Search results for "Urinary tract infections"
Infectious disease doctors tackle bad bugs with fewer drugs
Annual meeting unveils research, techniques that could help stem the tide of resistance and disease, particularly with the increase of ‘C-diff’.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/idsa.htm
1 Jan 2008
New info on common outpatient infections
Expert offers recommendations on UTIs, sinusitis and MRSA.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/infections.htm
1 Jul 2008
FDA issues alert for CellCept, recalls for Solodyn, Digitek
An overview of agency actions, including an alert for CellCept and recalls for Solodyn and Digitek.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/fda.htm
1 Jul 2008
Summit covers myths and evidence of competing with clinics
Providers and administrators of retail medical clinics try to assess the evidence base behind the care delivered at these facilities. Office-based practitioners ignore the increasing number and expanding capabilities of storefront medicine clinics at their peril.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/conference.htm
1 May 2010
Incontinence in women a neglected but treatable problem
Incontinence affects one in four pre-menopausal women and nearly half of post-menopausal women. But it's treatable at any age, and treatment is associated with far less morbidity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/incontinence.htm
1 Jun 2010
IDSA updates guidelines for uncomplicated urinary tract infections
IDSA updates guidelines for uncomplicated urinary tract infectionsScreening mammography may be less accurate in women with previous breast cancer
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/01/1.htm
1 Mar 2011
Antibiotics better than cranberry extract to prevent recurring urinary tract infections
Prophylactic antibiotics are more effective than cranberry capsules in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections, but they do increase antibiotic resistance, Dutch researchers concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/02/2.htm
2 Aug 2011
Cranberry may help prevent UTIs
Cranberry-containing products appeared to reduce urinary tract infections (UTIs) in susceptible populations, a new meta-analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/17/5.htm
17 Jul 2012
Anticholinergic therapy and onabotulinumtoxinA appear equally effective for urgency urinary incontinence
Oral anticholinergic therapy and injection onabotulinumtoxinA appear to be equally effective for treating urgency urinary incontinence, according to a new trial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/4.htm
16 Oct 2012
Longer antibiotic treatment associated with more recurrence of male UTIs
Antibiotic treatment longer than a week was associated with worse outcomes for men with urinary tract infections (UTIs) compared to shorter therapy, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/11/6.htm
11 Dec 2012