Douching Unrelated to PID and Genital Infections
Monday, 17 January 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New prospective study findings suggest that douching does not increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or gonococcal/chlamydial genital infection.
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Metronidazole/Nystatin Ovules Effective for Bacterial Vaginosis
Monday, 17 January 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For the topical treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the combination of metronidazole plus nystatin ovules is significantly more effective than metronidazole gel, according to results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Lima, Peru.
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Uropathogenic Human-Associated E. Coli May Have Animal Origin
Wednesday, 05 January 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drug-resistant Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infection (UTI) in humans may sometimes originate in animals, U.S. researchers report in the January 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Vaginal Tape Helpful for Mixed Incontinence Symptoms
Wednesday, 22 December 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) treatment, developed to treat stress incontinence, can also relieve the urge incontinence or overactive bladder component in many patients with symptoms of mixed incontinence, and carries a relatively low risk of causing de novo overactive bladder symptoms, a new study shows.
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Risk of MI or Stroke Transiently Increased After Acute Infection
Thursday, 16 December 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acute infection can apparently trigger a cardiovascular event in susceptible individuals, British investigators report in the December 16th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
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IV Vancomycin Linked to Rectal Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Friday, 03 December 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New evidence suggests that intravenously administered vancomycin is excreted by way of the biliary tract into stool.
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Large Meta-Analysis Suggests that Urine Dipstick Alone is Useful to Rule out Urinary Tract Infection
Wednesday, 01 December 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Testing for the presence of microorganisms in the urinary tract is very common at all levels of healthcare.
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training is Successful in Half of Patients Treated
Wednesday, 01 December 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About half of women with stress urinary incontinence who are treated with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) benefit from the therapy, according to a new study.
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Clindamycin Treatment Linked with Antibiotic Resistance
Wednesday, 24 November 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, clindamycin is far more likely than metronidazole to be associated with increased antimicrobial resistance in vaginal anaerobic bacteria, prospective study results show.
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Reporting Mean Voided Volumes in Addition to Voiding Frequency Improves Frequency/Volume Chart Accuracy
Thursday, 11 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The use of frequency volume charts (FVC) in the evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms has been essential in correlating subjective patient symptoms with objective measures.
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Bacterial Vaginosis Common in Lesbian Women
Wednesday, 10 November 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have sex with women are at increased risk of bacterial vaginosis, results of a study conducted in the United Kingdom suggest.
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Formulation of a Dimensionless Number to Standardize Bladder Compliance
Monday, 08 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Urodynamic studies in children provide information regarding bladder volumes, pressures, instability and compliance. Bladder compliance is calculated from the volume and pressure during filling, with the change in volume divided by the change in pressure.
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Blood Group Phenotype Positively Correlates with Virulence Factors of E.coli Strains in Patients with Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
Wednesday, 27 October 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The development of a urinary tract infection (UTI) is dependent on both host and pathogen factors.
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Estrogen Given to Teen Girls to Lower Adult Height May Reduce Fertility in Later Life
Friday, 22 October 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Tall adolescent girls treated with high-dose estrogen to reduce their adult height may experience problems with fertility during adulthood, investigators report.
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Daily Outpatient IV Antibiotics Feasible for Febrile Young Children with UTIs
Monday, 11 October 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily intravenous antibiotic therapy is safe and feasible as outpatient treatment for febrile young children with urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a report in the October issue of Pediatrics.
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