Non-Ablative Intervention for BPH/LUTS Reduces Symptoms With Low Retreatment Rate
LAS VEGAS — A novel, non-ablative intervention for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) produced rapid, durable symptom relief with no adverse effect on sexual function, long-term results from prospective study showed. Five years after treatment with the Optilume BPH catheter system, urinary flow rate (Qmax) improved by 63% and post-void residual volume (PVR) remained substantially […]
Shorter Antibiotic Course Noninferior for UTI Recurrence in Kids
Five days of oral antibiotic treatment for febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kids was noninferior to the standard 10-day course, the randomized controlled STOP trial showed. The recurrence rate of all UTIs — febrile and non-febrile — within 30 days of treatment with oral amoxicillin-clavulanate acid was 2.8% in the short-term group compared with […]
Moderna’s mRNA RSV Vaccine Effective in Older Adults
Moderna’s mRNA-based RSV vaccine was effective at preventing RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in adults ages 60 and older, according to results of the randomized ConquerRSV trial. The mRNA-1345 vaccine was 83.7% effective (95.88% CI 66%-92.2%) in preventing RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease with at least two signs or symptoms, and similarly effective (82.4%) against […]
Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs
Abbreviated antibiotic treatment didn’t measure up for children with urinary tract infection (UTI), the SCOUT trial found. Stopping antibiotics when symptoms improved after an initial 5-day course yielded a 4.1% rate of persistent symptomatic UTI by follow-up at day 11-14 compared with 0.6% when kids had the full 10-day course, Nader Shaikh, MD, MPH, of […]
Sublingual Vaccine Shows Promise in Women With Recurrent UTIs
CHICAGO — A sublingual vaccine not only reduced the risk of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women, it also appeared to enable a significant number of these women to be completely UTI-free, according to a North American study. Among 67 women with three or more UTIs per year, 40.6% of those receiving a 3-month […]
Early LRTIs Tied to Risk of Premature Adult Death From Respiratory Diseases
A lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in early childhood nearly doubles the risk of premature death from respiratory diseases in adulthood, according to a prospective cohort study that spanned eight decades. The study of over 3,500 individuals born in the U.K. found that participants diagnosed with an LRTI by age 2 years were 93% more […]
Vaginal Testosterone Shows Benefit in Postmenopausal Women
MIAMI — Postmenopausal women with frequent urinary tract infections benefited from vaginal testosterone (VT) cream, interim data from the randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled PIVoT trial suggested. Women in the VT group saw improvements in vaginal health and sexual function scores at 9 months compared with placebo, although the placebo group’s sexual function scores also improved, reported […]
New Insights Into Link Between Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection
Kidney stone disease (KSD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) often coexist, and stone removal may reduce the risk of recurrent UTI, authors of a systematic review concluded. The review showed a bidirectional nature of the relationship between KSD and UTI, as stone formers had a high prevalence of UTI and patients evaluated for UTI had […]
Early Signs of Hantavirus, Treatment, Contagious, Prevention & Test
Symptoms of Hantavirus Flu-like Symptoms The flu (influenza) is a viral disease of the respiratory tract. Characteristic symptoms are fever, chills, cough, malaise, and headache. Other symptoms can occur, like nausea and vomiting, muscle or body aches, tiredness and fatigue, appetite loss, sore throat, and diarrhea. Read about other flu symptoms » What is hantavirus […]
Increased heart disease risk from red meat may stem from gut microbe response to digestion
Chemicals produced in the digestive tract by gut microbes after eating red meat may help explain part of the higher risk of cardiovascular disease associated with red meat consumption, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB). In the United States and around the […]