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UroToday.com - A study out of Belgium addressed toilet training healthy children. The group reviewed the literature on toilet training. They coalesced all the data on developmental signs of readiness for toilet training, toilet training methods, definitions of being toilet trained, problems encountered with toilet training and predictive factors for success. They found that specific studies on this topic were scant in the literature.

Condition Help, a patient safety program launched more than two years ago at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has significantly improved communication between caregivers and patients and improved patient and family satisfaction, a review of the program has found.

Need a boost to get off the couch? A new study shows that a variety of interventions designed to promote walking can effectively motivate individuals to initiate walking behaviors. The results of the review are published in the July issue of Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise.

Mammographic density has been strongly associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Furthermore, density is inversely correlated with the accuracy of mammography and, therefore, a measurement of density conveys information about the difficulty of detecting cancer in a mammogram. Initial methods for assessing mammographic density were entirely subjective and qualitative; however, in the past few years methods have been developed to provide more objective and quantitative density measurements. Research is now underway to create and validate techniques for volumetric measurement of density. It is also possible to measure breast density with other imaging modalities, such as ultrasound and MRI, which do not require the use of ionizing radiation and may, therefore, be more suitable for use in young women or where it is desirable to perform measurements more frequently. In this article, the techniques for measurement of density are reviewed and some consideration is given to their streng

UroToday.com - Dr. Khalid Al-Taheini, et al. from Ontario, Canada assessed the role of radiologic studies in the detection of significant urologic anomalies in boys with acute epididymitis. The group retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients with a diagnosis of acute epididymitis over a period of 15 years.

US researchers reviewing published studies covering up to forty years found that children with high blood pressure usually continue to have high blood pressure as adults.

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Kirsten Greene presented the PSA guidelines. The 2008 guidelines are an update from 2000. They performed a comprehensive literature review, had panel members review the articles then review them again under panel peer review. The consensus opinion is presently under final review. She presented the preliminary report.

Title: Gonorrhea In WomenCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 7/15/1998Last Editorial review: 6/19/2008

Title: Health Tip: Pregnancy Affects the SkinCategory: health newscreated: 6/19/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 6/19/2008

Title: Wrinkles Pictures Slideshow: Surprising Ways to Reduce WrinklesCategory: SlideshowsCreated: 6/18/2008Last Editorial review: 6/19/2008