Patients Trust Physicians, But Are Likely To Go To Internet For Health Information
Tuesday, 13 December 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Individuals in the US are likely to first turn to the World Wide Web when seeking health information, even though they trust their physicians more to provide them with accurate medical information, results of a nationally representative survey suggest.
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Factors Relating To Residency Training And Medical Student Career Choices In Urology
Tuesday, 06 December 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The first rustlings of change in surgical education are evident in the November issue of the Journal of Urology.
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Review Shows That Minimal Impact Urethroplasty Allows Same-Day Surgery In Most Patients
Monday, 05 December 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - During the past decade, a shift has occurred in all surgical fields toward performing more outpatient surgery and for the use of procedures that minimize the overall impact of surgery on the patient.
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Technique Of Endoureterotomy By Intraluminal Invagination Described And Long-Term Results Reported
Monday, 28 November 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The incidence of ureterointestinal anastomotic stricture (UAS) after urinary diversion is reported to range from 3% to 14%.
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Of Upper Urinary Tract Calculi In Patients With Cystectomy And Urinary Diversion
Wednesday, 09 November 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Caveat emptor! Upper urinary tract calculi in patients with a urinary diversion remain problematic.
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Radiation Exposure And The Urologist: What Are The Risks?
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - This article highlights an issue of paramount importance to urologists who work in an environment that routinely exposes them to radiation.
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More Virulent Strain Of Clostridium Difficile Emerging
Monday, 26 September 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A more aggressive strain of Clostridium difficile (NAP1/027), associated with severe morbidity and treatment failure, has emerged in widespread locales.
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Tamsulosin Treatment Increases Clinical Success Rate of Single Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Renal Stones
Monday, 22 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - In this study of 130 patients with nonlower pole, renal calculi between 4-20 mm postSWL tamsulosin (i.e. Flomax) at 0.4 mg/day for up to 3 months resulted in statistically significant less renal colic and less use of pain medications.
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Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy And Mortality After Major Noncardiac Surgery
Wednesday, 10 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Noncardiac surgery is usually associated with an expected catecholaminergic response.
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Surgical Outcomes For Isolated Renal Fossa Recurrence Following
Friday, 05 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Efficacious treatment of renal cell carcinoma is primarily surgical. Some patients recur only in the renal fossa.
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Review of the Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Fournier?s Gangrene
Friday, 24 June 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the genitalia that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It is usually characterized by a rapidly progressive course of infection that tracks along the fascial planes of the perineum.
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All NSAIDs May Be Linked to MI Risk, Study Indicates
Friday, 10 June 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Selective and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with an increased risk of a first MI, results of an observational study suggest.
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Guidelines on Designing High Quality Clinical Trials
Wednesday, 08 June 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Evidence based medicine relies primarily upon high quality randomized clinical trials.
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Meta-Analysis: Low-Dose Dopamine Increases Urine Output but Does Not Prevent Renal Dysfunction or Death
Tuesday, 31 May 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - "Renal dose" intravenous dopamine (< 5 mcg/kg/min) has been thought to improve urine output by increasing renal blood flow in patients at risk for acute renal failure.
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EU Committee Backs GSK's Arixtra for New Use
Friday, 27 May 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest drugmaker, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, said on Thursday the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had recommended its Arixtra treatment for a new use.
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