Urological in Medical News

Penile Prosthesis Surgery Infection Rates Reduced With The No-Touch Technique By Dr. J. Francois Eid of Advanced Urological Care

After years of testing, Dr. J. Francois Eid, director and founder of Advanced Urological Care in New York City, has refined an innovative "No-Touch" surgical technique that has caused penile implant infection rates to plummet to near zero. Infection rates for the infrequent penile impl...

4th ESU master class on medical treatment for urological cancer held in Barcelona, Spain

Arnhem, June 2009 The 4th ESU Master class on medical treatment for urological cancer is organised by the European School of Urology (ESU) on 27-28 June 2009 at the Barcel Hotel Sants in Barcelona, Spain. The format consists of three modules. Module 1 is entitled 'Hormonal and intravesical treatm...

American Urological Association/Engineering & Urological Society 2009 -- news tips

The following tips are on abstracts or posters to be presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting 2009, April 25-30, or the concurrent Engineering & Urology Society Annual Meeting 2009, April 25, Chicago, Ill. GIVING PROSTATE CANCER THE COLD SHOULDER --"Cold shock" prote...

Varian Medical Systems to Exhibit Full Spectrum of Prostate Cancer Treatment Technologies at the American Urological Association Meeting in Chicago

Company will showcase technologies for brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), RapidArc(TM) radiotherapy, and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) PALO ALTO, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) will showcase the company's full spec...

Watson to Host and Webcast Investment Community Meeting at American Urological Association Annual Meeting

- Company to Highlight Data for its Two Newest Urological Products - CORONA, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI ), a global leader in the development and distribution of pharmaceuticals, announced today that management will host and webcast a ...

American Urological Association Statement in Support of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing

LINTHICUM, Md., March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The statement below is attributable to Dr. John Barry, president of the American Urological Association. This statement is being issued in response to two studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine about prostat...

Uroplasty to Highlight Urgent PC System at American Urological Association 2008 Annual Meeting

MINNEAPOLIS, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Uroplasty, Inc. (Amex: UPI), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunction, announced today that Kenneth M. Peters, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology...

Siemens Urological Systems Tap U.S. Market

Lithoskop and Modularis Variostar Receive FDA 510(k) Market Clearance MALVERN, Pa., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Healthcare (http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare ) has received FDA 510(k) market clearance for the sale and distribution of two solutions for urological applications: Lithos...

Rochester Medical Reports Third Quarter Results

...ts ( www.streetevents.com ). Rochester Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets disposable medical catheters and devices for urological and continence care applications. The Company markets under its own Rochester Medical((R)) brand and under existing private label arrangements. ...

Drug-Device Combination Market Worth US$18.54 Billion by 2014

...2. Drug device combination - application Bone treatment, cancer treatment, diabetes treatment, skin care treatment, antimicrobial applications, urological treatment, non cardiovascular treatment, cardiovascular treatment, ophthalmic treatment, others. 3. Drug device combination - technology ...

Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well

... of treatment, said Dr. Andrew Stephenson, head of urological oncology at the Cleveland Clinic's Glickman urological and Kidney Institute, and another member of the re...ter, New York City; Andrew Stephenson, M.D., head, urological oncology, Cleveland Clinic Glickman...

St. John's Hospital Acquires Latest Technology in Robotic-Assisted Surgery

...ty and control that allow for a minimally invasive approach to many complex surgical procedures. Robotic surgery at St. John's has primarily involved urological and gynecological procedures, but also includes cardiac, colorectal and infertility procedures. The da Vinci robot allows a surgeon to operate thr...

Rochester Medical Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2009

...eetevents.com ). Rochester Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets latex-free disposable medical catheters and devices for urological and continence care applications. The Company markets under its own Rochester Medical(R) brand and under existing private label arrangements. ...

New impact factor of European Urology underlines journal's outstanding position

...s 2009, published by Thomson Reuters. "The journal has been a respected urological forum for over 20 years and is currently read by more than 15,000 urologist...ted by an up and coming young urologist who has already begun his career in urological publishing. The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure of th...

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

... The core therapeutic areas in Orion's product and research strategy are central nervous system disorders, cardiology, critical care, and hormonal and urological therapies. Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. is a rapidly growing pharmaceutical company that manufactures and markets both prescription and consum...

Surgeons Use USGI Medical's Incisionless Operating Platform to Reduce Pouch, Stoma Size in Gastric Bypass Patients

...rt techniques, can be applied to bariatric surgery, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), gastrointestinal cancer and urological and gynecological procedures. About the USGI Incisionless Operating Platform(TM) (IOP) USGI Medical designed the Incisionless Operating Pl...

Misonix Announces Participation in 2nd International Workshop on Focal Therapy

...oordwijk, The Netherlands, June 10-13, 2009. The meeting was created to address the growing global demand for minimally invasive techniques to ablate urological tumors while maximizing organ preservation. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound and other advanced ablation modalities were featured throughout the pro...

AUA Foundation announces 2009 Research Scholar Program award winners

... The American urological Association (AUA) Foundation announced the award winners for the 2009 Research Scholar Program. The AUA Foundation Research Scholar Program supports y...

AUA Foundation names the 2009 Astellas Rising Stars in Urology award winners

... The American urological Association (AUA) Foundation has announced its Astellas Rising Stars in Urology for 2009. William Roberts, MD, of the University of Michigan, and Edwa...

Jennifer Dodson, M.D., named 2009 AUA Foundation/NIDDK/NCI Surgeon-Scientist Award winner

... The American urological Association (AUA) Foundation announced that Jennifer Dodson, MD, of Johns H...5. Her project is titled, "Health Related Quality of Life in Children with urological Disease." "Dr. Dodson's research on the quality of life in children wit...

Painkillers May Be Good for the Prostate

...medications, because harmful side effects can result. "Our data suggest if men are taking these [medications] for another problem, it might prevent urological problems as well," said Jennifer St. Sauver, an epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota who led a study that found that men who took nonsteroid...

Patients with lower urinary tract symptoms more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome

...nction should be routinely queried with respect to urological function, particularly voiding symptoms such as in...luated." LUTS were assessed using the American urological Association symptom index (AUASI), a clinically validated measure of urological symptoms. The AUASI was categorized into two group...

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Roux-en-Y weight loss surgery raises kidney stone risk

...ssor of urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of stone diseases and ambulatory care at Hopkins' James Buchanan Brady urological Institute, used an insurance claims database to identify 4,639 patients who had undergone Roux-en-Y surgery between 2002 and 2006. The researchers ide...

Rochester Medical Corporation Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

... About Rochester Medical: Rochester Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets disposable medical catheters and devices for urological and continence care applications. The Company markets and sells its products throughout the world under its own Rochester Medical(R) brand and under ...

Soyfoods a Healthy Choice for Men

...oped regarding the estrogen-mimicking phytoestrogens and several men's health problems, including erectile dysfunction (ED). According to the American urological Association Foundation, there is no association between soyfoods and ED. Rather, the causes of this condition include damage to nerves, muscle, or tis...

Botox injections can significantly improve quality of life for people with overactive bladders

...administered using a flexible injection needle inside a cystoscope, a long tube that enables urologists to see inside the bladder" explains consultant urological surgeon Prokar Dasgupta from Guy's Hospital and King's College London School of Medicine. "This minimally invasive technique involved 20 injections...

GHX Announces 2009 Best In Class Award Winners

...sion Surgical Instruments & Devices Welch Allyn Inc. Urinalysis Reagents/Supplies Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. urological C. R. Bard, Inc. Wound Care Johnson & Johnson Wound Staples & Endosurgery ...

Carbohydrate restriction may slow prostate tumor growth

...h . Funding was provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program; the American urological Association/ Foundation Astellas Rising Star in Urology Award, and the Robert C. Atkins Foundation. Animals in the study were fed one of three diet...

Advanced Prostate Cancer Deadlier in Younger Men

...higher than for any other group. This is a failure of early diagnosis." The finding thus lends support to the recent recommendation by the American urological Association that men should have a first screening test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at age 40, Freedland said. The lessons Lin, who is chie...

Dr. Peter J. Capizzi of Stillwater Plastic Surgery Honored in Patient Satisfaction Survey

...ers a full range of facilities and services: NorthCross Surgery Center, specializing in plastic, orthopedic, ENT and gynecological, urological and general outpatient surgery NorthCross Pharmacy Southeast Pain Center Rehabilitation Services Diagnostic Imaging Ce...

Medivation Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

...el mechanism of action and potent anti-androgen properties of MDV3100. Conducted a podium presentation featuring MDV3100 at the 2009 American urological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago on April 26. Received acceptance by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) of an abstract, ent...

Home Health Care Supplies 'Order Themselves' with New Auto Reorder from TheMedicalSupplyDepot.com

... Alex, Hollister, ConvaTec, Dynarex, and ADC. With free shipping on orders over $100, customers can save on diabetic testing supplies, ostomy and urological products, discount incontinence supplies, skin and wound care items and more. Also now included is line of mobility devices, including rollators, walk...

Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer

...ent studies in the United States and Europe found at best limited benefit from routine prostate cancer screening, and new guidelines from the American urological Association say that many men do not need annual screening tests. As yet, there are no established markers to distinguish which prostate cancers gr...

Georgia Coast Surgical Performs First Incisionless Surgical Correction of Failed Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)

...-port techniques, can be applied bariatric surgery, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), gastrointestinal cancer and urological and gynecological procedures. Media Inquiries: Hollister Hovey Lazar Partners 646-871-8482 hhovey@lazarpartners.com Cin...

Vitamin E, Selenium and Soy Won't Prevent Prostate Cancer

... appear to be so." The report was to be presented Sunday at the American urological Association's annual meeting, in Chicago. For the study, Fleshner's team...ponsible Nutrition, Washington D.C.; April 26, 2009, presentation, American urological Association annual meeting, Chicago ...

Nighttime Urination Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Elderly

...e to present their findings Sunday at the American urological Association annual meeting, in Chicago. "Nightt...g this," Dr. Anthony Y. Smith, a spokesman for the urological association, said in a news release. "There may be..., Norfolk; April 26, 2009, presentation, American urological Association annual meeting, Chicago ...

Rochester Medical Reports Second Quarter Results

...ents ( www.streetevents.com ). Rochester Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets disposable medical catheters and devices for urological and continence care applications. The Company markets under its own Rochester Medical(R) brand and under existing private label arrangements. Fo...

Some Diet Sodas May Ward Off Kidney Stones

...g to the authors of a study that was to be presented Sunday at the American urological Association annual meeting, in Chicago. And there's more good news in th...tal/Harvard Medical School, Boston; April 26, 2009, presentations, American urological Association annual meeting, Chicago ...

Prostate cancer immunotherapy significantly prolongs survival in men with advanced prostate cancer

...ge), an experimental immunotherapy improved survival in men with metastatic disease, according to new results to be presented April 28 at the American urological Association (AUA) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago. These data from the Phase 3 Immunotherapy for Prostate AdenoCarcinoma Treatment (IMPACT) study...