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Erectile dysfunction: a possible clinical sign of insulin resistance in young men

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Friday, 24 May 2013- F. Yao and colleagues conducted a study to investigate the possible underlying pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction (ED) without well-known etiology in young men under the age of 40 years. They published their findings in the journal Clinical Research in Cardiology.

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Co-morbidities in older prostate cancer patients play bigger role in mortality rates

Thursday, 23 May 2013- Older, sicker men with non-aggressive prostate cancer had a significantly greater risk of dying of causes other than prostate cancer, a risk that increased with age at diagnosis and comorbidities, data from a large cohort study affirmed. During 14 years of follow-up,...

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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy and conformal radiotherapy: similar rates of disease control after prostatectomy

Wednesday, 22 May 2013- Men with prostate cancer gained no obvious benefits from treatment with the dominant form of adjuvant radiation therapy as compared with an older, less expensive technique, an analysis of a government database suggests. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and...

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Robotic kidney transplants considered as best option for obese patients

Tuesday, 21 May 2013- Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients who received traditional "open" transplant surgery, according to surgeons at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System.

The findings should...

Consuming less sugar-sweetened beverages may reduce kidney stone risk

Monday, 20 May 2013- Twenty percent of American males and 10% of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent future stone formation.

Now, new research from Brigham and Women's...

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Urinary high molecular weight matrix metalloproteinases: non-invasive biomarker for detecting bladder cancer

Tuesday, 21 May 2013- Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key molecules for tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. Over-expression of different MMPs in tumor tissues can disturb the homeostasis and increase the level of various body fluids. Many MMPs including high molecular weights (HMWs) were...

Assessing comorbidities recommended before prostate biopsy

Monday, 20 May 2013- UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessments that identify existing comorbidities - the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer (TIBI-Cap) and the physician-reported Charlson Comorbidity Index -...

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Visitors flock to EAU History Office’s intriguing exhibit in Milan

Thursday, 21 March 2013- A steady stream of visitors flocked to the History Office’s Milan exhibit which carried the theme “ The Urologist as a Collector,” surprising many of those who visited with its unique topic.

“It is interesting to see that doctors themselves, in this case, urologists are...

Lecouvet wins ESUI Vision Award

Tuesday, 19 March 2013- Frederic Lecouvet won the 2013 Vision Award annually granted by the EAU Section of Urological Imaging (ESUI) since 2011.

As part of ESUI’s aims to highlight the most innovative imaging study published in urology during the last year, Lecouvet, of the Department of...

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Post-graduate courses from the ESU at the 28th Annual EAU Congress

Monday, 18 February 2013- The European School of Urology (ESU) organises a comprehensive post-graduate education programme during every annual congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU), and we are proud to continue this service keeping in mind the challenges and developments that make...

Programme app for 27th Annual EAU Congress available for download

Tuesday, 14 February 2012- The iPhone App Store and Android Market feature the EAU Congress application (app), and congress participants are encouraged to download the application as it provides a handy and more convenient way to track events during the five-day meeting.

To be held from February...