News tagged with urology
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Erectile dysfunction linked to aspirin and other NSAIDs
Daily use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly known as NSAIDs, is associated with a 22 percent increase in the risk of erectile dysfunction, Kaiser researchers found in a study of more ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction
Men who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for more than three months are 2.4 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction compared to men who do not take those drugs regularly, according to a ...
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Mar 02, 2011 |
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Wartime urologic injuries require different mindset
Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Cholesterol-lowering drug shrinks enlarged prostates in hamster model
A cholesterol-lowering drug reduced the enlarged prostates of hamsters to the same extent as a drug commonly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), report researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and their colleagues ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Patients protest Chinese doctor's risky surgery
(AP) -- At one moment, the Chinese urologist seemed to be at the height of his career: He had invented a surgical procedure to help patients overcome incontinence and was training doctors in America and elsewhere. The next, ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Pediatric urologist performs innovative procedure for girls with rare vaginal defects
A pediatric urologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center has pioneered a successful surgical procedure for young girls who have absent or malformed vaginas, a condition that affects about one in 4,000 females.
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Robots preclude neck incision for thyroid surgery
Robots that revolutionized gynecologic and urologic surgery in the past decade now offer the option of removing at least a portion of their diseased thyroid gland without the hallmark neck incision, researchers ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Gastric bypass surgery increases risk of kidney stones
March 11, 2010 - Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery experience changes in their urine composition that increase their risk of developing kidney stones, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators suggests.
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Prostate cancer surgeons 'feel' with their eyes
Robotic surgical technology with its three-dimensional, high-definition view gives surgeons the sensation of touch, even as they operate from a remote console. A new study describes the phenomenon, called intersensory integration, ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Comparison shows robot-assisted option offers advantages for kidney surgery
A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that robot-assisted surgery was faster and resulted in less blood loss and ...
Feb 21, 2010 |
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Statins Inhibit Inflammation Within Prostate Tumors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients with prostate cancer who regularly use statins to lower their cholesterol may be enjoying a secondary benefit from the drugs: A new study from Duke University Medical Center shows that statins significantly ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Neonatal and infant circumcision: Safe in the right hands
How safe is circumcision? A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Urology has found that neonatal and infant circumcision by trained staff rarely results in problems. Risks can be higher among older ...
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Controversial kidney transplant technique could provide lifeline for very ill patients
Surgeons who successfully performed kidney transplants after removing small cancerous and benign masses from the donated organs, have published their results in the December issue of the urology journal BJUI.
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little Experience
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely low annual caseloads, potentially ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Male factor infertility associated with comorbidities
The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey ...
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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