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E. coli urinary infections showing more resistance

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Escherichia coli is responsible for an increasing proportion of urinary tract infections and is showing more resistance to antimicrobials, Irish researchers report in an August 24th on-line paper in BJU International. Moreover, Dr. Ivor M. Cullen told Reuters Health by...

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Combined adjuvant therapies improve outcome of high-risk prostate cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with prostate cancer involving the seminal vesicle and who undergo radical prostatectomy fare best when given adjuvant radiotherapy plus androgen deprivation therapy, according to a French study reported in BJU International online August 18. Dr. Cyrille Bastide, at...

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Jury still out on value of mesh in vaginal prolapse repair

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Repairing vaginal prolapse with polypropylene mesh may cause more problems than it solves, according to results of a double-blind randomized study. In the study, objective and subjective improvement was seen both with and without mesh, “so these surgeries do improve quality...

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