Urine in Medical News

Immunoglobulin Can Predict Some Diabetic Complications

... 2007. Those with increased levels of IgM in their urine at the start of the study were about three times ... study to investigate the impact of increased urine IgM excretion on DN disease progression in type 1 ... and manage patients with diabetes, increased urine IgM excretion would identify more specifically ...

Urine Test for Chlamydia Shown Effective in Men

... TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- A simple urine test could help reduce men's risk of persistent ... July 28. Previous research found that the urine test, called the Chlamydia Rapid Test, provided ... test to the polymerase chain reaction test using urine samples from more than 1,200 men, ages 16 to 73. ...

Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area

... level of common household pesticides in the urine of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia ... of childhood ALL. "In our study, we compared urine samples from children with ALL and their mothers ... conducted in a large, metropolitan area. urine samples were collected from all child-mother ...

Siemens Showcases Innovative Products and Educational Offerings

... two of the most widely used and reliable urine analyzers, the CLINITEK Atlas Automated urine Chemistry Analyzer and the Sysmex UF-1000i(TM) urine Cell Analyzer. With a common sample track and ...

New Urine Drug Test to Detect for 6 Major Drugs, Now Available at Drugstore.com -- 'DrugConfirm' Is a New Revolutionary Urine Drug Test

... A new urine drug test kit called DrugConfirm™ is the ... very competitively priced compared to the other urine cup products that are currently being sold on the ... San Diego (Vocus) – A new urine drug test kit called DrugConfirm™ is the ...

BD Announces CE Marking of BD ProbeTec™ Qx Amplified Assays to Improve Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

... volume of tests automatically from swabs or urine samples, with significantly less labour and more ... volume of tests automatically from swabs or urine samples, with significantly less labour and more ... (in a clinical setting), and male and female urine specimens. These assays are indicated for use ...

Experimental Urine Test Spots Appendicitis

... TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new urine test may one day spot appendicitis faster and ... complications. "We have found a protein in the urine that is diagnostic for appendicitis," said study ... . For the study, Steen's team looked at urine samples from six patients with appendicitis and ...

Cellular telephones to expand knowledge of health behaviors and microorganisms in adolescent males

... and evaluate the behavior of the teens. Regular urine tests will be used to identify changes in ... outside of the body. Participants will submit urine samples to be analyzed. The answers from the ... by their cell phone will be coordinated with the urine tests to determine how behavior influences ...

News briefs from the June issue of CHEST

... IN CHILDREN New research suggests that the urine concentration of lipid mediators may determine ... that high CysLTs concentrations found in urine also could indicate severity of SDB in children. The team measured morning urine concentrations in 19 children with ...

Cocaine Use Among U.S. Workers Declines Sharply in 2008, According to Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index(TM)

... Testing Index(TM) (DTI), based on 5.7 million urine drug tests performed last year by Quest ... workforce declined year over year, yet positive urine tests for amphetamine showed an uptick in worker ... judgments. The 2008 DTI summarizes 7.3 million urine drug test results of the U.S. workforce, ...

Urine Test Predicts Vein Clot Risk

... level of the protein albumin in urine indicates an increased risk of dangerous blood ... embolism. But the presence of albumin in urine might warn of VTE risk, the new study found. ... Tests to detect albumin and other proteins in the urine now are commonly done to help assess the risk of ...

Kidney Stones in Children on The Rise, U-M Expert Says

... dehydrated one becomes, the more concentrated the urine becomes, which forms crystals and crystals form ... reason people have kidney stones is that the urine becomes super-saturated and it doesn't take much ... stone patients to make sure they keep their urine really diluted, Faerber says. The most ...

JCI online early table of contents: May 1, 2009

... of the pathway affected in Maple Syrup urine Disease Yibin Wang and colleagues, at UCLA ... symptoms to some forms of human Maple Syrup urine Disease (MSUD), an inherited disorder characterized by sweet-smelling urine that leads to severe brain damage and death if ...

Urine Test for Heart Disease Shows Promise

... WEDNESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- A urine test to detect coronary artery disease has worked ... of those fragments, called proteomes, in urine can signal atherosclerosis (hardening of the ... can lead to a heart attack, Muehlen said. The urine test was done for 67 people with symptoms of ...

Presented Data Confirm That RAPAFLO(TM) (silodosin) Provides Rapid, Highly Effective, Symptom Relief for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Patients

... by urination problems, including decreased urine flow, more frequent urination and nocturia. ... with signs and symptoms of BPH, including a peak urine flow rate (Qmax) between 4 and 15 mL/sec (mean of ... in these tissues to relax and results in improved urine flow and a reduction in BPH symptoms. The ...

Rice students win NASA national design award

... moon and possibly beyond. "So I know a bit about urine collection," he said. "We looked at all of ... in blood, sweat and saliva, the team decided on urine because of their experience and because it can be ... system, an immunoassay process that combines the urine with nanoshells and antibodies, and a photometer ...

Urine test may determine if a smoker is at risk for lung cancer

... presence of the metabolite NNAL in a patient's urine might predict risk of lung cancer. This ... factors, researchers collected blood and urine samples from more than 50,000 patients. To ... following initial interview and collection of urine samples. Levels of NNAL in ...

Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test

... gene fusion is detectable at high levels in the urine of some men at risk for prostate cancer. If these ... be tested for prostate cancer through a simple urine test. If the fusion gene is present at a high ... is already working with a company to develop a urine test for prostate cancer using a chromosome-based ...

Urine Test May ID Unhealthy Diets

... quality of your diet may come from a simple $8 urine test, researchers report. Levels of urinary ... who are eating a poor quality diet by a simple urine test and can recommend an intervention," said ... inaccurate. So, Logan's team evaluated 24-hour urine samples from 220 people, aged 18 to 50, all ...

Pregnant? Curious About the Baby's Gender? Know if It's a Boy or Girl at Six Weeks With IntelliGender's(R) In-Home Gender Prediction Test(TM) Now Available at All Walgreens Stores

... Prediction Test is an affordable, simple to use urine test that provides immediate gender results in ... results in just 10 minutes. The first morning urine is used to achieve the result. Over the past few ... Gender Prediction Test(TM), the first, in-home, urine based, gender prediction test available. For ...

SaltCheck Develops First Simplified Test for Monitoring Salt Intake in People With Hypertension

... revolutionary in providing immediate feedback on urine sodium excretion, which closely mirrors sodium ... testing method, which consists of collecting all urine during a 24 hour period, and sending it to a ... difficulty and impracticality of collecting all urine for 24 hours. Worse, because the test is so ...

Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer

... News) -- One study suggests that a simple urine test could pick out 50 percent of men with ... Toward these ends, Groskopf's team developed a urine test that can identify particular gene fusions ... have this gene fusion, Groskopf noted. The urine test also showed that it correlated well with ...

Survey of metabolites finds new prostate cancer marker

... identified a new biological marker present in the urine of patients with prostate cancer that indicates ... sarcosine levels increase in both tumor cells and urine samples, suggesting that measurements of the ... also found that there was more sarcosine in the urine of patients with prostate cancer than in healthy ...

Urine Test May One Day Predict Prostate Cancer

... WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A simple urine test that identifies small molecules, called ... extended to other cancers." However, before a urine test involving metabolites could become standard ... 1,126 metabolites from 262 tissue, blood and urine samples taken from men with early, advanced and ...

Polymedco Introduces Point of Care Test for Recurrent Bladder Cancer Detection

... Test Detects Bladder Tumor Associated Antigen in urine CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ ... that is considerably higher than voided urine cytology, enabling detection of recurrent early ... The BTA stat (R) test requires one voided urine sample with no sample preparation. The BTA stat ...

Weight loss reduces incontinence in obese women, UCSF study shows

... effective for stress incontinence (involuntary urine loss with coughing, sneezing, straining, or exercise) than urge incontinence (loss of urine associated with a strong urge to void). Among ... of their urinary incontinence, lower volume of urine lost, less of a problem with incontinence and ...

Weight Loss Reduces Incontinence In Obese Women, UCSF Study Shows

... effective for stress incontinence (involuntary urine loss with coughing, sneezing, straining, or exercise) than urge incontinence (loss of urine associated with a strong urge to void). Among ... of their urinary incontinence, lower volume of urine lost, less of a problem with incontinence and ...

Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

... painful urination, cloudy urine, a stronger urine odor than normal, or blood in the urine (hematuria). People with these symptoms should ... tract, and anyone who notices blood in their urine should seek prompt medical attention. While ...

World-Renowned Urologist, J. Francois Eid, M.D., Expands Practice with Increased Treatment of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)

... need to urinate -   Intermittent urine flow -   Incomplete emptying of ... -   Dribbling or leaking of urine -   Painful urination -   Blood in the urine -   Failure to empty bladder ...

Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney Risks

... more likely (18 percent) to have protein in their urine than those who ate at least two servings of fish per week (4 percent). "Protein in the urine is one of the earliest signs of kidney disease," ... that reduce their risk of having protein in the urine (albuminuria), but the study design attempted to ...

Watson Receives US FDA Approval for RAPAFLO(TM) (silodosin) for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

... by urination problems, including decreased urine flow, more frequent urination and nocturia. The ... to significantly improve Qmax scores (maximum urine flow rates) as early as two hours following first ... these tissues to relax and resulting in improved urine flow and a reduction in BPH symptoms. The binding ...

Novel Diagnostic Marker for Acute Kidney Injury Previewed at Abbott-Sponsored Scientific Workshop

... for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Meeting Show urine NGAL Can Potentially Save Lives by Enabling ... -- A new diagnostic marker, called urine NGAL, for early detection of acute kidney injury ... new diagnostic biomarker for acute AKI, called urine NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated ....

New study examines the validity of epo testing

... The potential misuse of the drug is detected in urine collected from athletes. Since the test was ... the injections and on eight additional occasions. urine samples were collected before the blood draws and ... the physiological background for testing Epo in urine is complex and the handling of Epo by the renal ...

Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones

... of nephrolithiasis. Patients provided 24-hour urine collections for analysis seven days before and 90 ... in the amount of the compound oxalate in the urine and the relative supersaturation of calcium oxalate (that is, whether the urine contained more calcium oxalate than could ...

Researchers ID Traits of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

... Findings could lead to diagnostic urine test for 10% of men with the disease ... could be developed that would complement current urine testing that is used to detect some prostate cancer or future urine tests for gene fusions," Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, ...

U-M researchers discover traits of aggressive form of prostate cancer

... possibly within the next few years, to a simple urine test that will help to diagnose this variation of ... could be developed that would complement current urine testing that is used to detect some prostate cancer or future urine tests for gene fusions," adds senior author Arul ...

Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer

... found that 93 tested positive for blood in the urine (hematuria), and six tested positive for nuclear ... referred for upper tract imaging, cystoscopy and urine cytology. Of those 99 patients, one tested ... in urine. High concentrations of chemicals in urine can damage the endothelial lining of the bladder ...

PLC Medical Systems to Demonstrate RenalGuard(TM) at EuroPCR 2008

... that initiating and maintaining high urine output during imaging procedures allows the body ... the theory that creating and maintaining a high urine output is beneficial to patients undergoing ... System is intended to ensure that a high urine flow is maintained before, during and after these ...

Gene May Be Key to Pregnancy Complication

... include high blood pressure, protein in the urine and swelling. The COMPT ... hope to use their finding to develop a urine test that would identify women at risk from preeclampsia, Kalluri said. "This can be designed as a urine strip test, like pregnancy tests are," he said. ...

Black women have urinary incontinence less than half as often as white women

... to be worse than in white women. The amount of urine they lose during each episode of incontinence is ... black incontinent women reporting that they lose urine to the point of noticeably wetting their ... known as stress incontinence, in which urine is lost during activities such as exercising, ...