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Around two in three patients (65 per cent) don't mind which doctor they see if they can get a convenient appointment, according to new Which? research. 67 per cent of patients would be happy to see any doctor if they could easily access their medical records.

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) There were several randomized clinic trials that suggested a lack of benefit to alpha blocker therapy for Ureteral calculi. Abstract 1491 evaluated tamsulosin vs placebo and Abstract 1410 compared alfuzosin to placbo in untreated patients trying to pass a Ureteral stone.

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Three studies showed that surgical skills training for robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for residents and fellows can be done effectively with no adverse impact on patient outcomes.

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Canadian investigators created a teaching and mentoring method called "block" surgery to simplify and improve time efficiency and safety while maintaining acceptable oncological and functional outcomes during the learning curve of a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). The LRP was broken down into 10 key "blocks" assigned different levels of difficulty.

UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, raised concerns over the consequences of introducing individual budgets outlined in today's "Primary and Community Care" report. The union welcomed the drive towards transferring care and resources to community settings and to promote quality alongside the wide-ranging consultation, but issued a health warning over the use of individual budgets.

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights. However, detecting them isn't so easy.

MPS responds to health Minister Ben Bradshaw's suggestion that some GP practices have made agreements with other GP practices not to take on each other's patients. MPS regularly advises GPs on the rules and regulations surrounding the acceptance and removal of patients to their practice lists.

In response to the global health crisis, 26 leading authorities in competency-based and accreditation movements in global health promotion, health education, and public health reached an accord last week on what should comprise the domains of core competency in health promotion and health education. The conference, the first of its kind, was co-chaired by Prof.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies - sudden infant death syndrome....