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Prostate Cancer: Genes, Environment, Immunity and the use of Immunotherapy
Prostate cancer prevention, the authors of this article argue, may be most effectively based on a closer examination of the environmental and immunity-related triggers for the disease.
Journal Article, October 3, 2008
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Doing Better for Less: The Case for Organized Group Practices
Shannon Brownlee, MS, Visiting Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, explains how to both cut healthcare costs and improve quality.
Editorial, October 3, 2008
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CME/CE
The Astute Clinician: Filing High-Value Adverse Drug Event Reports
What information should you include in an ADE report? How is that information used?
Slide/Lecture Presentation, October 3, 2008
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Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction: Current Evaluation and Management
Childhood voiding dysfunctions are comprehensively reviewed in this article from the journal Urologic Nursing.
Journal Article, October 2, 2008
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Radical Prostatectomy versus Watchful Waiting in Localized Prostate Cancer: the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group-4 Randomized Trial
Does radical prostatectomy reduce mortality rates in the early stages of localized prostate cancer when compared to watchful waiting?
Journal Article, October 1, 2008
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CME
Management Challenges in an Older Patient With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
This challenging case presentation addresses the critical treatment decisions warranted for an older male patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Clinical Case, September 30, 2008
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CME
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: AHRQ Executive Summary
This AHRQ report provides the latest evidence comparing the effectiveness of treatments for localized prostate cancer.
Article, September 25, 2008
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Early Chemotherapy in Prostate Cancer
Only about half of men with localized prostate cancer are cured by surgery or radiation. This reviews assesses the potential use of chemotherapy early in the natural history of the disease.
Journal Article, September 22, 2008
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Bias in Surgical Research
There are various types of bias in surgical research. How can they can be detected and avoided?
Journal Article, September 22, 2008
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A New Way to Train and Support the World's Health Workers
Erica Frank, MD, MPH, Professor, Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia, and Founder, Executive Director, Health Sciences Online, describes an exciting new online science resource.
Editorial, September 22, 2008
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Alfuzosin Stone Expulsion Therapy for Distal Ureteral Calculi: A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study: From F1000
Alpha blockers for stone expulsions--Can they help reduce the severe pain? Ranked "must read" from F1000.
Journal Article, September 19, 2008
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Multiple Cellular Mechanisms Related to Cyclin A1 in Prostate Cancer Invasion and Metastasis
What are the cellular interactions of cyclin A1 that promote the spread of prostate cancer? These study authors used immunohistochemistry and cDNA microarray analyses to map cyclin A1 activity.
Journal Article, September 19, 2008
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Economic Credentialing: Terminating Staff Privileges for Investing in a Competing Hospital
Jack R. Bierig, AB, JD, Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, teaches us about a serious hospital-medical staff conflict.
Editorial, September 19, 2008
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Beyond Prostate-Specific Antigen: Alternate Serum Markers
PSA screening for prostate cancer has well known shortcomings. This article explores the potential usefulness of other existing and future biomarkers, including genetic assays.
Journal Article, September 18, 2008
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CME/CE
What to Do When a Patient Presents With Erectile Dysfunction: Urologic Symptoms in Primary Care
This article -- the second in a series on urologic presenting symptoms -- is intended to provide clinicians with a step-by-step guide for assessing patients who present with erectile dysfunction.
Clinical Review, September 17, 2008
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Why You Should Encourage Men to Put on Gowns
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, explains why we should start paying more attention to men's health.
Editorial, September 15, 2008
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How Patients Make Treatment Choices
Internet access has enabled many patients to become well informed about their diseases. These authors look at the effects of shared decision-making in urologic diseases.
Journal Article, September 12, 2008
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Treatment of Male Infertility Secondary to Morbid Obesity
Obesity can be a cause of secondary hypogonadism. This article describes a male patient with infertility in the setting of obesity, who was successfully treated with the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole. Review the connection between adiposity, and the suppression of gonadotropin release and spermatogenesis.
Journal Article, September 12, 2008
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Stress Urinary Incontinence: Prevention, Management, and Provider Education
This article suggests a number of strategies for lessening the effects and costs associated with urinary incontinence resulting from childbirth injuries.
Journal Article, September 10, 2008
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Does Primary Care Matter?
Emily Friedman, Independent Health Policy and Ethics Analyst, Chicago, Illinois; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, dissects the primary care issue.
Editorial, September 8, 2008
