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It is becoming increasingly clear that immunology plays a large role in urinary tract infections and potentially in their cure. One new theory is that bacteria can influence the host's immune response by down-regulating it, suppressing the immune system and preventing the host from responding in a normal way.

Most practicing urologists have little time to closely examine the basicscience behind advances in male infertility, but the lab work that researchersare performing in this subspecialty today is poised to dramatically affectthe way urology is practiced tomorrow.

Ravi Munver, MD, has been appointed to the position of attending urologist at Hackensack (NJ) University Medical Center.

Alpha-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E, protects against the development of bladder cancer, while a second type of vitamin E, gamma-tocopherol, appears to offer no protection, according to research by the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Medicare groups in all but one state now cover the NMP22 BladderChek Test for both monitoring and diagnosis of bladder cancer, according to the test's manufacturer, Matritech.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has issued new prostate cancer screening guidelines with several significant changes.

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This issue of Urology Times includes a number of articles from one ofthe most successful meetings on interstitial cystitis ever held, the NationalInstitute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders and InterstitialCystitis Association joint symposium "Research Insights into InterstitialCystitis" in Alexandria, VA, last fall.

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Basic science provides a rationale for resiniferatoxin, but clinicaltrial disappoints

Atlanta--Fewer people are dying from prostate and other genitourinarycancers. But ask why that is, and you'll have a difficult time finding aconsensus among epidemiologists, urologists, and others.

Alexandria, VA--The search for a sensitive and specific screening tool for interstitial cystitis has been nothing short of elusive.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a popular supplement among athletes, does not increase testosterone levels and may, in fact, break down into hormones associated with prostate gland growth, according to results of a small study from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

The anti-obesity drug orlistat (Xenical) has been found to inhibit prostate cancer growth in a study of mice.

The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has launched an educational campaign aimed at informing health care providers about the health risks of diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure.

Two physicians from the Allegheny General Hospital Transplant Service will provide kidney transplant services for the new VA Kidney Transplant Center of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

A new group formed by members of the Society of University Urologists (SUU) has decided on a name and an initial project aimed at helping urology program directors and department chairs.

The Senate last week unanimously approved the nomination of FDA commissioner Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

With construction having started last month, the first independent lithotripsy facility in Queens is slated to open this summer at Utopia Center, a mixed-use property located in Flushing, NY.

The University of Cincinnati department of surgery named James F. Donovan Jr, MD, chief of its division of urology.

A major breakthrough in the field of prostate cancer research was announced last summer. For the first time in a randomized clinical trial, a drug was found to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Widely reported headlines such as "Drug might prevent prostate cancer, researchers say" (USA Today, June 25, 2003, page 1) were tempered by reports of the drug's "disturbing" side effects.

Unique obturator approach treats stress incontinence Somerville, NJ Gynecare introduces the TVT Obturator System Tension-free support, a surgical device for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.

Chicago--Therapeutic cloning can be used to generate immune-compatible renal cells, according to the results of a collaborative study from the Laboratory for Tissue Engineering, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Advanced Cell Technology, Worcester, MA. The technique may be used to engineer renal tissue for autologous applications, researchers suggest.

New Orleans-After 17 years of positive experience, Italian urologists consider endoscopic treatment their first-line approach for children with vesicoureteral reflux.

Error rate of 5.3% is below national average compared with other majorspecialties