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Even minor weight loss can improve men’s sex lives: Study

The team of Australian researchers placed 31 obese men with type 2 diabetes on either a meal replacement-based low-calorie diet or a low-fat, high-protein, reduced-carbohydrate diet meant to decrease calorie intake by 600 calories a day. A modest weight loss of 5 percent led to an easing of erectile dysfunction and improved sexual desire within eight weeks, and these improvements continued for 12 months, according to the study published Aug. 5 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Problems with urinary tract function also improved, the team added.

8 Aug 2011

Clinical trial to assess impact of dietary change in men with prostate cancer

Two researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have opened a clinical trial that will assess the impact of dietary change to control prostate cancer.

6 Aug 2011

Transvaginal nephrectomy could increase rate of living donors for kidney transplants

Kidney transplant from a living donor, besides of being the best option for young people and those affected by particular conditions, results in increased organ survival and solves in part the organ shortage afflicting Spain since the mid-90 despite the high rate of cadaveric donation.

5 Aug 2011

Study sheds new light on how surgery impacts chronic kidney disease, bone health

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women.

5 Aug 2011

Columbia Laboratories second quarter total net revenues increase to $19.2 million

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today reported financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011.

4 Aug 2011

W.M. Keck Foundation awards Jefferson scientists with $1M medical research grant

Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University have been awarded a $1 million medical research grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for an ambitious project looking at the little explored 98 percent of the human genome and what role it may play in the onset and progression of diseases.

4 Aug 2011

Urine test for prostate cancer: Study

Lead researcher Dr. Scott Tomlins, a pathology resident at the University of Michigan Health System said, “This is a tool that men and their physician can use to help them decide whether it's appropriate to get a biopsy now or delay that decision.”

4 Aug 2011

A guide to safe and informed recovery after prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the number two killer of American men, second only to lung cancer. It is a disease that affects more than 2 million American men, and in 2010 there were over 218,000 new diagnoses.

2 Aug 2011

Kenya Medical Services Minister to establish African Cancer Foundation

When Anyang' Nyong'o, Medical Services Minister of Kenya, returned cancer-free to his native land in March of this year, he made a commitment to the people of Kenya. "My experience is a wake-up call for us in Kenya," he proclaimed.

1 Aug 2011

Watson to acquire portfolio of divested generic pharmaceutical products

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of generic pharmaceutical products that are being divested as a result of the merger between Perrigo Company and Paddock Laboratories.

28 Jul 2011

Invaron, Columbia Laboratories enter license agreement for STRIANT buccal system

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. has entered into a license agreement with Invaron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately-held Canadian pharmaceutical company, for STRIANT in Canada.

27 Jul 2011

FDA clears ArthroCare's SpeedFix Suture System

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, has announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SpeedFix Suture System.

27 Jul 2011

Watson second quarter net revenue increases 24% to $1.1 billion

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported net revenue of $1.1 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 24 percent when compared to $875.3 million in the second quarter 2010.

26 Jul 2011

GlaxoSmithKline files suit against Watson over generic JALYN

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc. - Florida, filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market dutasteride and tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules.

25 Jul 2011

Janssen receives FDA Complete Response letter for SIMPONI sBLA to treat RA

Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response letter for its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for SIMPONI.

25 Jul 2011

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitals

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks among the top five American hospitals, according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient-outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors. The medical center also was rated the best hospital in the western United States for the 22nd consecutive year and the No. 1 hospital in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

22 Jul 2011

Taiho announces results of TAS-102 Phase II trial for metastatic colorectal cancer

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced on July 22 the results of a randomized, Phase II clinical trial for the novel oral nucleoside antitumor agent TAS-102 under development by the company for metastatic colorectal cancer, at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology held in Yokohama.

22 Jul 2011

GIDAC recommends FDA approval of Janssen's REMICADE for treatment of pediatric UC

Janssen Biotech, Inc., formerly Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc., announced today that the Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended the approval of REMICADE for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in pediatric patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy.

22 Jul 2011

U.S. News recognizes HUMC among top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties

Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) has been ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties – Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, and Geriatrics – in U.S. News Media & World Report's 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings.

22 Jul 2011

U.S.News ranks Rush University Medical Center among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-12

Rush University Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation's top hospitals in the nation, according to the upcoming issue of U.S.News & World Report.

21 Jul 2011

Urology News and Research

Latest Urology News and Research

Even minor weight loss can improve men’s sex lives: Study

Clinical trial to assess impact of dietary change in men with prostate cancer

Transvaginal nephrectomy could increase rate of living donors for kidney transplants

Study sheds new light on how surgery impacts chronic kidney disease, bone health

Columbia Laboratories second quarter total net revenues increase to $19.2 million

W.M. Keck Foundation awards Jefferson scientists with $1M medical research grant

Urine test for prostate cancer: Study

A guide to safe and informed recovery after prostate cancer

Kenya Medical Services Minister to establish African Cancer Foundation

Watson to acquire portfolio of divested generic pharmaceutical products

Invaron, Columbia Laboratories enter license agreement for STRIANT buccal system

FDA clears ArthroCare's SpeedFix Suture System

Watson second quarter net revenue increases 24% to $1.1 billion

GlaxoSmithKline files suit against Watson over generic JALYN

Janssen receives FDA Complete Response letter for SIMPONI sBLA to treat RA

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitals

Taiho announces results of TAS-102 Phase II trial for metastatic colorectal cancer

GIDAC recommends FDA approval of Janssen's REMICADE for treatment of pediatric UC

U.S. News recognizes HUMC among top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties

U.S.News ranks Rush University Medical Center among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-12

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