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In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. The urethra has an excretory function in both genders to pass urine to the outside, and also a reproductive function in the male, as a passage for sperm.

Duloxetine reduces stress urinary incontinence and improves quality of life for women

Data presented today at the 3rd International Consultation on Incontinence, provide evidence for the efficacy of duloxetine, an investigational agent for the treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

29 Jun 2004

FDA Approves PROSCAR® Combined With Doxazosin to Reduce the Risk of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms

Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the prescribing information for PROSCAR® (finasteride) based on a landmark National Institutes of Health (NIH) study.

20 Apr 2004

Risk of kidney stones increases higher if overweight

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found that the more overweight a person is the more at risk he or she is for forming uric acid kidney stones.

22 Mar 2004