UROLOGY NEWS

Methylphenidate might improve fatigue in cancer patients with advanced disease and/or high levels of fatigue.
Medscape Medical News

This study debates the effectiveness of endothelin-receptor antagonists in the treatment of hypertension.
Nature Reviews Nephrology

This is the first reported clinical trial of intravenous acetaminophen either in renal colic or in the ED.
Medscape Emergency Medicine

This is the first reported clinical trial of intravenous acetaminophen either in renal colic or in the ED.
Medscape Emergency Medicine

Patient complaints often lead to malpractice lawsuits. Here's how to prevent them from doing so.
Medscape Business of Medicine

Low-dose azathioprine doesn't add to the benefits of steroids in patients with IgA nephropathy, but it does increase toxicity, new research indicates.
Reuters Health Information

The evidence for a link between erythropoietin and decreased survival in heart failure mounts, but why does excessive endogenous erythropoietin, which is seen in some patients with heart failure, increase their risk?
Medscape Nephrology

The aim of this study was to identify factors predicting outcoming following open surgical repair of juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Vascular

The FDA has issued a final order for Baxter to recall all Colleague infusion pumps currently in use in the United States and to provide refunds or replacement pumps to customers at no cost.
Medscape Medical News

Dr. Ron Shapiro looks at a study in which blood type A2 kidneys were transplanted into recipients with blood types O and B in an effort to shorten the waiting time for transplantation.
Medscape Transplantation