Compared with myomectomy and hysterectomy, uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a less costly method of treating uterine fibroids and is associated with shorter hospital stays,

Using new magnetic resonance technology — MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) — it is possible to “identify a metabolic signature for prostate cancer” that can effectively

Many cases of pelvic pain may be related to interstitial cystitis (IC), according to the results of a study using the intravesical potassium sensitivity test

In a series of 68 patients who underwent virtual endoscopy (VE) for evaluation of the common biliary tract, VE was more effective than maximum intensity

A debate has begun among researchers about whether Pfizer’s impotence drug Viagra (sildenafil) might be associated with instances of aggressive behavior and sexual violence. One

Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday that a long-term trial of their impotence drug Levitra (vardenafil) shows it can boost men’s chances of being able

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has found insufficient evidence to recommend for or against prostate cancer screening, according to clinical guidelines published

Using a combination of pretreatment PSA, tumor stage and Gleason score, the 5-year outcome appears to be similar among men with low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce mortality among chronic hemodialysis patients, independent of an antihypertensive effect, according to a report in the November issue of the

בכתבתו של חיים שדמי מהארץ הוא מציג תמונה אבסורדית למדי: שמואל לייב, החולה בסרטן הערמונית עם גרורות בריאות, אינו יכול לקבל טיפול בטקסול, שלדעת רופאיו

The use of diuretics in acute renal failure (ARF) increases the risk of death and nonrecovery, according to the results of a cohort study published

Editor’s Note: In an educational debate in the Nov. 2 issue of the British Medical Journal, Jonathan I. Groner, MD, suggests that doctors should not

Though rapid bone loss frequently follows kidney transplantation, lumbar bone marrow density stabilizes within several years, according to a report in the November issue of

Healthcare groups from 14 nations have formed a new organisation with the goal of developing international guidelines to harmonise clinical practice standards and general healthcare.

For-profit kidney dialysis facilities cut corners that cause as many as 2,500 more deaths each year than non-profit centers, according to a meta-analysis to be

Bladder tumors that arise in patients exposed to high levels of arsenic demonstrate greater chromosomal instability than those that develop in patients exposed to lower

More than half of men with erectile dysfunction in a preliminary study reported improved erection while taking Korean red ginseng, investigators in Korea report in

Organ transplantation poses “tough ethical problems” that have been greatly compounded by the growing trend toward transplants that use organs from living donors, not cadavers,

Eli Lilly said on Friday that its erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) could not be launched immediately in Europe following a switch in manufacturing sites.

Robot-assisted prostatectomy (RAP) may be as good or better than the standard procedure, radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), according to the results of a study published