Epithelial Permeability Increased in Interstitial Cystitis
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Because of increased permeability of the bladder epithelium to urinary solutes, potassium (K) levels in urine are lower in patients with untreated interstitial cystitis (IC) than in successfully treated patients or healthy control subjects, new research suggests.
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Anti-IgE Therapy Curbs Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms: Case Report
Tuesday, 22 March 2005
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters Health) - Is interstitial cystitis (IC) an allergic disorder? Clinicians at the University of Tennessee in Memphis think so, based on their treatment of a woman with IC whose bladder symptoms virtually disappeared with the introduction of anti-IgE therapy.
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Prednisone Can Be Effective in Treating Refractory Ulcerative Interstitial Cystitis
Thursday, 03 March 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Soucy and colleagues from Quebec, Canada performed a study to determine the efficacy of prednisone in the treatment of patients with refractory ulcerative IC. Their findings were published in the March 2005 edition of the Journal of Urology.
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Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms May Be Due to Bladder Pathology
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Patients with chronic prostatitis and interstitial cystitis can be the some of the most difficult patients to diagnose and treat. There is some speculation that the two diseases may be closely connected.
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Survey Results of Interstitial Cystitis Patient in the United Kingdom
Monday, 10 January 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - There is little epidemiological data about patients in the United Kingdom (UK) diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC).
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NIDDK Cystoscopic Criteria for Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Do Not Help to Identify a Distinct Patho-Physiological Subset of Patients
Tuesday, 04 January 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Diagnosis of IC requires a careful evaluation to exclude other pathologic conditions that can cause similar symptoms.
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Bladder NO Points to Cystitis Treatment Response
Friday, 24 December 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Particularly in women, bladder concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) accurately reflect symptom improvement in classic interstitial cystitis, Swedish researchers report in the December issue of The Journal of Urology.
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Botulinum Toxin A Curbs Interstitial Cystitis Pain
Monday, 13 December 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a small study strongly suggest that botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) has an antinociceptive effect within the visceral pathways innervating the lowering urinary tract.
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Non-Gynecologic Causes Should Be Ruled Out Prior to Hysterectomy Performed for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Thursday, 02 December 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is an enigmatic disease which affects millions of women. The etiology of the pain is often not clear, and many women undergo hysterectomy in hopes of alleviating their symptoms.
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Interstitial Cystitis May Be More Prevalent than Previously Estimated
Tuesday, 30 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is an enigmatic disease. The true prevalence of the disease is not known.
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Bladder Distention for Interstitial Cystitis Patients Lacks Standardization
Tuesday, 23 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Bladder distention has been one of the mainstays in the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC). Unfortunately, the method of short bladder distention (SBD) has not been standardized.
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Glomerulations in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis Correlate with an Over Expression of Bladder Angiogenic Growth Factors
Thursday, 30 September 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is an enigmatic disease, which remains a diagnosis of exclusion. Glomerulations following bladder hydrodistention are considered to be a finding consistent with IC.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Proven Effective in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis in Small Pilot Study
Wednesday, 14 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic and debilitating bladder syndrome, primarily affecting women.
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Intravesical Nitric Oxide Production Discriminates Between Classic and Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis
Monday, 05 April 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder. It occurs predominantly in women and is a heterogeneous syndrome divided into 2 subtypes, the classic form and non-ulcer form.
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Genetic Syndrome Tied to Panic Disorder and Bladder Problems
Friday, 12 March 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The seemingly disparate conditions of panic disorder, interstitial cystitis and thyroid abnormalities may be components of a hitherto unidentified genetic syndrome, researchers report in the March issues of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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