CapMed, a division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BITI) and a leader in interactive personal health management solutions, announced that it will participate - for the third year in a r

UroToday.com- A study out of Spain assessed the clinical characteristics and results of radiographic imaging studies and compared them to community-acquired urinary tract infections in 301 neonate

UroToday.com - Kaneko, et al in the December 2007 issue of the International Journal of Urology performed a prospective analysis from Japan regarding the effects of microsurgical repair of varicoc

UroToday.com - A study out of Saarland, Germany in the January 2008 issue of The Journal of Urology by Zink, et al on behavioral comorbidity found in enuresis was performed in a prospective manner

Notch, a protein known to govern the determination of cell differentiation into different kinds of tissues in embryos, plays a critical role in bone formation and strength later in life, said rese

A healthy individual loses around a hundred hairs a day. Nothing to worry about as long as they are constantly replaced and the losses occur evenly around the whole scalp. But when hair loss goes

Genentech's Avastin, a drug which is currently used to treat colon and lung cancer, has been approved by the FDA for breast cancer treatment. Earning approximately $2.3 billion in the USA alone i

Endometriosis is a condition of unknown etiology in which endometrial tissue occurs at extra-uterine sites, including ovaries, fallopian tubes, and gastrointestinal tract. It usually occurs betwee

Older Americans with the highest risk of stroke, but those who have never suffered a stroke, also have the highest rate of cognitive decline, researchers reported at the American Stroke Associati

The Genetics and Public Policy Center will conduct a series of public town hall meetings to gather feedback from the public on their views related to a proposed large cohort study on the role of g

American adults have a higher prevalence of stroke than their European counterparts, due in part to a higher rate of stroke risk factors among Americans and barriers to care in the United States,

Gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are rare entities in an adult patient. Commonly they are located in the upper gastrointestinal system and present with intestinal symptoms such as bleeding, o

The benign biliary tract tumor is rarely found in clinical practice. One case of bile duct adenomyoma was recently reported in the January 28 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology

Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very lates

New research to be carried out at The University of Nottingham could have a major impact on the way that people struggling with low back pain are helped to stay in work.Back pain is one

Oxidative stress describes the state level of oxidative damage in a cell, tissue or organ, caused by reactive oxygen species. Alcohol induces oxidative stress in the liver resulting in an imbalanc

About 20% CRC patients have a genetic component and HNPCC is the most common autosomal dominant hereditary syndrome. Some Chinese HNPCC pedigrees were recently reported in the World Journal of

The view into the inner world of living cells just got a little brighter and more colorful. A powerful new research tool, when used with other labeling technologies, allows simultaneous visualizat

Sodium, Calcium, Potassium and Skin ColorSkin color is one of the most visible indicators that helps distinguish human appearance, and a new study provides more detail as to how o

More than $1.1 billion a year is spent on public programs in Missouri, yet a new University of Missouri study reports the state has a rising number of people worried about having sufficient amount

Patients who prefer to be highly involved in their treatment don't necessarily have better luck managing chronic health conditions, a new study suggests.A research team based at the Vete

Obesity is one of the greatest health risks for children in the United States and, unfortunately, it's on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of obese

The editors of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) have awarded a paper by Monica Olvera de la Cruz and Graziano Vernizzi from Northwestern University's department of

UroToday.com - A report in the December, 2007 issue of Urology by M.J. Lange and associates links androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (CaP) to incident diabetes mellitus (DM).

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, IL, USA.The authors evaluated the r

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Uroplakin III-delta 4, a splice variant of UP III, was isolated by my Japanese colleagues, Dr. T Yoshiki and others, although its protein structure and function still

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Clinical solid organ transplantation is a great success story, and when permanent failure of the kidney, liver, heart, or lung occurs, replacement by transplant is th

UroToday.com - Dr. Lawton discussed the role for pelvic LN XRT in CaP. A survey performed at leading radiotherapy centers revealed that there was not consistent opinion on what pelvic XRT entailed

UroToday.com - The US population is living longer, and by 2025 there will be more than one million Americans older than age 100. In screening the elderly man, we know that the incidence of high ri

UroToday.com - The long-term risk of CaP specific mortality after RP is poorly defined. The diagnostic lead-time using a PSA screening interval of 4 years is 11 years. This study developed a nomog