Herts & Essex Urology

16/02/2025

Food for thought!

Kenny Lin, MD, MPH, explains why he doesn’t advise his patients to take supplemental vitamin D.

21/03/2024

Interesting!

A new study shows restricting eating to less than 8 hours per day was associated with increased risk of dying from heart disease, but experts urge caution in drawing firm conclusions.

28/11/2023

Believe it or not!

Men with the most severe erectile dysfunction saw the greatest benefit from working out.

27/03/2023

Has your PSA gone up since having Covid?
Not to panic but get investigated & montired!

Sharp spike in PSA? Infection with SARS-CoV-2, not cancer, might be to blame.

26/02/2023

Great milestone in treating bladder cancer not responding to routine therapies!

A clinical trial found that half of participants had a complete response to nadofaragene firadenovec (Adstiladrin).

31/01/2023

Bowel-Bladder dysfunction - close allies!

Constipation happens when you go too long without having a bowel movement. There are many causes of constipation. Knowing the cause of your constipation can help find ways to prevent it. and many things that can help maintain healthy bowel habits to prevent constipation.

27/09/2022

Food for thought!

Myth topics in this issue include selenium and vitamin e for prostate cancer prevention, connection between prostate and breast cancer and early screening for prostate cancer.

13/04/2022

"Farmacy" prescriptions -- an idea whose time has come, says lifestyle physician Cate Collings.

10/06/2021

Study shows men on Finasteride for BPH have a lower bladder cancer incidence.

Purpose:Finasteride use has been associated with a reduced incidence of bladder cancer. However, the majority of studies have been conducted primarily in East Asian or White populations. Given diff...

09/03/2021

Dietary salt reduction tied to improvement with overactive bladder

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of salt intake restriction on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in patients with excessive salt intake. Patients received a brochure on nutritional guidance regarding salt intake reduction and received health education every 4 weeks for 12 weeks. Data f.....

03/12/2020

Good News at last!

UK COVID-19 vaccine programme to begin early next week.

04/11/2020

Excellent news!

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