A new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer; according to research by Queen Mary University of London. In combination with the current prostate specific antigen (PSA) test; the new test could help men avoid unnecessary and invasive biopsies, over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Prostate cancer…
Researchers found that more than 70% of UTIs at University of North Carolina hospitals non-device associated; according to recently published study findings. “Over the past few decades substantial efforts made to reduce the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in the United States, with great success. However, these interventions mainly focus on the placement;…
The rate of Urinary Tract Infections diagnosed in the outpatient setting; increased between 2008 and 2017, especially among older adults and in patients receiving virtual care, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The researchers observed increasing diagnoses of UTIs in virtual visits compared with office and emergency visits. Specifically, the rate of UTIs by diagnosis…
Mushrooms have a long history of being consumed as food and used in Asian medicines. However, research on the health effects of mushrooms has only emerged and developed in recent decades. However, to the best of our knowledge, only one previous human study (a phase I trial) has investigated the biological activity of mushroom intake…
Study findings published in EClincialMedicine showed that more than 85% of patients in England were diagnosed; with a lower UTI in primary care receive an antibiotic on the same day, and that most do not have a recorded urine test within 10 days of diagnosis. “They found that less than one in five patients treated for a…
Research published in Pediatricssuggests that infants aged 60 days; and younger with bacteremic UTI could receive shorter courses of parenteral antibiotics; without the risk for readmission or recurrent infection. “Although several studies have supported the safety of short-course parenteral antibiotic therapy; with early conversion to oral antibiotics in young infants with uncomplicated UTI; the safety…
A small trial of focal therapy for discrete lesions in the prostate using gold-silica nanoshells (GSN) directed laser technology (also called AuroLase Therapy, developed by Nanospectra). The study conducted in 15 patients who had low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer. There were no serious side effects after 90 days, which was the primary endpoint of the…
Researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania says; that Blocking a kinase known as CDK7 sets off a chain reaction that results in the death of prostate cancer cells. The team identified the role of CDK7 as the on/off switch that controls Med-1; a process that works in partnership with the…
Radical prostatectomy performed at facilities with high vs. low annual caseloads appeared associated; with a significant Overall Survival(OS) benefit for men with prostate cancer, according to results of a retrospective study published in Cancer. The number of prostate cancers encountered appeared to be a better predictor of favorable outcomes; than the number of surgeries performed,…
Biocompatible gold nanoparticles designed to convert near-infrared light to heat; have shown to safely and effectively ablate low to intermediate-grade tumors within the prostate; according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This treatment could offer patients a targeted therapy…
Researchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM); and doctors from Hospital del Mar, have demonstrated the effectiveness of a drug for treating metastatic bladder cancer in patients; who did not respond to the usual treatment. The preliminary results of an ongoing clinical trial show that TAK-228, a…
Abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide appeared to increase the risk for death among older men; with advanced prostate cancer and pre-existing cardiovascular conditions; according to results of a population-based retrospective study published in European Urology. “Most cancer therapies have side effects. It is important to evaluate whether the benefits of the drug outweigh its risks,” Grace…