4d4f73 http://bladder.webphysicians.org/2011/12/19/pre-surgery-protocol-for-hard-to-match-kidney-transplant-patients-improves-survival-chances/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:20:25 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Pre-surgery Protocol for Hard-to-Match Kidney Transplant Patients Improves Survival Chances

A new Johns Hopkins study has found that candidates for kidney transplant who are hard-to-match and who receive a treatment designed to make their bodies more accepting of incompatible organs are twice as likely to survive eight years after transplant surgery as those who stay on dialysis for years awaiting compatible organs.  The [...]

]]> 86ebd8567ee0f8a62732701abdefd75a http://urology.webphysicians.org/2011/12/13/rectal-injuries-during-treatment-for-prostate-cancer-reduced-by-tissue-spacers/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:36:46 -0800 admin wrote a new blog post: Rectal Injuries During Treatment for Prostate Cancer Reduced by Tissue Spacers

Recent research has found that injecting a tissue space in the prostate-rectal inter-space is an effective way to reduce the rectal dose for prostate cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.  These results were presented at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta, sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology [...]

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