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UroToday.com - Overactive bladder (OAB) is a highly prevalent condition with enormous related costs per year. Several antimuscarinic drugs are on the market, with some drugs such as oxybutynin, tolterodine, propiverine, or trospium available both in immediate-release (IR) and extended-release (ER) formulations.

The Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2), headquartered at Gallaudet, has been approved for funding for the remaining three years of its five-year cycle at $4 million per year. The approval came August 11 from the National Science Board, and all members of the team are 'popping the champagne,' as recommended by Dr. David Lightfoot, assistant director of the National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.The science board's approval follows a highly successful second-year review of VL2 in April by a renowned group of researchers, including international scholars that resulted in a recommendation for the continued funding.

UroToday.com - This article, recently published in the online issue of European Urology, developed standard reporting methodology to define the type, incidence, and severity of early postoperative morbidities following radical cystectomy. Between 1995 and 2005, 1142 consecutive radical cystectomy patients were entered into a prospective complication database and retrospectively reviewed for accuracy.

(American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine) The 'Current Concepts in Palliative Care: Update and review Course' offers a thorough update on current practice, clinical advancements, and research updates in palliative care from experts in the field while providing a comprehensive foundation for the board certification exam. 'Hospice Medical Director Course' covers what a good hospice medical director does and needs to know. Physicians learn strategies to overcome the administrative, regulatory, and clinical challenges that medical directors face on a daily basis.

Factors such as age at menopause as well as a woman's breastfeeding practices can influence her risk of developing certain types of breast cancer. That was the conclusion of a new study published in the October 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results suggest that there are distinct and separate hormonal risk factors associated with different subtypes of breast cancer.

Borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is a serious medical and public health concern. A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found that this is common practice among more than one-third of this population, according to a report published online ahead of print in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The paper is available free online.read more

July 19, 2005 Washington - The Department of Justice on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to review a February appeals court ruling that it could not seek a massive "disgorgement" of profits from the ...

Review this list of iron rich foods so that you can give your kids at least two or three foods that have a lot of iron in them each day and avoid iron deficiency anemia.

Title: Healthy Lunches Help Kids' Concentration in SchoolCategory: health newscreated: 8/25/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 8/25/2008

Title: Health Tip: When Your Diabetic Child Takes a TripCategory: health newscreated: 8/23/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 8/25/2008