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Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center has formed an affiliation with Arkansas Children s Hospital, a partnership that will start with pediatric urology. Beginning in October, doctors from Cincinnati Children s will commute to Arkansas one day each month to perform urological surgical procedures. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Job Information: Sr. Professional Representative Urology - Jacks Sep 24, 2008
In the U.S., our five-year plan calls for intense focus on five key therapeutic areas - Cardiology, Dermatology, Immunology, Infectious Disease and Urology - which will help lead to becoming a globally competitive company respected for our knowledge and innovation in established franchises ... Astellas is announcing an Sr. Professional Representative - Urology opportunity in Jackson, MS.. (The Clarion-Ledger)
EDAP Expands Global Sales Force Sep 24, 2008
He has more than 20 years of successful experience in the urology field working for Dornier, one of the world's largest lithotripsy players. Nicolas Poutrain newly joined the Lyon-based Sales team as the Export Sales Manager for Spain and Latin America. (Primezone Releases)
Bladder cancer detected via amplified gene in cells found in urine Sep 24, 2008
"We have further clarified the role that the Aurora kinase A gene (AURKA) plays in this misaggregation of chromosomes in bladder cancer. "As a biomarker, Aurora kinase A can detect bladder cancer in voided urine with high degrees of sensitivity and specificity," Czerniak said. Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the United States, with an estimated 68,000 new cases and about 14,000 deaths annually. It is usually diagnosed after a patient has symptoms by biopsy of tissue removed... (EurekAlert!)
New Urine Test ID's Prostate Cancer Sep 23, 2008
"The beauty of this test is it seems to be independent of the BPH component," Mark Emberton, MD, of the Institute of Urology at University College London, tells WebMD. "But it is not a perfect test. It does not rule out -- or rule in -- clinically meaningful disease." ... The PCA3 gene was discovered by Marion Bussemakers, PhD, while she was working in the laboratory of William B. Isaacs, PhD, professor of urology and oncology at Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute. (Yahoo News -- Prostate Cancer)
Frederick H. Albrink Sep 23, 2008
Metropolitan Urology sells S. Indiana radiation clinic - Business First of Louisville ... Metropolitan Urology sells S. Indiana radiation clinic. (Louisville Business First, KY)
American Urological Association releases best practice statement on cryosurgery Sep 22, 2008
Clinicians using cryosurgery are advised to review this best practice statement, which is published in the November 2008 issue of The Journal of Urology ... The panel, chaired by Richard J. Babaian, MD, Professor of Urology and Director, Prostate Cancer Detection Clinic, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, carefully reviewed findings published in the medical literature from 2000 to 2008, shared their expert opinions and experience treating several thousands of... (EurekAlert!)
Campaign to promote organ donation gains momentum Sep 21, 2008
With the passing of the Transplant of Human Organs Act 1994, the concept of cadaver organ donation i.e. retrieval of organs from brain-dead persons has become legal, but inspite of that, hardly any cadaver organ donation takes place, said Dr Baldev Singh Aulakh, Chief Transplant Surgeon, Professor of Urology at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital on Saturday. He explained that a very large number of patients die every year due to organ failure and transplantation is the only treatment... (Indian Express)
Prostate Cancer Genes Behave Like Those In Embryo Sep 20, 2008
Though researchers noticed these similarities as far back as the 1920s, the sophisticated technology necessary to test the relationships between development and cancer didn't exist until recently, says David Berman, M.D., associate professor of pathology, oncology and urology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In a new study published online this week in Oncogene, Berman and his team used new gene-profiling technology to compare the normally developing prostate in mice to human prostate... (Science Daily)
Astellas Pharma to pay Maxygen $10M in autoimmune license deal Sep 20, 2008
Astellas focuses on treatments in infectious diseases, diabetes, cardiology, urology and organ transplantation. San Francisco Business Times. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Board Certification Turns 75 Sep 19, 2008
The 24 Member Boards that make up the ABMS Board Enterprise covers over 145 medical specialties and subspecialties include: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Dermatology, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Neurological Surgery, American Board of Nuclear Medicine,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Verathon(R) Introduces GlideScope(R) Video Laryngoscopes for Preterm & Neonatal Patients, Enabling Quick Intubation Sep 18, 2008
The brand is found in over 60 countries in Urology and Primary Care practices, as well as Acute Care and Extended Care facilities. With the January 2006 acquisition of Saturn Biomedical Systems in Vancouver, Canada, Verathon(R) entered Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency markets with the GlideScope(R) Video Laryngoscope (GVL(R)) brand. (PR Newswire)
Female Incontinence a Prevalent Problem Sep 18, 2008
Said Dr. Victor Nitti, vice chairman of urology at New York University Langone Medical Center: "I don't think there's any question that pelvic floor disorders are underreported. Some women are embarrassed, and some think they're a normal part of aging. Either way, it's not something women will often report spontaneously.". The new study, published in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewed data from almost 2,000 women over the age of 20 who had... (MEDLINEplus)
New Treatment For Prostate Cancer Pioneered Sep 17, 2008
Dr. Laurence Klotz, chief of urology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and a professor at the University of Toronto, says that a noninvasive therapy for early, localized prostate cancer could improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of men. "The key to effective noninvasive treatment is accurate imaging of the target organ and of the effects of the treatment on tissue. In that respect, MR-guided ultrasound has many potential advantages over transrectal ultrasound-guided focused... (Science Daily)
Urodynamix Submits 510(k) Filing to FDA for Second Generation Bladder Monitor Sep 17, 2008
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 17, 2008) - Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: - ) today announced that it has submitted a 510(k) filing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its second-generation UroNIRS 2000 Bladder Monitor System - a non-invasive medical device that uses near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to diagnose lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a urology office setting ... This will allow Urodynamix to broaden distribution of its UroNIRS... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
A Specialty Transforms (1 Letter) Sep 17, 2008
Re Urology Field Slowly Altered, by Women (Sept. 9): Whoa. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Loma Linda University Medical Center Offers Tips to Help Men Understand and Prevent Prostate Cancer Sep 16, 2008
LLUMC is taking telephone appointments for screenings at 1-800-78-CANCER. The call center will put callers in touch with the urology clinic to set up an appointment. TYPES OF TREATMENTS The survival rate for men diagnosed early with prostate cancer has increased dramatically over the last two decades, due to earlier detection, advanced detection capabilities and an expanding range of new therapies. (PR Newswire)
IT 'Clicks' Healthcare Sep 15, 2008
However, currently, the limiting factor is lack of the domain knowledge and overview to utilise these innovations to deliver the most effective and efficient solution," opines Dr Gupta. Also, the lack of integrated information across the enterprise (lack of data sharing across departments and applications and lack of collaboration across various stakeholders in healthcare are few main intimidating issues present in the Indian healthcare today. "The other big challenge has been to design an EMR... (Express Healthcare Management)
RMC considers 6 percent rate increase in 2009 Sep 14, 2008
In 2009, the hospital will focus on recruiting doctors in a number of areas, including gastroenterology, general surgery, emergency medicine and urology. With total operating expenses budgeted at $178. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The pepperoni pizza hypothesis Sep 12, 2008 EDAP Installs First Ablatherm Robotic HIFU Device in the Netherlands Continuing European Expansion Sep 10, 2008 DiagnoCure announces third quarter 2008 results Sep 9, 2008 Young, childless, and snipped Sep 9, 2008 Will The 'Bare Below The Elbows' Rule For Doctors Cut Infection Rates Or Just Patient Confidence? Sep 9, 2008 Urology Field Slowly Altered, by Women Sep 9, 2008 Painkillers Lower PSA Test Readings Sep 8, 2008 Common painkillers lower levels of prostate cancer biomarker Sep 8, 2008 Men's Health Day Sep 5, 2008 Second Site For Prostate Cancer Gene Found Sep 5, 2008 Height May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests Sep 5, 2008 Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability Sep 5, 2008 More of this story Sep 4, 2008 Nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma: is routine early follow-up imaging necessary? Sep 4, 2008 Bismarck Tribune Breaking News Iraqi boy gets help in Bismarck Sep 1, 2008 'Guardian, friend and protector' Aug 30, 2008 Environment: Johnson unveils secret weapon in war on climate ... Aug 30, 2008 Satisfaction And Regret After Radical Prostatectomy Procedures Studied Aug 29, 2008 International Journal of Impotence Research Aug 29, 2008 Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases Aug 29, 2008 Gastroenterology and hepatology Aug 29, 2008 Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine Aug 29, 2008 Kidney International Aug 29, 2008 Parents, don't let frosh week ache Aug 29, 2008 Robot removes kidney Aug 29, 2008 Diseased Kidney Surgically Removed Using 3-D Robotics Through Single Incision Aug 26, 2008 Kidneys With Small Tumors Okay for Transplantation Aug 26, 2008 Bioniche Animal Health Immunotherapy Now Listed as "Organic" for Use in Cattle Aug 25, 2008 Never too old to face this gang Aug 23, 2008 Steroid Ointment Eases Boys' Tight Foreskin Aug 23, 2008 Male Infertility Fix Works for Men over 40 Aug 22, 2008 Why a common treatment for prostate cancer ultimately fails Aug 22, 2008 Impotence Drug Eases Prostate Problems Aug 21, 2008 New Urine Test ID's Prostate Cancer Aug 21, 2008 Obese Prostate Cancer Patients May Benefit More From Brachytherapy Aug 21, 2008 New prostate cancer radiation treatment increases accuracy Aug 21, 2008 EDAP Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Aug 21, 2008 Clinical fluid disposal system could save 30m Aug 21, 2008 Impotence drug treats prostate enlargement: study Aug 19, 2008 ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Aug 19, 2008 Tadalafil shows promise for relief of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with BPH Aug 19, 2008 Urologists report success using robot-assisted surgery for urinary abnormality Aug 19, 2008 Medical Watch: Many man don't talk about erectile dysfunction Aug 15, 2008 Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men Aug 15, 2008 Texas man to head Wake Forest Baptist Medical Aug 14, 2008 Specialty Surgery Center to Partner With Surgical Care Affiliates Aug 12, 2008 Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer Aug 11, 2008 Study finds more PSA screening awareness needed among high-risk groups Aug 11, 2008 Stars Sign the Night Away for City of Hope, Texas Instruments at Teen Choice Awards 2008 Aug 8, 2008 Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets Aug 8, 2008 PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers Aug 8, 2008 Project Access of Northern Virginia Provides Specialty Health Care to Those in Need Aug 7, 2008 Delay in Body Growth Linked to Prostate Cancer Aug 7, 2008 Panel Urges End to Prostate Screenings for Men Over 75 Aug 6, 2008 Robots in the OR a growing trend Aug 6, 2008 Exposure To Agent Orange Linked To Prostate Cancer In Vietnam Veterans Aug 6, 2008 Erectile Dysfunction May Be "Normal" with Age Aug 6, 2008 Panel questions prostate test Aug 5, 2008 Virginia Hospital Center Opens Child Care Center for Employees and Community Aug 5, 2008 PhotoMedex to buy Photo Therapeutics Aug 5, 2008 VA to build massive clinic Aug 5, 2008 Stop prostate exams at age 75, federal panel recommends Aug 5, 2008 New Male Circumcision Device For HIV Prevention Aug 5, 2008 Agent Orange Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer Aug 5, 2008 Russia: Skinhead gang accused of killing 20 in Moscow Aug 4, 2008
"This disease has a devastating effect on people's lives," said David Klumpp, principal investigator and assistant professor of urology at the Feinberg School ... The paper is published in the September issue of Nature Clinical Practice Urology. (EurekAlert!)
Gustav tangles medical industry Sep 10, 2008
The ER and specialty clinics such as orthopedics and urology should be open on the first floor by Friday or Monday. OB-GYN and chemo clinics are open now. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Dr. Harald Janssen, Head of the Urology Deptartment at Amphia Ziekenhis Hospital, in Breda, Netherlands, commented, ``The Ablatherm device will enable our center to be at the forefront of the treatment of prostate cancer with the latest technologies. I have been impressed with the technology and the minimally invasive approach of the Ablatherm-HIFU system. (Primezone Releases)
The value and performance of the PCA3 test were once again featured in one important article published in May in the Journal of Urology ... In its June edition, the European Urology Journal published an article on the clinical utility of the PCA3 urine test in repeated biopsy cases. (PR Newswire)
"I jokingly tell patients it's like buying a gun in Chicago," says Dr. Lawrence Ross, professor of urology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "You can go look at the gun but you can't buy it right away.". (CNN)
That s the question posed by urology consultant Mr Adam Jones from the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK, in the September issue of BJU International. Charting the history and attire of surgeons from the early nineteenth century, he points out that it is hard to find significant evidence that the bare below the elbows rule outside the operating theatre will reduce hospital-acquired infections like MRSA and C.difficile. (Science Daily)
The urology rotation during my third year of medical school might best be described as a boys club, often characterized by infighting, one-upmanship and sexual humor ... So imagine my surprise when a female medical student recently told me that she loved her urology rotation, in which she found the doctors to be especially humanistic and caring ... It turns out that the field of urology is undergoing a gender transformation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
(SOURCES: Eric A. Singer, M.D., chief resident, urology, University of Rochester, N.Y.; Len Lichtenfeld, M.D., deputy chief medical officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; Sept. 8, 2008, Cancer) ... "This raises questions that will have to be answered in a larger clinical trial," said Dr. Eric A. Singer, chief resident in urology at the University of Rochester, New York, and lead author of the report, which is in the Sept. 8 issue of Cancer. (Health-Finder)
"We showed that men who regularly took certain medications like aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDS, had a lower serum PSA level," said first author Eric A. Singer, M.D., M.A., a urology resident at the University of Rochester Medical Center ... "More than anything, these findings underscore the importance for doctors to know what medications their patients are on," said Singer, who is chief Urology resident at the University of Rochester Medical Center ... " ###... (EurekAlert!)
One of the top robotic surgeons in the U.S., Jean V. Joseph, MD, Associate Professor of Urology is in 13WHAM's studio to talk about at U of R Medical Center - Kornberg Medical Research Building on Friday September 12. During the event Dr. Joseph will provide hands-on demonstrations of robotic surgery. (WOKR13 Rochester)
D., from the Department of Urology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, and Henrik Gr. nberg, M.D., Ph. (Science Daily)
" "I don't think that this study convinces me, or makes me conclude that height in and of itself is a risk factor, and we should start screening earlier in men who are above a certain height," he said. Dr. Stephen Freedland, an associate professor of urology and pathology and director of outcomes and translational research at the Duke Prostate Center at Duke University Medical Center, thinks other risk factors for prostate cancer are much more important than height. "This is something I'd hate... (MEDLINEplus)
199 and is ranked by the Thomson ISI Journal Citation Reports as the #1 urology publication in the Urology/Nephrology category worldwide. For more info, please visit. (EurekAlert!)
Dr. Erik Enquist of Champion Urology will discuss the latest screening and treatment options for prostate cancer on Thursday, Sept. 4 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Henry J. Nardone Conference Center at The Westerly Hospital, 25 Wells St., Westerly, R.I. Free PSA screenings will also be offered. This free program is part of the Hospital's Health for Life Community Education series. (Westerly Sun, RI)
BMC Urology 2008, 8:11doi:10. 1186/1471-2490-8-11. (BioMed Central)
Mohammed can't get the surgery he needs at home for a urology birth defect. But one of the outcomes of the War on Terror is a process that made it possible for children like Mohammed to come to the United States. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
opportunity to have a strong clinical practice while working in an academic environment in an accredited urology residency program affiliated with west virginia. wv. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Environment: Johnson unveils secret weapon in war on climate change - the roof garden. London mayor announces plan to soak up rainwater; Strategy outlined to deal with heatwaves and floods. (guardian.co.uk)
European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, will be publishing an article by J.W. Moul et al. comparing differences in satisfaction and regret between patients who underwent open retropubic radical prostatectomy and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. See also. (Science Daily)
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"They want to parent their kids; they want to share that experience," says Dr. Tripp, who teaches in the departments of psychology, anesthesiology and urology. "This is a chance to show their love, and perhaps their authority.". (Globe and Mail -- Business)
"This is the first time that a robot has been used to remove a kidney through a single incision," said Mani Menon, director of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Health System. "We expect robotic instruments to be designed specifically for performing single-incision surgeries.". (EETimes)
28, 2001) The Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital is the first center in the country to routinely perform surgery using a robotic system for the treatment of prostate cancer. With this robotic. (Science Daily)
SOURCE: BJU (British Journal of Urology) International, July 2008. Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
A distinct and more advanced Bioniche technology that also uses mycobacterial cell walls - Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex (MCC) - is currently undergoing Phase III clinical testing in human patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer in 31 North American urology centres. Recognized experts in organic dairy and beef operations are pleased to have recourse to Immunoboost for the treatment of calf scours. (Canada Newswire)
The 90-year-old from Double Bay, who still works as a urology consultant, is officially the oldest Australian on Facebook and leads a surge of silver surfers turning to the web to stay connected with the outside world. Far from retired, Dr Jacobs is the medical director at the Advanced Medical Institute and still works from home. (The Age, Australia -- Technology)
The success rate, defined as moderate-to-no phimosis, was about 85 percent in both groups, the physicians report in the medical journal Urology ... SOURCE: Urology, July 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
There were no significant differences in the improvement in semen quality, the need for in vitro fertization, or pregnancy rates between older and younger men who underwent varicocelectomy, as the procedure is called, the team reports in the medical journal Urology ... SOURCE: Urology, July 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
"When the receptor is very active in the mustache area, more hair grows. When it's very active on the top of the skull, toward the front, hair falls out and men become bald. And the hair on the back of the head is insensitive to the receptor. The effects of hormones depend on the location. "We found that the same is true within the cells of the prostate itself," said Chang, who is a faculty member in the departments of Urology and Pathology and the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. Chang says it's... (EurekAlert!)
The results will appear in the October edition of The Journal of Urology. By Kelley Colihan Reviewed by Louise Chang2005-2008 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. (CBS News)
"The beauty of this test is it seems to be independent of the BPH component," Mark Emberton, MD, of the Institute of Urology at University College London, tells WebMD. "But it is not a perfect test. It does not rule out -- or rule in -- clinically meaningful disease." ... The PCA3 gene was discovered by Marion Bussemakers, PhD, while she was working in the laboratory of William B. Isaacs, PhD, professor of urology and oncology at Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute. (Yahoo News -- Prostate Cancer)
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital departments of radiation oncology and urology and the Boston Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology, both in Boston, sought to determine if the same problems were seen in overweight and obese men treated with brachytherapy. The study analyzed 374 prostate cancer patients who were treated with brachytherapy from 1996 to 2001, and researchers found that the six-year PSA failure rate for men who were overweight or obese was no higher than... (Science Daily)
For information specific to prostate cancer or prostate cancer treatments, contact Mason City Clinic Urology at 641-422-6700 or Mercy Cancer Center at 641-422-6300. User Comments - No comments posted. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
In addition, during the second quarter 2008, we were proud to announce validation of our HIFU treatment by a scientific independent society when the French Association of Urology acknowledged HIFU as a standard of care for select primary care patients with localized prostate cancer. This publication marked a clear milestone for our technology and further underscores Ablatherm-HIFU's clinical superiority and treatment potential across multiple pathologies. (Primezone Releases)
In addition, said Marion Hill, a sister in urology at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, who was involved in the creation of the new Fluid Disposal System, the old system meant we had to spend a lot of money on consumables such as containers and bins and for the waste to be taken away ... Hill said using the system in two urology theatres has already saved the Sheffield hospital around 30,000 over a year. (Healthcare Equipment and Supplies)
Men who took Eli Lilly and Co's Cialis every day had fewer symptoms, such as urinary frequency, urgency, intermittence, straining, incomplete emptying or a weak urinary stream, they reported in the journal Urology. With about 50 percent of men over 50 suffering from some version of this problem, the study suggests a large potential market for erectile dysfunction drugs. (Scientific American)
The study, which included researchers from drug maker Lilly, is published in the October issue of The Journal of Urology. "Since reports of erectile dysfunction (ED) incidence, pathophysiology and treatment have shown a possible link between [enlarged prostate] and ED. PDE5 inhibitors like tadalafil (Cialis) have received increased attention for treating BPH LUTS, although they are currently only approved for ED. The half-life of tadalafil is 17.5 hours, making it suitable as once daily therapy.... (Health-Finder)
New York, August 19, 2008 Men with signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) can be helped with a daily dose of erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) to relieve associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to a new study published in the October 2008 issue of The Journal of Urology ... Claus G. Roehrborn, MD, Professor of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, states, "Since reports of erectile dysfunction (ED) incidence, pathophysiology and treatment... (EurekAlert!)
Their report appears online in the Journal of Urology and will be included in a future print issue ... Hemal had previously published a report in Urology (May, 2006) using robotic-assisted surgery to repair first-time fistulae in women. (EurekAlert!)
"Very important information came out of the survey including the fact that 38 percent of men with E.D. do not and have never spoken to their doctor about erectile dysfunction," says Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh the Director of Urology at Maimonides Medical Center in New York. Doctors say by not talking about this condition men could be missing something very serious. (WWLTV.com, LA)
D., associate professor, physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.; Arnold Melman, M.D., professor, urology, and chairman, department of urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City; Aug. 7-9, 2008, American Urological Association Research Conference, Linthicum, Md ... However, Dr. Arnold Melman, chairman of the department of urology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, described the findings as "very preliminary.". (Health-Finder)
McConnell said he tackled similar challenges in Dallas, while maintaining his urology practice. Information from: Winston-Salem Journal. (KSLA.com, LA)
Marin Specialty Surgery Center is a multi-specialty center offering orthopedics, podiatry, general surgery, plastic, urology, gynecology and GI services. SCA will own the center with 26 physicians practicing in the area. (PR Newswire)
"Obese men are more likely to be diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease," said Dr. Stephen Freedland, an associate professor of urology and pathology at the Duke University Prostate Center, and an author of one of the studies ... " The Duke study measured obesity using body-mass index, which is a ratio of weight to height. Obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or more. A second report from Duke in the same issue of the journal found that excess weight influenced the outcome of surgery for... (Washington Post)
"Our findings for black men are discouraging," says Judd W. Moul, MD, chief of the division of surgical urology at Duke and the paper's senior author ... To assess how many men age 40-49 are being screened, Dr. Moul and Charles Scales, MD, a urology resident and researcher at Duke and the paper's first author, reviewed the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random telephone survey of the U.S. population. (EurekAlert!)
just northeast of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals" in cancer and urology by U.S.News Report. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. (PR Newswire)
"Veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War have a twofold higher risk of prostate cancer," said study lead author Dr. Karim Chamie, a resident physician in urology at the University of California, Davis, Department of Urology and the VA Northern California Health Care System. "The cancer they get tends to be more aggressive, a higher grade, and is more likely to spread or have spread at the time that they present to their urologist.". (MEDLINEplus)
The study was funded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, the Georgia Cancer Coalition, the United States Department of Defense, the Prostate Cancer Research Program and the American Urological Association Foundation's Astellas Rising Star in Urology Award, given to Freedland. "We used patient data to examine the association between body mass index, or BMI -- a measure of obesity -- and the amount of disease discovered after surgery to remove... (EurekAlert!)
Specialties include dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, infectious disease, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, pulmonology, rheumatology and urology ... PANV is particularly indebted to its Physician Recruitment Committee, including David Chow, MD; Brenda Dintiman, MD, dermatology; Mark Hughes, MD, emergency medicine; John Klousia, MD, urology; Linda Mosely, MD, plastic surgery; Mary Schmidt, MD, infectious diseases and Joel Temme, MD,... (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)
In the journal Urology, Muti of the Italian National Cancer Institute, Rome and colleagues note that adolescence is a critical period in prostate development ... SOURCE: Urology, July 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Dr. Harry Fisch, professor of urology at Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, told FOXNews. com that, more often than not, elevated levels of PSA a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland are an indication of an infection or a benign growth in the prostate and not prostate cancer. (Fox News)
"The outcomes of robotic operations have been excellent," said AUA spokesperson Dr. J. Brantley Thrasher, chairman of urology at University of Kansas Medical Center. "But to say we've seen a quantum leap in regards of one treatment being better than the other is premature.". (CNN)
"While others have linked Agent Orange to cancers such as soft-tissue sarcomas, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, there is limited evidence so far associating it with prostate cancer," said Karim Chamie, lead author of the study and resident physician with the UC Davis Department of Urology and the VA Northern California Health Care System ... In addition to Chamie and deVere White, study authors were Bryan Volpp, associate chief of staff, clinical informatics, VA Northern California... (Science Daily)
As described in the medical journal Urology, the men -- all of whom were cancer-free -- were divided into five groups by age: 58-61, 62-64, 65-67, 68-70, and 71 years and older ... SOURCE: Urology, July 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
"I think they're really missing the boat," said William Catalona, a professor of urology at Northwestern University. "It's a disservice to patients. A lot of men die from prostate cancer, and there's just an overwhelming amount of evidence that screening saves lives.". (Boston Globe)
Virginia Hospital Center's $150 million state-of-the-art facility offers comprehensive healthcare and multiple Centers of Excellence including Cardiology ovascular Surgery, Neuroscience, Oncology, Women t Health and Urology. Growing service lines include Executive Health and the only Lung Cancer Center in Northern Virginia. (PR Newswire)
-based PhotoMedex provides lasers and other products and services used in specialty areas including dermatology, urology, gynecology and orthopedics. PhotoMedex will pay up to an additional $7 million to buy England-based Photo Therapeutics depending on Photo Therapeutics performance from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
The new Austin clinic will include oncology, chemotherapy, cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedic services, minor surgeries, urology and gastroenterology. It will also have space for an endoscopy suite, a CT scanner and an MRI.. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
"It sounds like a regulation promulgated by an HMO" to save money, said Dr. Dudley Danoff, president of Tower Urology in Los Angeles ... Dr. David Penson, associate professor of urology at USC's Keck School of Medicine, called the recommendation "a form of ageism.". (Los Angeles Times)
He is urologist and specialist in reproductive medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, the Matthew P. Hardy Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College, and senior scientist at The Population Council, Center for Biomedical Research, located on the campus of The Rockefeller University ... "Circumcision is the only new HIV prevention method to demonstrate consistent efficacy in randomized controlled trials," notes... (Science Daily)
"While others have linked Agent Orange to cancers such as soft-tissue sarcomas, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, there is limited evidence so far associating it with prostate cancer," said Karim Chamie, lead author of the study and resident physician with the UC Davis Department of Urology and the VA Northern California Health Care System. "Here we report on the largest study to date of Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange and the incidence of prostate cancer.". (Newsmax)
opportunity to have a strong clinical practice while working in an academic environment in an accredited urology residency program affiliated with west virginia. wv. (Yahoo News -- Russia)
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