Astellas to Pay Medivation $765 Million for Prostate Cancer Drug Rights Oct 28, 2009
This partnership is a significant milestone to further expand our business in urology and to establish our franchise in oncology, Astellas Chief Executive Officer said in the statement. Taxotere generated 2 billion euros ($3 billion) in sales for Sanofi last year and is also used as a treatment for breast, lung and other cancers. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Do drug therapies raise risk of bladder cancer? Oct 27, 2009
Schned is a professor of pathology and acting chair of that department at the medical school, where Heaney is a professor of surgery specializing in urology. The journal article can be viewed here (). (EurekAlert!)
Bladder Problems May Often Be Related to Mental Health Oct 27, 2009
U.S. researchers analyzed the answers in two questionnaires -- the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 -- completed by 121 female veterans referred to a specialized urology clinic for evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms ... "This is the first study to our knowledge to characterize the association of psychiatric comorbidities and sexual trauma with the type, severity and quality-of-life impact of lower urinary tract symptoms in women using validated... (MEDLINEplus)
Cape Coral Mailbag Oct 26, 2009
The services offered are many and not limited to cardiology, urology, orthopedics, minor surgery and advanced imaging. The land has been purchased, the final design phase was completed in May 2009 and it is tentatively expected to award the construction contract this coming fall. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
CTRC appoints new leadership Oct 24, 2009
He chairs the Department of Urology and leads the Genitourinary Cancer Clinic at CTRC, where he has an active clinical and surgical practice in urologic oncology. Dr. Otis W. Brawley, M.D., chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, considers Dr. Thompson a world-class oncologist who is well-suited for the challenge of leading a cancer center. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Experts Issue Call To Reconsider Screening For Breast Cancer And Prostate Cancer Oct 23, 2009
Thompson is professor and chairman of the Department of Urology and holds the Glenda and Gary Woods Distinguished Chair in Genitourinary Oncology at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and the Henry B. and the Edna Smith Dielmann Memorial Chair in Urologic Science at the UT Health Science Center. He led the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a study of 18,882 men from around the U.S. that demonstrated that the drug finasteride reduces a man's risk... (Science Daily)
'Huge pressure' on hospital funds Oct 22, 2009
Page last updated at 07:27 GMT, Thursday, 22 October 2009 08:27 UK. Huge pressure' on hospital funds. (BBC News -- UK)
Cisplatin versus Cisplatin plus Doxorubicin for Standard-Risk Hepatoblastoma Oct 22, 2009
Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires (M.S.); and the Department of Surgery and Urology for Children and Adolescents, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland (P.C.). Dr. Jon Pritchard is deceased. (New England Journal of Medicine)
For VA clinic, relief is nearer Oct 22, 2009
The addition will house specialty clinics such as orthopedics, neurology, urology, eye care and prosthetics. "It's a tremendous help to us," said Maurice Meisner, co-chairman of the Brevard Veterans Council. (Florida Today)
Cancer screening benefits exaggerated Oct 22, 2009
The new analysis by Dr. Laura Esserman, a professor of surgery and radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of the Carol Frank Buck Breast Care Center there, and Dr. Ian Thompson, professor and chairman of the department of urology at The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio finds that prostate cancer screening and breast cancer screening are not so different ... Dr. Peter Albertsen, chief and program director of the urology division at the... (MSNBC -- Health)
Detecting The Undetectable In Prostate Cancer Screening Oct 21, 2009
Mirkin and C. Shad Thaxton, M.D., assistant professor of urology in Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, led the study ... "This new PSA assay may alter the management of patients who have been treated with surgery for prostate cancer," said William J. Catalona, M.D., professor of urology at the Feinberg School and director of the Clinical Prostate Cancer Program at the Lurie Cancer Center. (Science Daily)
Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms Oct 20, 2009
According to new study published in the Journal of Urology ... In a study published online in The Journal of Urology, researchers from the Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, explored the possible association of LUTS with those factors ... Two questionnaires, the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7, were administered to 121 women referred to a... (EurekAlert!)
If Viagra Doesn't Work... Try Surgery? Oct 16, 2009
Dr. Jerome Richie, the chief of urology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said, "I would foresee this stent as an application for younger individuals who have had traumatic injuries that decrease arterial inflow. Other than that selected group, I do not foresee widespread applicability.". Dr. Ajay Nehra, a professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic, agreed that young men whose erectile dysfunction stemmed from traumatic injury would be the most likely to be helped, and said they may prefer... (ABC News)
Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer In Mice Earlier Than Methods Now In Clinical Use Oct 15, 2009
Other authors of the paper in Nature Medicine are Drew Hall, graduate student in electrical engineering; Carsten Nielsen, visiting scholar in the molecular imaging program; Sebastian Osterfeld and Heng Yu, both researchers at MagArray Inc.; Kathleen Mach, life science research assistant in urology; Robert Wilson, senior research scientist in materials science and engineering; Boris Murmann, assistant professor in electrical engineering; and Joseph Liao, assistant professor of urology. Stanford... (Science Daily)
Impotence, Incontinence Risk Casts Doubt On High-Tech Prostate Surgery Oct 15, 2009
"Patients are demanding it," agreed Dr. Stephen J. Freedland, associate professor of urology and pathology at Duke University Medical Center, who performs prostate surgery but does not do the minimally invasive version ... SOURCES: Stephen J. Freedland, professor, urology and pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; Jim C. Hu, M.D., genitourinary surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; Oct. 14, 2009 Journal of the American Medical Association. (MEDLINEplus)
Race not reported in over 50 percent of randomized clinical trials for cardiovascular disease Oct 14, 2009
NYU Langone Medical Center is internationally renowned for excellence in areas such as cardiovascular disease, pediatrics, dermatology, neurosurgery, imaging, urology, cancer care, rehabilitation, plastic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, transplant surgery, infertility, and women's health. For more information on NYU Langone Medical Center, visit. (EurekAlert!)
No comments posted. Oct 13, 2009
ST. JOSEPH - Dr. Benjamin Stockton of Lakeside Urology will present "Women and Urinary Incontinence - You Don't Have to Take This Anymore!" at 6:30 p.m. Oct 22 in the Frederick S. Upton Education Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, 1234 Napier Ave., St. Joseph. The program is free. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
YOUR HEALTH: A 'long-term struggle to sell vasectomy' Oct 11, 2009
Lawrence Ross, a professor of urology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, says: "We're seeing about twice as many men coming in for vasectomy consultations as we did a year ago.". But experts say vasectomy remains much less popular than sterilization surgeries for women. (USA Today)
Long-Term Risks of Viagra Use Unclear Oct 10, 2009
In the medical journal Urology, Dr. Alexander Tsertsvadze, from Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues report that men who took Viagra, also known as sildenafil, were 56 percent more likely than those given a placebo to experience any side effect ... SOURCE: Urology, October 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Omeros IPO to raise $68M Oct 9, 2009
In a statement, Omeros said it will use the money to fund the completion of its Phase 3 clinical trials of OMS103HP, its lead product candidate being evaluated for use during arthroscopic surgery to improve postoperative joint function and reduce postoperative pain, as well as the potential launch and commercialization of OMS103HP. The company also intends to use the net proceeds to fund, among other things, the development of its other product candidates in the clinic, OMS302 for ophthalmology... (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Clinicians Map Group At High Risk For Aggressive, 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer Oct 9, 2009
The PMH research, published online in the British Journal of Urology International (BJU 8938), demonstrates that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best tool to reveal such tumours ... "Knowing about PEATS may also be important for men already on 'active surveillance' patients with slow-growing prostate cancer who are being regularly monitored through PSA testing and biopsy. Every man does not need an MRI, but knowing about PEATS will help us identify those who do," says principal... (Science Daily)
50 jobs under threat at hospital Oct 8, 2009
It provides both in-patient and out-patient services including cosmetic surgery, orthopaedics and urology. In September the Belfast Health Trust said it would no longer refer patients to private clinics as part of a cost cutting drive. (BBC News -- UK)
DeKalb man wins injury lawsuit Oct 8, 2009
That drug is used to improve blood flow, said Chad Ritenour, an assistant professor of urology and at the Emory University School of Medicine and director of the Men s Health Center at the Emory Clinic. Use of the drug can lead to priaprism, a prolonged erection for more than four hours, and to permanent damage and tissue scarring, Ritenour said, especially if it s the same injection site. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Weems fights back Oct 7, 2009
"Weems' fight with prostate cancer is far from unique. Patrick Daily, chief of urology for Baptist Health Systems and St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, said there are 200,000 new cases of the disease each year. About 1 in 6 American males will be affected - only skin cancer is more common among that demographic.The prostate gland, located beneath the bladder in the lower abdominal area, is part of the male reproductive system.There aren't necessarily any early symptoms of the disease, which is... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Local doctors to discuss mens health issues at Marblehead Council on Aging Oct 6, 2009
Filoso is a board-certified urologist with Urology Consultants of the North Shore in Salem and has more than 30 years of experience caring for North Shore patients. His special clinical interests in men s health include urinary-tract cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence and vasectomy reversal. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Revolutionary procedure treats kidney cancer Oct 1, 2009
In fact, incidence of kidney cancer has been increasing in the last five to 10 years because of better imaging studies, CT scans, MRI, and ultrasounds that are able to pick up these masses on the kidney's at an earlier point," said Dr. Benjamin Lee, a surgeon and professor of urology at Tulane School of Medicine. Joseph is one of the lucky 50 percent of kidney cancer patients who had a scan for another reason when the cancer was detected. So Lee gave Joseph the option to get rid of the cancer... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Moderate Exercise May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Oct 1, 2009
Dr. Jodi A. Antonelli and colleagues at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, report the findings in the Journal of Urology ... SOURCE: Journal of Urology, online September 16, 2009. (Newsmax)
Cary Urology beats out UNC Hospitals, Carolina HealthCare for prostate-cancer center Sep 30, 2009
The N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation has given Cary Urology approval to build a $9 ... Cary Urology, which submitted plans to build the center on Waverly Drive in Raleigh, was one of four applicants looking to construct a prostate-cancer facility ... Cary Urology's multidisciplinary center will include a linear accelerator, the main prize sought by the competing health organizations. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
What would Jesus do? (303) Sep 30, 2009
"This response is consistent with critics who complain that the administration and congressional Democrats have yet to explain how, even with the current number of physicians and nurses, they can cover more people and lower the cost at the same time.The only way, the critics contend, is by rationing care giving it to some and denying it to others. That cuts against another claim by plan supporters that care would be better.IBD/TIPP's finding that many doctors could leave the business... (Boerne Star, TX)
A matter of urgency Sep 30, 2009
Their sexual lives suffer as well because of their urinary incontinence problem, says Dr Andrea Tubaro, Associate Professor of Urology at the Second School of Medicine of La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He is also a Clinical Associate in Urology at SantAndrea Hospital in Rome ... He was a guest speaker of Pfizer Malaysia at the recent 20th Video Urology World Congress in Kuala Lumpur. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
N.C. denies CHS plan for $9.2M center Sep 30, 2009
Instead, the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation chose Cary Urology to build a $9. 85 million center in Raleigh. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
BUSM researchers propose a relationship between androgen deficiency and cardiovascular disease Sep 26, 2009
"In view of the emerging evidence suggesting that androgen deficiency is a risk factor for CVD, androgen replacement therapy could potentially reduce CVD risk in hypogonadal men. It should be emphasized, however, that androgen replacement therapy should be done with very thorough and careful monitoring for prostate diseases," said lead author Abdulmaged M. Traish, MBA, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and urology as well as the director of Laboratories for Sexual Medicine, Institute for Sexual... (EurekAlert!)
Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study Sep 26, 2009
"As the amount of exercise increased, the risk of cancer decreased," lead author Dr. Jodi Antonelli, a urology resident at Duke University Medical Center, said in a news release. The results, published Sept. 22 online in the Journal of Urology, contribute to the ongoing debate about how exercise affects prostate cancer risk, said study senior author Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at Duke and the Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
UCSF, Stanford win science stimulus awards Sep 25, 2009
UCSF winners are a shared award by Dr. Long-Cheng Li, assistant professor of urology, and Hao Li, professor of biochemistry and biophysics; and Wallace Marshall, associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics. UCSF did not say how much money each of its T-R01 winners would receive. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
A Man with Recurrent Transitional-Cell Carcinoma of the Ureter Sep 24, 2009
From the Hematology Oncology Division, Department of Medicine (D.S.K.), and the Departments of Urology (W.S.M.), Radiology (M.G.H.), and Pathology (C.-L.W.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Medicine (D.S.K.), Urology (W.S.M.), Radiology (M.G.H.), and Pathology (C.-L.W.), Harvard Medical School. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Jesse McCartney to Perform at Second Annual Concert for Hope Presented by Staples, Inc., October 25 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE Sep 23, 2009
just northeast of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of Americas Best Hospitals in cancer and urology by U.S.News Report. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Prostate cancer forum at Lahey Sep 22, 2009
The free event, sponsored by Lahey s Sophia Gordon Cancer Center and the Institute of Urology, is aimed at men at risk, patients with prostate cancer, survivors and their loved ones ... The featured keynote speaker is Jason R. Gee, M.D., a urologic specialist from the Institute of Urology, who will present Dietary Strategies for the Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer. (Burlington Union, MA)
Men with Rare Gender Disorder Can Still Have Kids Sep 22, 2009
The researchers report their results In the September Journal of Urology ... SOURCE: Journal of Urology, September 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Robotic surgeon from Lexington joins medical team Sep 22, 2009
He also completed a general surgery internship at Mount Sinai Medical Center and a residency in urology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ... He is the recipient of numerous grants and honors, including the E. Darracott Vaughan Award for Excellence in Urology in 2003. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Nanoparticle-based Erectile Dysfunction Therapy Shows Promise Sep 21, 2009
D., associate professor of urology at Einstein ... D. student at Einstein, Moses Tar, M.D., assistant professor of urology at Einstein, Dwaraka Srinivasa Rao Kuppam, a technician in the Einstein urology department, Adam Friedman, M.D., of Montefiore Medical Center, and Arnold Melman, M.D., chairman of urology at Einstein, also contributed to the research. (Science Daily)
Watchful Waiting Works for Older Men with Prostate Cancer Sep 17, 2009
SOURCES: Grace L. Lu-Yao, M.D., associate professor, medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, N.J.; Richard Greenberg, M.D., chief, urology surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia; Martin Sanda, director, prostate cancer center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston; Sept. 16, 2009, Journal of the American Medical Association. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Prostate Size Does Not Affect Results of Surgery Sep 15, 2009
As they report in The Journal of Urology, each man had a radical prostatectomy without chemotherapy, hormone treatment or radiation therapy. Reported prostate size was based on weight, which ranged from 15 to 389 grams. (MEDLINEplus)
Painful reminders Sep 13, 2009
" Flushed outTiny kidney stones generally leave the body through the urine. If stones grow too large - usually at least 5 millimetres - they can cause obstruction and pain. Typical symptoms include a colicky pain in the lower back. Sometimes this pain can be so intense it may lead to fainting bouts or the person feeling crippled by the pain. Trudy has had almost every type of treatment to help her remove the stones. She has had lithotripsy, a non invasive treatment which involves using... (BBC News -- UK)
Circumcision stance being reconsidered Sep 13, 2009
Dr. George Kaplan, a pediatric urology specialist at the University of California-San Diego who helped draft the current American Academy of Pediatrics policy, said he also tells parents a newer piece of information -- that circumcision can help prevent human papillomavirus infections, which could reduce cervical cancer cases in sexual partners as well as penile cancer. Dr. Wiesenfeld also assures parents that doctors do everything they can to prevent pain during the procedure by using either an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Survey Shows At-Risk Men Lacking In Prostate Cancer Knowledge Sep 11, 2009
Urology 66, 1261-1265. (12) Ari Hakimi A, Feder M, Ghavamian R; Minimally Invasive Approaches to Prostate Cancer A Review of the Current Literature; Urology Journal, 2007;4:130-7. (PR Newswire)
Diabetes related risk factors did not explain the increased risk for urinary incontinence among women with diabetes. The Norwegian HUNT/EPINCONT study Sep 10, 2009
BMC Urology 2009, 9:11doi:10. 1186/1471-2490-9-11. (BioMed Central)
Denosumab Increases Bone Density, Cuts Fracture Risk In Prostate Cancer Survivors Sep 8, 2009
Additional co-authors of the NEJM article include Benjamin Leder, MD, MGH Endocrinology; Blair Egerdie, MD, Urology Associates, Kitchener, Ontario; Narciso Hernandez Toriz, MD; Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City; Robert Feldman, MD, Connecticut Clinical Research Center, Middlebury; Tuevo Tammela, MD, Tempere University Hospital, Finland; Fred Saad, MD, Central Hospital of the University of Montreal; Jiri Heracek, MD, PhD, Androgeos, Prague, Czech Republic; Maciej Szwedowski, MD,... (Science Daily)
REGURIN(R) XL (trospium chloride) Once Daily Tablets Now Available in the UK for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Sep 8, 2009
Ensuring patient compliance is an important consideration in treating patients with OAB. Therefore, the availability of cost effective, tried and tested treatment, with the convenience of once-daily dosing, and minimal side effects is welcome news for physicians and their patients". Clinical trials showed the incidence of dry mouth, and constipation also occurs less frequently in patients on Regurin(R) XL compared to all other antimuscarinic agents, and approximately 50% less than Regurin(R)... (PR Newswire)
Panel Urges President Obama to Resolve the Humanitarian Crisis in Camp Ashraf Sep 4, 2009
Dr. Firouz Daneshgari, head of the Urology Department at Case Western University, said that the hunger strikers are in a critical stage. "By the time the President discusses his healthcare plan next Wednesday, we will have a medical disaster outside the White House.". (PR Newswire)
2009 Health Care Heroes finalists named Sep 3, 2009
Team: Aging Wisely LLC, All Children's Hospital pediatric neurosurgery/pediatric urology, Bayfront Medical Center patient care services, Express Medical Transporters LLC, Philippine Nurses Association of Gulfcoast Florida Inc.. Veterinary services: Cari Lyn Sadler, client care coordinator at Florida Veterinary Specialists/Cari's Keepers; Deborah L. Sullivan-Tamboe, veterinarian at Suncoast Veterinary Care Center; Don J. Woodman, veterinarian at The Animal Hospital of Northwood. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Too Many Cancer Tests Yield False Positives Sep 2, 2009
"Given the considerable time that has passed since PSA screening began, most of this excess incidence must represent overdiagnosis," concluded Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and Dr. Peter C. Albertsen, chief and program director of the division of urology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. "It is of note that countries that do not have widespread screening as a policy have seen some declines in prostate... (ABC News)
PET/CT scans may help detect recurring prostate cancer earlier Sep 2, 2009
P. Castellucci, C. Fuccio, C. Nanni, I. Santi, A. Rizzello, F. Lodi, A. Franceshelli, G. Martorana, F. Manferrari, and S. Fanti, S. Sharp, B. Shulkin, M. Gelfand, S. Salisbury, W. Furman, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Hematology-Oncology and Laboratory Medicine Department, and Urology Unit, Specialist Surgery and Anaesthesiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpghi, University of Bologna, Italy; "Influence of Trigger PSA and PSA Kenetics on 11C-Choline... (EurekAlert!)
Looking for a cure to corruption Sep 2, 2009
Salaries for doctors range from 7,000 to 8,000 yuan a month, including bonuses of 4,000 to 5,000 yuan for the number of patients treated and treatments prescribed, said Liu Chunxiao, director of urology at the Zhujiang Hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, who makes rounds from 8 a.m. and performs three to four operations a day. In cities such as Beijing, the situation is almost as bad. (Xinhuanet, China)
Caritas on track to be in the black Aug 31, 2009
A new urology group, for instance, has performed hundreds of prostate operations this year. We literally dismantled and reengineered everything to be more efficient, said chief executive Ralph de la Torre, who was hired in April 2008 to run the state s second-largest hospital group, which includes St. Elizabeth s Medical Center in Brighton and Caritas Carney Hospital in Dorchester. (Boston Globe)
Public patients sent to doctors' own hospital Aug 27, 2009
The five partners in Urology Sydney - a consortium of doctors who also run the urology department at St George Hospital - were funded by NSW Health to urgently treat more than 100 public patients ... Dr Aslan said the deal was a consequence of three years of mismanagement by South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service, which cut the number of urology beds from 15 to six and failed to meet the requests from the urology department for extra operating theatre time in the public hospital... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Endo buys rights to ProStrakan testosterone replacement gel Fortesta Aug 27, 2009
David Holveck, Endo s president and CEO, said the deal is keeping with the company s expansion into new therapeutic areas and strengthens our portfolio in urology and endocrinology. Endo, which is best known for selling pain drugs including its top seller, Lidoderm, plans to market Fortesta alongside its Nebido, a injectable testosterone replacement product also under review by the FDA.. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Georgia emerging as a major biotech player Aug 26, 2009
The immunizing agent trains the white cells to recognize a specific receptor present only in a prostate cancer cell, said Dr. Vahan Kassabian, partner at Georgia Urology P.A. and a principal investigator for the Provenge clinical trial. It s like converting the patient s white blood cells into soldiers trained to attack only a specific cancer cell and multiplying those soldiers into an army, Kassabian said. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Taking the pee? Cranberry juice fails to cut it Aug 25, 2009
Raul Raz, Faculty Member for F1000 Medicine, Urology Faculty, is Director of Infectious Diseases at the Technion School of Medicine, Haemek Medical Center in Israel. 2. (EurekAlert!)
Warner Chilcott Buying P&G Drug Business for $3.1B Aug 25, 2009
Overnight, Ardee, Ireland-based Warner Chilcott will greatly expand its women's health products, gain a toehold in the somewhat-complementary urology and gastroenterology markets, and expand into 14 new countries, mainly in Western Europe. "It gives them immediate scale. It gives them an Rchise, too," said analyst Les Funtleyder at Miller Tabak p. (ABC News -- Wire)
Irish drug group to buy P&G unit for $3.1 bln Aug 25, 2009
"The acquisition transforms Warner Chilcott into a global pharmaceutical company, expands our presence in women's healthcare, establishes us in the urology market in advance of the anticipated launch of our erectile dysfunction treatments, and adds gastroenterology therapies to our product portfolio.". The deal was expected to close by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approvals, and result in a one-time gain for P&G of 1. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Nigeria: Collapsed Wall Kills UNN Dean of Medicine Aug 23, 2009
Aghaji was a Professor of urology at the department of surgery who specialised in prostrate cancer and urinary diseases. He met his death at his residence at Aghaji Crescent, Government Reserved Area (GRA) Enugu, behind the new regional office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). (allAfrica.com)
FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Carisbamate Aug 22, 2009
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OMJPI), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, provides medicines for an array of health concerns, including central nervous system disorders, such as schizophrenia and epilepsy; metabolic diseases, such as diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; women's health; urology; gastrointestinal; and infectious diseases. The company strives to provide innovative, high quality, safe and effective treatments and continually seeks new opportunities to offer solutions for... (PR Newswire)
Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Recurrence Aug 22, 2009
"Not so. Obesity leads to worse cancer in both groups," study senior author Dr. Stephen Freedland, an associate professor of urology and pathology at the Duke University Medical Center Prostate Center, said in a news release from the school. Freedland and study author Dr. Jayakrishnan Jayachandran, a urology oncology fellow, examined the medical records of 1,415 prostate cancer patients who had undergone a radical prostatectomy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Cancer expert to share his views Aug 21, 2009
Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff, the nationally recognized expert in the treatment of prostate cancer, kidney cancer and testicular cancer, was recently appointed chief of urology and professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine s Department of Surgery. Sokoloff s presentation, Contemporary Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, will discuss how innovative drug therapies and treatments, combined with conventional surgery, can improve outcomes for patients with cancer. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Denosumab in Men Receiving Androgen-Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Aug 20, 2009
From the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center (M.R.S.) and the Endocrine Unit (B.Z.L.), Boston; Urology Associates Urologic Medical Research, Kitchener, ON, Canada (B.E.); Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City (N.H.T.); Connecticut Clinical Research Center Urology Specialists, Middlebury (R.F.); Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland (T.L.J.T.); Centre Hospitalier de l'Universit; de Montr;al, Montreal (F.S.); Androgeos, Prague, Czech Republic (J.H.); Wojew;dzkie Centrum... (New England Journal of Medicine)
