Depreciation deduction available for leased property
June 1st 2002The depreciation deduction is quite flexible. It is an allowance forthe wear and tear, the natural deterioration, or the technical obsolescenceof the assets and property used in a medical practice. It is nothing morethan spreading out the original cost of those business assets over theirestimated life.
Teas show cytotoxic effect on bladder cancer cells
June 1st 2002San Francisco-Herbal tea from Northern Greece, green tea, and black teaare all cytotoxic to human bladder cancer cells, according to a study conductedat the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. The Greek herbal beveragehad significant cytotoxicity even at 5% concentration.
Use these 12 techniques to deal with difficult patients
June 1st 2002An article in the December 2001 issue of Urology Times discussed howurologists approach the difficult or demanding patient ("How does yourpractice deal with difficult patients?" page 22). I was impressed howmost physicians managed this situation, and it prompted me to think abouttechniques I have used to help control patients without losing them or allowingthem to be disruptive to the staff and other patients.
Novel soy supplement displays anti-cancer effects
June 1st 2002Orlando, FL-Reports of the prophylactic properties of isoflavones and other natural substances on cancer cell lines are common, but few-if any-have demonstrated properties as potentially strong as those evidenced by a Japanese nutritional supplement containing a novel form of genistein.
Technique for placing a male bulbourethral sling
June 1st 2002In female patients, pubovaginal sling surgery is the gold standard treatment for stress urinary incontinence. Due to its high success rate in women, a similar technique has been adapted for use in men with severe post-prostatectomy incontinence.
Management of postoperative overactive bladder complications
June 1st 2002Urinary incontinence (UI) is a serious medical health problem that affects more than 20 million Americans. It is classified into 6 categories including urge incontinence, stress incontinence, and mixed incontinence. Recently, the combination of urgency and frequency, with or without urge urinary incontinence, has been described as overactive bladder (OAB).
Emerging Trends in the Management of Overactive Bladder
June 1st 2002IntroductionThe purpose of this supplement is to provide clinicians with a better understanding of the pathophysiology and management of OAB. Each article provides practical information to the physician treating urinary incontinence and OAB symptoms in clinical practice. This information will be useful in making sound therapeutic decisions based on the most current data available on urinary incontenence and OAB.Based on a satellite symposium held just prior to the American Urological Association 2001 Annual Meeting.This supplement is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Watson Urology, a division of Watson Pharma, Inc.
Emerging Trends in the Management of Overactive Bladder
June 1st 2002Urinary incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of urine. There are a number of distinct types of urinary incontinence, with overactive bladder (OAB) being a prevalent form. Overactive bladder is the result of involuntary contractions of the detrusor muscle that can occur because of physiological and/or pathological changes in the bladder and its nerve supply. Whereas OAB can affect a person at any age, it is a common disorder among the elderly.
The recalcitrant overactive bladder patient
June 1st 2002Overactive bladder (OAB), the most prevalent form of urinary incontinence, is due to involuntary contractions of the bladder (detrusor) muscle with symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency, and urge incontinence. Overactive bladder is often managed with pharmacologic intervention that focuses on inhibiting detrusor activity and increasing bladder capacity.
The continuum of urinary incontinence in an aging population
June 1st 2002Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common condition in persons over 65 years of age. In the United States alone, there is a 30% prevalence rate in the community and greater than 50% prevalence in nursing homes.1 Even though prevalence increases with age, UI is never normal and it remains treatable regardless of age.
Advances in anticholinergic therapy delivery systems
June 1st 2002Characterized by symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency, and urge urinary incontinence, overactive bladder (OAB) is a condition that results from a deficiency in the bladder's ability to store urine and in the onset of involuntary bladder muscle contractions that promote urgency and possibly urine loss.
Kidney cyst decortication may relieve chronic pain
June 1st 2002Orlando, FL-A study from Washington University, St. Louis, may have torpedoed a long-standing misconception concerning the pain-relieving benefits of kidney cyst decortication, while at the same time, raising a question whose answer could have important clinical implications.
Photoselective Vaporization of the ProstateBreakthrough Treatment for BPH
May 1st 2002This Urology Times supplement was produced by Advanstar Medical Education Services under an unrestricted grant from Laserscope www.laserscope.com. The views and opinions in this supplement are those of the interviewed physicians and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors, Advanstar Medical Education Services or Laserscope.Copyright 2002 Advanstar Communications Inc. All rights reserved.
Coalition pushes for prostate cancer research funding
May 1st 2002Group presses for $420 million at NIH and $100 million at Defense Departmentin 2003Washington - The case for bolstering funding for prostate cancerresearch is being pressed on Capitol Hill by a 6-year-old coalition of organizationsand individuals who are determined to end the disease that has accountedfor 15% of all male cancer deaths over the last decade.
Stay connected with a cable modem
May 1st 2002Without a dedicated phone line, a cable modem provides continuous accessMost physicians are connected to the Internet now, but the vast majoritystill use telephone modems. Those of us who have a cable modem-connectedto cable TV-would never go back to using a telephone modem. This articlewill explain why.
Intravesical gemcitabine promising for TCC
May 1st 2002Bethesda, MD-Treatment with an intravesical formulation of gemcitabine(Gemzar) in patients with transitional cell carcinoma shows promise, accordingto results from a phase I trial. The findings were presented at the Societyof Urologic Oncology/National Cancer Institute second annual meeting here.
'Alarming rise' in female bladder cancer seen in UK
May 1st 2002Birmingham, United Kingdom-Researchers in the United Kingdom haveuncovered an "alarming rise" in bladder cancer incidence in womenover the past 25 years, and they believe the finding is not just a resultof increased surveillance.Birmingham, United Kingdom-Researchers in the United Kingdom haveuncovered an "alarming rise" in bladder cancer incidence in womenover the past 25 years, and they believe the finding is not just a resultof increased surveillance.
Using buccal mucosa grafts for urethral reconstruction
May 1st 2002With reports describing continued improvements in the success rates of hypospadias repair using contemporary one-stage techniques, only a minority of pediatric patients requires secondary urethroplasty to address significant complications. In the adult, the reconstructive urologic surgeon may similarly encounter the patient who requires extensive primary or secondary urethral reconstruction for stricture disease.
Laparoscopic RP 'as efficient' as conventional surgery
May 1st 2002Birmingham, United Kingdom-Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is "as efficient" as conventional surgery in terms of pathological and biological results, according to mid-term follow-up of 940 French patients treated consecutively at the same institute-the largest single series of laparoscopic radical prostatectomies to date.