AUA 2013: Hospitalizations Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheters on the Rise

May 6, 2013

San Diego, CA, May 5, 2013- Indwelling urinary catheters either placed inappropriately or left in place longer than their intended use have resulted in increased hospitalizations, higher rates of complicated infections and an increased financial burden on both patients and the general health care system, according to a new study being released at the 108th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).…

AUA 2013: Majority of Men Do Not Treat Their Erectile Dysfunction

San Diego, CA, May 6,2013 – Millions of American men live with erectile dysfunction (ED) and although ED therapies are shown to be highly effective and improve a man’s quality of life, nearly 75 percent do not seek treatment, according to a study at the 108th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).…

AUA 2013: Prostate Cancer Surgery May Relieve LUTS

SAN DIEGO — Radical prostatectomy may offer the added benefit of urinary symptom reduction in prostate cancer patients who have concomitant lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to a study reported here.

The proportion of men who had clinically significant LUTS declined by almost 50% following radical prostatectomy, reported Vinay Prabhu, a medical student at New York University in New York City, and colleagues at the American Urological Association meeting.…

In My Next Life, I Want To Be a Management Consultant | Guest Blog

They advise, and they leave. They don't see the aftermath of their actions nor do they suffer the consequences. They also make a lot of money.

AUA Issues New Guidelines on PSA Screening | Guest Blog

New guidelines on prostate cancer screening, issued today by the American Urological Association (AUA), are supportive of routine use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in healthy men, but only for a specified age group, and only after discussion between a man and his physician.…

AUA 2013: Exercise Cuts Kidney Stone Risk in Women | Guest Blog

SAN DIEGO, California — Women can reduce their risk for kidney stones by exercising, a new study shows.

Participants enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative reduced their risk 16% to 31%, depending on how much they exercised in the course of a week, said Mathew Sorensen, MD, from the University of Washington in Seattle.…

AUA 2013: Laser Surgery for BPH in Octogenarians | Guest Blog

The Particulars: Data are lacking on the morbidity and perioperative outcomes of laser surgery for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) among octogenarians.

Data Breakdown: A retrospective review of laser surgeries to treat BPH found a complication rate of 19.6%.…

Liptruzet Approved to Lower LDL Cholesterol | Guest Blog

May 3, 2013

Merck, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LIPTRUZET™(ezetimibe and atorvastatin) tablets for the treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in patients with primary or mixed hyperlipidemia as adjunctive therapy to diet when diet alone is not enough.…