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Bostwick Laboratories has opened a new medical laboratory in Nashville, TN. This is the company’s sixth addition to locations in the United States and the United Kingdom.

State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, has appointed Firouz Daneshgari, MD, as chair of the department of urology.

In midlife women, worsening of incontinence symptoms does not appear to be attributable to the menopausal transition, according to a multicenter study. The study’s authors say that modifiable factors such as weight gain may be to blame (Obstet Gynecol 2008; 111:667-77).

Cryotherapy provides long-term disease control equivalent to that of more conventional therapies for patients with localized prostate cancer, according to a study published in Urology (2008; 71:515-8).

Oral dapoxetine demonstrates benefits in both men with premature ejaculation and their partners, report the authors of a multinational phase III clinical trial.

Scientists have identified six new genes that play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes, and among the group is the second gene known to also play a role in prostate cancer (Nat Genet 2008; 40:310-5).

Children with bilateral Wilms’ tumors can retain normal function in both kidneys by undergoing bilateral nephron-sparing surgery, even when preoperative scans suggest that the tumors are inoperable, report researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.

Magnetic resonance imaging findings in prostate cancer patients about to undergo radiation therapy can help predict the likelihood that the cancer will return and spread post-treatment, according to a new study published in Radiology (2008; 247:141-6).

The Medicare Administrative Contractor is a new contract reform project that will enhance the flow of data for services charged to Medicare.

Daily use of a penile extender device shows promise as a safe, effective, and noninvasive treatment for Peyronie's disease.

Outcomes with a new sexual function questionnaire correlate well with validated measures of psychosocial function, patient satisfaction, erection hardness, erectile function, and sexual function.

Chicago-A preoperative skin preparation product may be an effective, time-saving alternative for reducing skin bacterial counts preoperatively in men undergoing penile prosthesis surgery, say the authors of a pilot study from the University of South Florida, Tampa.

Results of a study comparing the in vitro antibacterial activity of antibiotic-dipped and non-antibiotic-dipped components of inflatable penile implants show differences favoring Titan implants dipped into antibiotic solutions of rifampin-gentamicin or bacitracin-gentamicin compared with the antibiotic (rifampin-minocycline)-coated technology of Inhibizone.

Men who present with infertility issues and their partners are relatively uninformed about the causes and treatments of male infertility, a fact that may be attributable to urologists' failure to properly market their capabilities in this area of clinical practice.

Higher intakes of soy foods and soy isoflavones were associated with reduced sperm concentrations in a Harvard study.

Children who do not respond to treatment for urgency frequency syndrome may have underlying neuropsychiatric disorders that need treatment before UFS symptoms can be resolved.

Video urodynamic studies found serious underlying pathology in a majority of cerebral palsy children who had urinary incontinence.

Presentations at the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology annual meeting indicate slow, methodical progress in efforts to engineer biologically active tissues.

Two groups have taken innovative steps to match technology with important clinical problems: the microscope with NOA and the Whitaker test with EDO.

Routine semen analysis does not absolutely predict the quality of sperm chromatin, which may help to explain why it often fails to predict reproductive outcomes in infertile couples.

Data from studies on post-vasectomy clearance suggest that a single azoospermic sample submitted 16 weeks following vasectomy is sufficient to establish the success of the procedure and future sterility.

Mounting evidence suggests that the appearance of sperm has little to do with its function.

A novel modification of the Whitaker test using ejaculatory duct manometry shows promise for the diagnosis of ejaculatory duct obstruction.

While understanding of the basic science of shock waves has increased dramatically, questions have also been raised about the potential for serious adverse advents and urologist ownership of lithotriptors.

Studies of vesicoureteral reflux in children show steady progress in treatment modalities and outcomes.

Serum-based tumor markers are not used in more than half of all patients who have testis cancer, report researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor.

The FDA has approved SpermCheck Vasectomy (ContraVac, Inc., Charlottesville, VA), a diagnostic product that confirms men’s post-vasectomy sterility. The device will enable men to test their post-vasectomy fertility status at home, rather than returning to the physician’s office or a laboratory for confirmation.