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Obesity Epidemic Likely Cause Of Huge Increase In Kidney Stones
25 May 2012
The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND... [read article]

How Patients Use Facebook To Solicit Kidney Donations
25 May 2012
Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook. Researchers examined 91 Facebook pages that were... [read article]

New Drug To Fight Against Localized High-Risk Prostate Tumors
24 May 2012
Men with prostate cancer could significantly benefit from a recently approved hormone-depleting drug, according to results from a phase II clinical trial. The drug - abiraterone acetate (Zytiga(R)) - can help eliminate or... [read article]

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23 May 2012

Adding Vitamin D To BCG Vaccine To Fight Bladder Cancer
How A Drug-Lead Compound Kills Cancer Cells By 'Starving' Them Of Energy, Preventing Tumor Formation
22 May 2012

Task Force Recommends Against PSA-Based Screening For Prostate Cancer: Evidence Show Harms Of PSA Testing Outweigh The Benefits
The Impact Of Urologic Diseases On The American Public
21 May 2012

Patients Treated In Early Stages Of Prostate Cancer Relieved Of Urinary Symptoms
19 May 2012

For Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, One Type Of Open Heart Surgery Is Safer Than The Other
Renal Denervation Lowers Blood Pressure In Kidney Disease Patients
18 May 2012

Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Benefit From Accelerated Chemotherapy Given Before Surgery
Molecule That Prevents Heart Damage is Also Proving Its Worth In Diabetic Patients
Dialysis Patients Benefit From 5-Minute Chat
17 May 2012

The Favored Treatment For Kidney Cancer Is Robot-Assisted Surgery
Gender Comparison In Kidney Cancer Surgery
Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients
16 May 2012

High Rate Of Malaria And Sexually Transmitted/Reproductive Tract Infections In Sub-Saharan Pregnant Mothers
Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Pazopanib Improves Progression-Free Survival
In Outcome Of Prostate Cancer Surgery, Higher Hospital Volume More Important Than Surgeon Experience
15 May 2012

Accurate Prediction Of Renal Failure In Sepsis Patients Via Urine Dipstick Test
New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study
12 May 2012

Rituximab Ineffective For Children With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
Kidney Donation Hindered By Obesity
10 May 2012

Predicting Risk Of Death In End-Stage Kidney Disease, New Equation More Accurate
An Asian's Unique Physiology Is Key To Diagnosing And Treating Diabetes
09 May 2012

Mouse Model Reveals Scarring Cells Revert To Inactive State As Liver Heals
07 May 2012

Guidelines For Management Of Lupus Nephritis Issued By The American College Of Rheumatology
04 May 2012

Study Finds Invasive Bladder Testing Before Incontinence Surgery May Be Unnecessary
02 May 2012

Risk Factors For Contrast Induced Nephrotoxicity Challenged
Gay Men And Minorities Have Poorer Quality Of Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment
Five Fold Increase In Antimicrobial Resistance For Common UTI Drug Seen Since 2000
01 May 2012

Living Kidney Donors Benefit From New Imaging Protocols
28 April 2012

Stendra (Avanafil) For Erectile Dysfunction Approved By FDA
27 April 2012

Afinitor (Everolimus) Approved For Renal Angiomyolipomas By FDA
Robot Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Associated With Fewer Complicated Outcomes
Transplant Recipient Donates Kidney After Disease Threatens The Organ; Re-Implantation Reverses Damage And Allows Another Patient To Thrive
Improved Survival From Intensive Kidney Dialysis Compared To Conventional Dialysis
25 April 2012

Bedwetting In Older Children
24 April 2012

Research Team Ups The Ante With Development Of Woven Blood Vessels
23 April 2012

Males With Mutated BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene Have Higher Prostate Cancer Risk
20 April 2012

The Mystery Of Kidney Stones Solved
19 April 2012

Kidney Health May Suffer In Older Patients Taking A Common Cholesterol Medication
18 April 2012

Prostate Cancer And Radiation Therapies - The Need For Additional Treatments
17 April 2012

Potential New Treatment For Kidney Cancer By Specific Inhibition Of Autophagy
New Prostate Cancer Ultrasound Treatment Shows Promise
16 April 2012

Aggressive Prostate Cancer Risk Linked With Two Genetic Deletions In Human Genome
Urinary Incontinence - Pelvic Floor Exercises Help Women
13 April 2012

Propecia And Proscar To Have Sexual Problems Warning Label
11 April 2012

Personalizing Prostate Cancer Treatment
Study Debunks Common Myth That Urine Is Sterile
Compliance A Problem For Effective Drug Treatment Of Urinary Incontinence
10 April 2012

Dialysis Patients' Mental Health Linked To Heart Health And Longevity
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 9, 2012
Sexual Dysfunction Reported By 4 Out Of 5 Female Dialysis Patients
Dialysis Patients' Survival Affected By Their Mental Health
05 April 2012

Childhood Acute Kidney Injury In ICU Raises Risk Of Chronic Kidney Disease
04 April 2012

Frequent Urination - Causes And Treatments
03 April 2012

Higher Cost But Fewer Deaths, Complications With Robotic Bladder Cancer Surgery
Identification Of Biomarker In Relation To Drug Response In Refractory Urothelial Cancer
31 March 2012

Low Recurrence And Cancer Death Rates Associated With Kidney Cancer Subtype
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