Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Urology / Nephrology News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/urology-nephrology/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171767.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171767.php Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension even during doctor's office visits increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears online in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology. Hypertension Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171690.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171690.php Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Researchers found that kidney transplant patients are just as likely to have this sleep disorder as dialyzed kidney disease patients who are on the transplant waiting list. Heart Disease Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171662.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171662.php Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a combined effort. Collaboration of experts from various fields is, therefore, necessary to take cancer-related research and medical practice to the next level. Cancer / Oncology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171456.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171456.php CNSBio Inc. will present recent Phase IIa proof-of-concept clinical trial data for CNSB015, an orally administered potassium channel modulator used in combination with opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, at the 12th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain on November 20-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Pain / Anesthetics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171364.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171364.php Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. The study's gloomy finding is the first time researchers linked long-term health outcomes with declining kidney function in patients hospitalized for heart failure. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171230.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171230.php Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced that it has initiated a phase I clinical trial of SGN-75 for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma. SGN-75 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting CD70 that utilizes the company's proprietary technology. Urology / Nephrology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171182.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171182.php Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published online November 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cancer / Oncology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171054.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171054.php UroToday.com - The present study found that the majority of men with early prostate cancer (PC) included in a protocol-based program for active surveillance (AS) show favorable anxiety and distress scores when compared to reference values and to groups of patients with PC who underwent other treatments. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171059.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171059.php UroToday.com - Urinary schistosomiasis caused by the trematode parasite Schistosoma haematobium is endemic in most of Africa. This infection is one of the world's great neglected diseases and it is a known carcinogen. The parasite is long lived, and causes sustained inflammation in the vesicular veins where the adults live for as long a 10 or 12 years. Urology / Nephrology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171061.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171061.php UroToday.com - Accurate prediction of outcome after hormonal treatment for localized prostate cancer is important for patient counselling, follow-up, treatment planning and research protocol design. Few prognostic tools incorporating pre-therapeutic parameters are available to increase disease relapse predictions and survival. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171062.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171062.php UroToday.com - Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists are currently the 'standard of care' for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer. Improvements in ADT would have a great value for many patients. The agonists are associated with an initial testosterone surge, which delays castration and may stimulate tumor growth and induce 'clinical flare' in patients with symptomatic advanced disease. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170824.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170824.php Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that many CKD children are not appropriately treated for hypertension, which puts them at serious risk of developing heart disease. Hypertension Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170766.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170766.php When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment. No FDA-approved kidney replacement devices exist that are specifically designed for children. To address this problem, physicians and researchers from Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to develop a kidney replacement device capable of treating children. Urology / Nephrology Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170688.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170688.php Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced its schedule of events at the 38th annual Global Congress for Minimally Invasive Gynecology (AAGL), which runs from November 15-19 in Orlando, Florida. Women's Health / Gynecology Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170689.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170689.php Fresenius Medical Care, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, announces the presentation of the first results from the CALcium acetate MAGnesium carbonate evaluation study (CALMAG study) for the new phosphate binder OsvaRen® at the Renal Week 2009 in San Diego, USA.1 The CALMAG study examines efficacy and safety of OsvaRen®. Urology / Nephrology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170631.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170631.php New data confirms the rate of chronic kidney disease is inching upward, keeping pace with the rising rates of diabetes. In late September, the U.S. Renal Data System published its 2009 Annual Data report, which shows the incidence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. Medicare population is now 9.8%, up from 8.7% reported in last year's data analysis. Diabetes Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170535.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170535.php The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities, as objectively scored with the hospital-based Charlson Comorbidity Index. Dr. Urology / Nephrology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170502.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170502.php The American Association of Kidney Patients is hosting a Kidney Beginnings: Live program in West Palm Beach, Fla. Kidney Beginnings: Live is one of the Association's patient education programs. It is designed to teach individuals about the basics of kidney disease and proper kidney care. The program is being held Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Palm Beach Convention Center located at 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Urology / Nephrology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170466.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170466.php Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Georgetown University Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, and colleagues explore this phenomenon in the November issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Transplants / Organ Donations Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170449.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170449.php Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on announcing implementation plans for a new Medicare benefit that will provide Stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients with coverage for up to six sessions explaining their treatment options, such as transplantation, home peritoneal dialysis (PD), home hemodialysis (HHD) or clinic-based hemodialysis (HD). Urology / Nephrology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170442.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170442.php Fifty individuals who had lost hope of ever having the kidney transplants that would save their lives have reason to celebrate today as Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital announced a national transplant milestone - its 50th paired kidney exchange transplant. This unprecedented number of exchange transplants at a single center makes the San Antonio program the busiest paired exchange transplant program in the country. Transplants / Organ Donations Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170458.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170458.php New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse (http://www.mayoclinic.org/pelvic-organ-prolapse/) dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in Scottsdale, Ariz. Women's Health / Gynecology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170430.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170430.php In an advance that could one day enable surgeons to reconstruct and restore function to damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine have used tissue engineering techniques to completely replace penile erectile tissue in animals. In the online early edition (Nov. Men's health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170339.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170339.php In the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Urology, Stanford Medical School researcher Dr. Rodney Anderson and researchers at the National Center for Pelvic Pain Research, in a new study, demonstrated a high correlation between the location of painful trigger points inside the pelvic floor muscles of men with chronic prostatitis and the location in the body where they routinely complain of pain. Urology / Nephrology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170312.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170312.php In an ongoing effort to drive innovation in endourology, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations with a special emphasis on the PERC NCircle® Nitinol Tipless Stone Extractor, Flexor® Ureteral Access Sheath and the Ultraxx™ Nephrostomy Balloon at the 23rd Congress of the Japanese Society of Endourology and ESWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy), in Tokyo, Japan. Urology / Nephrology