Urine in Medical News

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 ideal drug testing solution for individuals that want a fast and accurate instant drug test. Developed by Biotech Company Confirm BioSciences, the cup has a sleek, innovative design and incorporates new Push Button Technology. It’s...

Experimental Urine Test Spots Appendicitis

Holds promise for faster, more accurate diagnoses, researchers say TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new urine test may one day spot appendicitis faster and more accurately than current tests do, researchers report. Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children...

Breath or urine analysis may detect cancer, diabetes

COLUMBIA, Mo. A future sensor may take away a patient's breath while simultaneously determining whether the patient has breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma. A University of Missouri researcher is developing a device that will analyze breath or urine samples for volatile markers inside ...

Super Prostate Product - More Beta-sitosterol, all-natural Best Prostate(TM) Formula for Enlarged Prostate and BPH - Increases Urine Flow, Reduces Waking and Improves Quality of Life

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Men, do you have difficulty urinating, have decreased flow, wake often in the night with a sense of urgency, feel the need to urinate but can't? If you or someone you know has been diagnosed or suffers from the symptoms of BPH or an enlarged pro...

Contamination from depleted uranium found in urine 20 years later

Inhaled depleted uranium (DU) oxide aerosols are recognised as a distinct human health hazard and DU has been suggested to be responsible in part for illness in both military and civilian populations that may have been exposed. University of Leicester geologist, Professor Randall R Parrish will...

Human Urine Safe, Productive Fertilizer

It's loaded with nitrogen and shouldn't pose health risk, experts say MONDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Cash-strapped farmers shouldn't look far for a source of free fertilizer, according to a new study that finds human urine to be a great source of nitrogen and other minerals. The...

Indian Researcher Finds Human Urine Grows Better Fish Food

A researcher from the University of Kalyani, India, has found that plankton used as food on fish farms, live longer and produce more offspring if reared in diluted urine. As part of their research, Bara Bihari Jana and his colleagues at the university, mixed ground water with human urine f...

Protein Essential for Kidney-to-Bladder Urine Transfer

Tests of a protein's role in the immune system have revealed a surprising connection to a kidney problem that occurs in approximately one percent of all live births//. "This condition, which is known as functional obstruction, impairs the ureter’s ability to pump urine from the kidney to the ...

Cancer Causing Chemicals Found In Urine Of Babies Whose Parents Smoke

Scientists warn that passive smokings from cigarette smoke of parents can affect their infants. The scientists have now detected the cancer-causing chemicals // , which are associated with tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies whose parents are active smokers. "The take home me...

A urine test for ease in prescription of drugs and therapies

Keeping thee benefit of doctors, hospitals and patients in mind a team of scientists have devised a urine test that they say will help doctors to prescribe prescriptions// to patients, based on their reactions to different drugs. Now Jeremy Nicholson at Imperial College London led the study ...

Colour Of Urine Can Reveal The Health Status Of The Patients

A new research has said that urinalysis can reveal very much about the health condition of a person and has also added that this simple diagnostic procedure should not be overlooked. // Carole Foot, an intensive care specialist at Queensland's Prince Charles Hospital said by examining a patie...

Testing Your Health & Charging Your Mobile At One Go - Check Out The Urine Powered Batteries

Imagine a credit card-sized, urine-powered paper battery that could make healthcare tests cheaper and even charge mobile phones! Current biochips need an external reader such as a laser scanner or an external source of power // , such as conventional batteries, to perform diagnostic tests. ...

Pregnancy Complications Could Be Prevented With A Urine Test

A new discovery could help prevent complications for pregnant women with the medical problem known as preeclampsia. Preeclampsia typically develops after the 20th week of pregnancy and is characterized by high blood pressure, // edema, and protein in the urine. In severe cases it can lead to eclam...

Premature Babies More Likely If Women Have Higher Protein Albumin In Urine

Women who loose protein in the urine or albuminuria (albumin is major part// the protein spectrum in the body) are more likely to have pre-mature babies according to a study. A simple, inexpensive test for urinary albumin may help doctors to predict mothers-to-be at risk who are likely to deliver e...

Simple Urine Test Can Help To Monitor Disfiguring Birthmarks

Research from Children's Hospital Boston suggests that a urine test can help in both monitoring and predicting // vascular anomalies. The study also raises the possibility of treating these with anti-angiogenesis drugs The July issue of the journal - Pediatrics, has published an article about...

A Urine Test Could Predict Rejection In Transplant Patients

Researchers now say that a simple urine test may help doctors determine who will experience kidney failure or organ rejection after transplant surgery.// In the study, researchers analyzed 34 urine samples from 32 kidney patients who had transplant surgery. Thirteen protein markers were present ...

Protein in urine foresees heart disease

Heart disease, in any form is unquestionably one of the major cause of morbidity and mortality in this planet. The scientists of the globe are working on preventing the same as by any means, prevention is better than cure. As a result of their hard work they have come out with number of ways to ide...

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 m...first study to investigate the impact of increased urine IgM excretion on DN disease progression in type 1 ...luate and manage patients with diabetes, increased urine IgM excretion would identify more specifically pat...

Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk

... colleagues identified significant associations between low birth weight and both of the principal markers of chronic kidney disease -- protein in the urine (albuminuria) and low estimated glomerular filtration rate (poor kidney function). The researchers also identified an association between low birth we...

Therapy should extend beyond childhood

...consists of a special diet low in the amino acid lysine, and supplemented with carnitine, an endogenous carrier for fatty acids, which is lost through urine in this disease. In addition, intensive emergency treatment of the metabolism must be carried out to prevent a metabolic crisis during febrile infecti...

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 ch...nline July 28. Previous research found that the urine test, called the Chlamydia Rapid Test, provided fa...e 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

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

Fresh-Meat Additives May Be Dangerous for Kidney Patients

...ium and acid content is performed by the kidneys, where waste products and excess fluid from the body are removed through the urine. The production of urine helps maintain a stable balance of body chemicals. According to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease...

Public Health Experts Discuss Infectious Diseases Threats at News Conference

...cases is growing each year due to increased screening efforts. "Excellent C. trachomatis diagnostic tests are now available and can be performed on urine specimens. Treatment is inexpensive and safe. Therefore, theoretically, this common STD could be dramatically curtailed in the United States populati...

Siemens Showcases Innovative Products and Educational Offerings

...combining 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 work...

Abbott Introduces Molecular Diagnostic System Intended for Broad Identification of Infectious Agents

...jected into human plasma specimens from healthy volunteers. This was followed by a retrospective study of 54 blinded samples of cerebral spinal fluid, urine and plasma. The Ibis technology detected all viral pathogens that were added to the plasma specimens with a limit of detection ranging from 15 to 125 ...

Novasys Medical Receives $18.95 Million in Second Tranche of Series D Financing

...fident this is a huge opportunity in an underserved market." Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) SUI is the involuntary leakage of urine associated with coughing, sneezing, laughing and recreational activities. It is caused by a variety of factors---most commonly childbirth---and often ...

Sysmex America Debuts High-end Sample Management System During AACC

...ca's booth exhibit, # 2025 also will showcase The Sysmex X-Series (XE, XS, and XT) automated hematology analyzers, the Sysmex UF-1000 i (TM) automated urine cell analyzer, and the Sysmex HST-N automation platform with the TS-2000. Additional products that will be displayed at the Sysmex booth i...

Waters Drives Efficiency in the Clinical and Research Laboratory and Showcases New MassTrak Systems at AACC 2009

..., Waters is featuring its MassTrak Amino Acid Analysis Solution, a comprehensive approach to the full profile analysis of physiological amino acids in urine and plasma in a research environment. This solution incorporates a Waters ACQUITY UPLC system with pre-packaged, fully tested reagents and consumables...

105-Day Mars Simulation: U.S. Studies Focus on Improving Work Performance

...y with participants taking performance tests, wearing watch-like devices that track sleep/wake periods, completing sleep and work logs, and submitting urine and saliva samples. "Based on previous laboratory studies, we anticipate that during exposure to the shorter wavelength green light that mela...

105-day Mars simulation: US studies focus on improving work performance

...y with participants taking performance tests, wearing watch-like devices that track sleep/wake periods, completing sleep and work logs, and submitting urine and saliva samples. "Based on previous laboratory studies, we anticipate that during exposure to the shorter wavelength green light that melatonin ...

Patient Enrollment Complete for Phase I/II Clinical Trial for GALNS for Morquio A Syndrome

...in demonstrating safety and could be instrumental in designing a successful Phase III trial. Assessments from the Phase I/II study such as plasma and urine keratan sulfate levels, pulmonary function and walk tests will be helpful in determining optimal Phase III endpoints," said Henry Fuchs, M.D., Chief M...

Corgenix to Exhibit AspirinWorks(R) Test at 2009 ISTH Meeting

...out Corgenix' full line of diagnostic tests. AspirinWorks is a simple urine test that determines the effect of aspirin on platelets by measuring the le...ed within at least four hours, the AspirinWorks Test requires only a random urine sample that can be obtained in any doctor's office or patient service cente...

New Moms Urged to Take Care of Postpartum Health

...'m not having any problems at all," Phare said. About 15 percent of new mothers end up needing surgery for various reasons, including leakages of urine or a tear that did not heal correctly. "We want to empower the women to give them the education, to give them the tools," Fenner said. The U...

Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, says Stanford study

...ect blood donors for the microbiology tests necessary to diagnose infectious disease in the developing world. Identifying microbes from a patient's urine or sputum requires growing those microbes in culture dishes filled with gelatinous agar and a small amount of blood. The blood provides nutrients to t...

Extreme Heat Causes Major Health Problems for Older Adults

...ine. A good way to measure if enough fluids are being ingested is to check urine color. If urine is a light yellow color, enough water is being taken into the body. If it'...

Bladder Cancer No Longer a Death Sentence

...g to the National Cancer Institute, the survival rate for stage III bladder cancer is 50%; stage IV is rarely survived. Symptoms include blood in the urine and frequent, painful or urgent urination. Risk factors are smoking, chemical exposure to dyes, rubber and pesticides, chronic infections and p...

New Data: Efficacy and Responder Analyses of Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1 percent for the Treatment of Menopause

...e primary estrogen produced by a woman's ovaries before menopause. Certain older oral estrogen therapies contain conjugated estrogens derived from the urine of pregnant mares. Divigel(R) is applied to the skin and takes a more direct route to the systemic blood stream, bypassing the liver. It is a quick-dr...

The Time To Rethink Male Circumcision Is Now, Group Says In Launching www.intactamerica.org

...skin is forcibly separated from the head of the penis with a metal instrument, and then cut off. In addition to pain and the wound's exposure to urine and feces contamination, complications include abnormal bleeding, infection, scarring from removing too much skin or, in rare cases, removal or loss o...

Intact America Launches Campaign to Change How America Thinks About Male Circumcision

...skin is forcibly separated from the head of the penis with a metal instrument, and then cut off. In addition to pain and the wound's exposure to urine and feces contamination, complications include abnormal bleeding, infection, scarring from removing too much skin or, in rare cases, removal or loss o...