http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Nearly half of all adults over 20 will experience at least one lower urinary tract symptom by 2018 - an estimated 2.3 billion people and a worldwide increase of 18% in just one decade - according to research in the October issue of the urology journal BJUI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-world-adults-urinary-tract-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:50:34 EST news236335816 Analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers of ten years of scientific studies has resulted in changes in American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for how initial urinary tract infection in infants and toddlers is diagnosed and treated. This change will affect thousands of children every year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-iu-analysis-diagnosis-utis-young.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:25:56 EST news233922348 Parents often ask their doctors for advice on toilet training young children, and a new article in CMAJ summarizes current approaches and evidence to help physicians respond to these queries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-toilet-children.html Health Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:54:39 EST news232026845 A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that in obese men with type 2 diabetes, weight loss improves erectile function, sexual desire and lowers urinary tract symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-weight-loss-sexual-health-overweight.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:29:09 EST news231766098 In premenopausal women who have repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) appeared more effective than cranberry capsules for preventing recurrent infections, at the risk of contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to a report in the July 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-antibiotic-effective-cranberry-capsules-urinary.html Medications Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:49:24 EST news230831340 A pediatric urologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center who pioneered a surgical technique for repairing a common birth defect in boys reports the procedure is singularly effective in correcting the problem with few complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-surgeons-hypospadias-efficacy-patients-differing.html Other Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:50:01 EST news227330643 Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found some antibiotics may be overused for children with asthma and urinary tract infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-ucsf-antibiotic-patterns-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 May 2011 09:52:16 EST news225535918 Urinary tract infections are common in women, costing an estimated $2.5 billion per year to treat in 2000 in the United States alone. These infections frequently recur, affecting 2 to 3 percent of all women. A depletion of vaginal lactobacilli, a type of bacteria, is associated with urinary tract infection risk, which suggests that replenishing these bacteria may be beneficial. Researchers conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled trial to investigate this theory. Their results are published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-treatment-recurrent-urinary-tract-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:56:41 EST news222064016 Drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits similar to those of whole fruits, according to research presented in a literature review yesterday at the 2011 Experimental Biology (EB) meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-percent-fruit-juice-disease-fighting-benefits.html Health Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:46:55 EST news221712400 Imagine a world without antibiotics. Common infections are life threatening. Pneumonia, urinary tract infections and venereal diseases are incurable. Cancer chemotherapies do not exist. The life expectancy for Canadian men is 47 and 50 for women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-world-antibiotics.html Medications Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:08:14 EST news221393257 Much of the risk of developing incontinence before middle age is determined by our genes. Genetic factors can explain half of people's susceptibility to urinary incontinence, a study of twins at the University of Gothenburg and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-genes-important-factor-urinary-incontinence.html Genetics Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:50:20 EST news221151006