The gaming of a prostate cancer label with half-truths and fear-mongering has become standard practice for physicians and the other players in the prostate cancer industry. The shock value of a cancer label (not all cancers are equal and some, even fail to behave as cancerous) along with a twisting of the truth enables easy […]
Laparoscopic Surgery & Long Term Bladder Cancer Control
New findings suggest that long-term survival rates following laparoscopic surgery for bladder cancer are comparable to those of open surgery. Published in BJU International, the largest study to date with long-term follow-up after this type of minimally invasive surgery, indicate that prospective randomized trials comparing these two bladder cancer surgeries are warranted. The removal of […]
The Role of Genetic Variants in Kidney Disease
A new research that appeared in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) provide insights into the ties between certain genetic variants and kidney disease in African Americans. The genetic association is one of the strongest ever reported for a common disease and these latest study may help improve […]
Is a more frequent dialysis schedule efficient?
Patients with End Stage Renal Disease are dialyzed 3 times per week for about four hours each time. The idea to implement a more frequent dialysis schedule seems appealing where observational studies have associated long dialysis intervals with an excess risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease hospitalizations, while on the other hand a rather new […]
Links Between Bullying and LUTS in Children
(HealthDay News) – In its February issue publication, The Journal of Urology featured a study that says bullying is associated with 8 to 11 year-olds exhibiting lower urinary tract symptoms or LUTS. The correlation between pediatric lower urinary tract symptoms and exposure to bullying among 8 to 11 year-olds were examined by Christina B. Ching, […]