Nutritional Interventions Could Benefit Chronic Kidney Disease
Dietary interventions may be used for conservative uremia management and to delay or prevent dialysis therapy, say the authors of the review.
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FDA Approves First Generic Version of ED Drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic version of Viagra (sildenafil citrate; Pfizer) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Survey Shows Significant Gender Wage Gap for Urologists
After adjustment for multiple factors, female urologists are significantly less compensated than males, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology.
Women Less Likely Than Men to Get Urologist Referral for Hematuria
Women with hematuria were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new study.
Non-Invasive Blood Test to Detect Prostate Cancer
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics announced the launch of Prostate Health Index (phi), a non-invasive blood test for detecting prostate cancer.
PSA Screening Decreased Since USPSTF Recommendations
Prostate-specific antigen screening has decreased since publication of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations against screening
For Prostate Cancer, SBRT Less Costly, More Toxic Than IMRT
For patients with prostate cancer, stereotactic body radiation therapy is less expensive than intensity-modulated radiation therapy, but is associated with more genitourinary toxicity.
Urinary Tract Infections in Older Women: A Review
Importance: Asymptomatic bacteriuria and symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older women are commonly encountered in outpatient practice. Results: The clinical spectrum of UTIs ranges from asymptomatic bacteriuria, to symptomatic and recurrent UTIs, to sepsis associated with UTI requiring …
IDSA: Drugs for Urinary Tract Infections
The most recent guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and its European counterpart on the choice of antimicrobials for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in non-pregnant women focus on the unnecessary use of fluoroquinolones to treat …
