Genitourinary System

Light Exercise Still Cuts Kidney Stone Risk

Published: May 5, 2013 | Updated: May 6, 2013 By Charles Bankhead , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Women who exercised even minimally had a significantly […]

Guidance Statement From ACP Nixes Routine PSA Testing

Medscape Medical News > Oncology Guidance Statement From ACP Nixes Routine PSA Testing Roxanne Nelson April 08, 2013 For most men, the benefits of screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test are outweighed by the harms, according to new recommendations from the American College of Physicians (ACP). The guidelines note that physicians need to inform […]

The Assessment of Vascular Risk in Men With Erectile Dysfunction

The Role of the Cardiologist and General Physician G. Jackson; A. Nehra; M. Miner; K. L. Billups; A. L. Burnett; J. Buvat; C. C. Carson; G. Cunningham; I. Goldstein; A. T. Guay; G. Hackett; R. A. Kloner; J. B. Kostis; P. Montorsi; M. Ramsey; R. Rosen; R. Sadovsky; A. D. Seftel; R. Shabsigh; C. Vlachopoulos; […]

Probiotic May Help Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

April 20, 2011 — In a randomized, double-blind phase 2 study, an intravaginal probiotic composed of Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 (Lactin-V, Osel Inc) reduced the rate of recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) in UTI-prone women by roughly one half, which compares favorably with historical data on antimicrobial prophylaxis, the researchers say. They add that larger trials […]

Food Allergies by Natasha Campbell-McBride

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Natasha Campbell-McBride Food allergies have become very common, and the trend is up.1 Most medical practitioners are facing this problem on a daily basis more and more. A recent public survey in the UK has shown that almost half the population report that they have an “allergy” to one or more foods.2 However, the […]

Obesity Associated with First Time Kidney Stone Formers

Changes in Urinary Lithogenic Features Over Time in Patients With Urolithiasis Urology Volume 74, Issue 1, July 2009, Pages 51–55 Yong-June Kima, Yun-Sok Haa, Sung-Whan Job, Seok-Joong Yuna, In-Sun Chuc, Wun-Jae Kima, Sang-Cheol Leea, , Objectives To assess the changes and sex-specific differences in urinary metabolic risk factors with time. Methods We performed a retrospective […]

Low back pain and urinary incontinence. A hypothetical relationship.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 May 15;19(10):1148-52. Eisenstein SM1, Engelbrecht DJ, el Masry WS. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: An apparent association of low back pain with urinary incontinence was observed. Sixteen patients were investigated for organic neurologic and genito-urinary disease or deficit, which could provide a conventional explanation for the incontinence. OBJECTIVES: The unusual association of […]

The effect of spinal manipulation on pain and prostaglandin levels in women with primary dysmenorrhea

kjohn K , Schmid DM , Triano JJ , Brennan PC Research Department, National College of Chiropractic, Lombard, IL 60148-4583. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics [1992, 15(5):279-285] Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t Abstract OBJECTIVE: The primary objectives of this study were to compare the effect of spinal […]