In 2008-2010, the prevalence of key health behaviors among U.S. adults varied, with about one in five adults current smokers and 62.1% overweight or obese.
Among men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer the risk for other-cause mortality increases with the number of comorbid conditions, particularly in older men.
Short-term therapy with vitamin C at modest doses did not have a clinically significant effect on lowering urate levels in patients with gout.
Pentec Health is recalling unused nutritional prescriptions for renal patients compounded on or before May 2, 2013.
Long-term use of painkillers for back pain is tied to an increased risk of erectile dysfunction.
The FDA has approved Bayer's Xofigo for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer with bone metastases.
Lowering sodium levels to moderate seems to result in improved health outcomes, but the evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms of further lowering levels.
In women with pelvic organ prolapse who undergo abdominal sacrocolpopexy, the failure rates increase with longer follow-up.
The FDA warns the public to stop using three male sexual enhancement products after finding undeclared drug ingredients such as tadalafil.
Most websites promoting testosterone replacement therapy do not mention the risk of side effects.
TriMix has launched TriMix-gel, an erectile dysfunction medication for patients who cannot tolerate self-injection with a needle or have failed PDE5 inhibitor therapy.
Only about a quarter of men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction receive treatment, despite the availability and heavy media promotion of treatments.
The incidence of testicular germ cell tumors increased from 1992-2009, especially among Hispanic men.
Pfizer has launched Viagra home delivery, a new website where patients can fill their Viagra prescriptions from a trusted online source.
Particular gene variants of follicle stimulating hormone and its receptor are associated with significantly reduced fertility in men.
UroSketch 3D, a mobile app from GenomeDx Biosciences, is now available for urologists to help aid patient consultations. The app provides 3D models of the prostate, bladder, and surrounding organs.
Cystaran (cysteamine ophthalmic solution; Sigma-Tau) is the first FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of corneal cystine crystal accumulation in patients with cystinosis.
The FDA has approved Procysbi delayed-release capsules for the treatment of nephropathic cystinosis in patients 6 years or older. The approval is based on data from six clinical trials.
Extracts of saw palmetto berry used at doses of up to 960mg daily appear to be safe over an 18-month period.
The FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or use sexual enhancement products Sex Plus and Zoom-Zooma-Zoom. Laboratory analysis confirmed that the products contain undeclared ingredients such as sildenafil and tadalafil.
Analgesic use before endurance sports can cause serious medical events.
Urine cytology adds little to the diagnostic value of standard hematuria investigations.
For older men with abnormal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, performance of prostate biopsies is uncommon and decreases with advancing age and worsening comorbidity.
Omeros has filed an Application for Orphan Drug Designation with the FDA for OMS721, the lead human monoclonal antibody in Omeros' mannan-binding lectin-associated serine protease-2 program, for use in the treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
For men undergoing routine surgical treatment for localized cancer of the prostate, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy does not result in better functional outcomes compared to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
In a small study, prostatic artery embolization was shown to improve urinary symptoms in men with an enlarged prostate.
Brain injury can directly and indirectly affect important aspects related to sexuality and sexual function.
Regardless of body mass index, higher waist-to-hip ratio -- a measure of central adiposity -- is associated with lower glomerular filtration rate, lower effective renal plasma flow, and higher filtration fraction.
Topical anesthetic agents seem to be effective and are generally well tolerated for patients with premature ejaculation.
The FDA has accepted Otsuka's New Drug Application for priority review for the potential use of tolvaptan in the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). If approved, tolvaptan would become the first pharmaceutical therapy for patients with ADPKD, an inherited genetic disease.
Initiating a statin prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may modestly reduce the risk of acute kidney injury post-CABG, especially in patients over 65 years old.
In patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, intermittent androgen deprivation is associated with slightly, but not significantly, worse survival than continuous androgen deprivation.
Over the last 30 years, the incidence of nephrectomy at post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has steadily declined, most likely due to a combination of factors.
For patients with bladder cancer, genetic variants in the regulator of G-protein signaling pathway are associated with risk, recurrence, progression, and death.
Although no obvious relationship between organic diet during pregnancy and hypospadias has been found, frequent consumption of non-organic high-fat dairy products during pregnancy might be associated with increased odds of hypospadias.
For patients with non-chronic kidney disease, high-potency statin treatment is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for acute kidney injury.
Higher systolic blood pressure visit-to-visit variability is independently associated with overall and cardiovascular mortality in African-Americans with chronic kidney disease.
Measuring the levels of three serum proteins can detect kidney cancer with high accuracy, according to South Korean researchers.
Urinary concentrations of bisphenol A (BPA) are significantly associated with asthma in inner-city children.
Women undergoing repeat midurethral sling procedure have a significantly increased risk of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) failure, but experience greater improvement in urinary symptom-specific quality of life (QOL) than women undergoing a primary procedure.
Pulmonary congestion can predict risk of death and cardiac events in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis.
Online urologic patient education materials (PEMs) are generally written above recommended reading levels.
Due to significant safety concerns, hydroxyethyl starch should not be used for acute volume resuscitation in critically ill patients.
Synthetic cannabinoids, sold under labels such as "synthetic marijuana," "herbal incense," "potpourri," and "spice" have been tied to hospitalizations for unexplained acute kidney injury (AKI) in the United States.
In patients with type 2 diabetes and evidence of kidney injury, supplementation with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) does not reduce urine albumin excretion but is associated with a reduction in certain markers of kidney injury.
Regardless of surgical complexity, most patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) can be discharged in one day.
Compared with standard screening, alternative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening strategies could maintain good prostate cancer detection rates while reducing overdiagnoses and unnecessary biopsies.
At 15 years after diagnosis, disease-specific functional outcomes are not significantly different for men with localized cancer undergoing prostatectomy or radiotherapy.
Merck announced that the FDA has approved Oxytrol for Women (oxybutynin transdermal system), the first over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for overactive bladder in women.
Physicians' practice styles related to informed decision-making for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening are linked to their personal beliefs about screening.
Older individuals are more likely to have atypical presentation with urolithiasis.
A Hematuria Risk Index could identify cancer risk among patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria.
Rates of proteinuric and nonproteinuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD) vary significantly across racial/ethnic groups.
There were reductions in hospital stays for patients undergoing prostatectomy and cystectomy in 2004-2005, compared to those undergoing the procedures in 1992-1993.
The symptoms of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) are widespread among men in the United States.
Although preoperative urodynamic studies frequently change clinical diagnoses, they rarely lead to changes in the surgical or global treatment plans for women with stress urinary incontinence (UI).
For patients with lumbar spondylosis or spondylolisthesis of the lowest lumbar levels who undergo open anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is associated with an increased rate of retrograde ejaculation (RE).
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has accepted for review its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) for the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD).
Initial genitourinary (GU) physical examinations are performed in less than a third of cases prior to requesting a urologic consultation, and this rate is affected by patient age and sex.
Over the last decade there has been a five-fold increase in injuries relating to pubic hair grooming presenting to the emergency department, most of which are due to the use of razors.
From 2000-2009, the incidence of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI) and resulting deaths increased considerably.
For men with urinary tract infection (UTI), longer duration of antibiotic treatment does not reduce recurrence; and treatment of preoperative bacteriuria has no clinical benefit.
For males aged 30-40 years, there is an association between chronic periodontitis (CP) and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction (ED) improves health outcomes for men with comorbid diseases, and vice versa.
For boys with isolated cryptorchidism, there is an almost three-fold increased relative risk of testicular malignancy.
For men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels, the addition of testosterone to sildenafil is not superior to sildenafil alone for improving erectile function.
For patients with bilateral renal masses, nephron sparing surgery (NSS) results in excellent long-term oncological and functional outcomes and survival rates.
Decreased estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) correlate with cognitive decline.
Men whose sperm vary more widely in the length of their component parts have lower concentrations of motile sperm.
Acute genitourinary injuries most commonly occur in males, with the highest prevalence among young adults, and are frequently associated with consumer products such as sporting items.
The correlation between lower income and albuminuria is stronger in blacks than whites, and may be one determinant of racial disparities in albuminuria.
A communication skills workshop for nephrology fellows (NephroTalk), which focuses on delivering bad news and helping patients define care goals, improves the preparedness of nephrology fellows for having difficult discussions with patients.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals announced that it has submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the FDA for Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) for the potential treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD).
Otsuka announced Phase 3 clinical trial results for tolvaptan, an investigational drug for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
Four microRNAs (miRNAs) are differentially expressed in low-grade noninvasive (pTa) and high-grade invasive (pT2-3) urothelial carcinoma, and show potential as diagnostic or prognostic markers.
Frequency of A allele in rs6746030 significantly more common in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.
Being overweight or obese as an adolescent is significantly associated with increased risk for all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Proposed criteria for hypersexual disorder (HD) show high reliability and validity.
For Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, the prevalence and risk factors for sexual dysfunction (SD) vary with age.
Bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in combination with high-intensity diode laser (DL + b-TURP) is feasible for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in large prostates.
Outpatient urological procedures are performed at lower cost in ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices compared to hospitals.
Adults with low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) have increased mortality, regardless of the presence of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60mL/min/1.73m².
Increased carbohydrate intake and dietary glycemic load and increased intake of full-fat dairy products are associated with worse semen quality.
Obesity in young males is associated with low testosterone concentrations.
Stress urinary incontinence treatment with a distal urethral polypropylene sling procedure is associated with excellent long-term efficacy and durability.
For U.S. boys, the mean age for development of secondary sexual characteristics is earlier than reported previously, and varies depending on race.
Astellas Pharma announced that Myrbetriq (mirabegron) extended-release tablets, indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency and urinary frequency, is now available.
Patients undergoing dialysis have an impaired glycocalyx barrier and elevated levels of its constituents in their blood.
For men with high-risk prostate cancer, postoperative radiation after radical prostatectomy is associated with improved biochemical progression-free survival over a median of 10.6 years of follow-up, compared with a wait-and-see policy.
Women consuming higher levels of calcium are at lower risk of primary hyperparathyroidism.
Drinking green tea may play a role in the inhibition of prostate cancer tumor growth.
Higher flavonoid consumption is associated with reduced odds for aggressive prostate cancer.
Over more than a decade of follow-up, daily use of a common multivitamin correlates with a modest reduction in the risk for total cancer occurrence among older men.
For patients undergoing radical prostatectomy, perioperative visual injury (POVI) increased from 2000-2009, with significantly increased rates for robotic-assisted vs. an open approach procedure.
The placement of ureteral stents following uncomplicated ureteroscopic stone removal, without fluoroscopy for image guidance, is feasible and has comparable accuracy and complication rates to that of conventional ureteral stent placement with fluoroscopy.
Despite the link between cigarette smoking and the development of bladder cancer, the prognosis of people with bladder cancer after undergoing a cystectomy is not affected by cigarette smoking.
In men with complete erectile dysfunction (ED), tadalafil 2.5mg and 5mg once-daily result an in intercourse success rate of 32.4% and 46.4%, respectively.
Gene expression signatures can identify men with low- or high-risk advanced prostate cancer.
The rising incidence of anal cancer since 1980 in the United States is strongly impacted by HIV infection in men but not women.
Barriers to implementation of successful home hemodialysis include lack of patient and physician education.