urinary tract

Urinary tract infections and female cleanliness

Someone told me today that Urinary tract infections are caused by females not keeping themselves clean. I take very good care of myself, and have very good hygeine. But, I continue to get constant...

Relationship between prostate information and lower urinary-tract symptoms evident

In the December issue of European Urology (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eururo) Dr. Curtis Nickel and associates report on the evidence of a relationship between prostate inflammation and lower...

Health Info We Can Learn From Our Pets

Learning about your animal's health can teach you a lot about your own. Last night our cat came down with a urinary tract obstruction. This condition in cats is similar to kidney stones in people, in...

Health Info We Can Learn From Our Pets

Learning about your animal's health can teach you a lot about your own. Last night our cat came down with a urinary tract obstruction. This condition in cats is similar to kidney stones in people, in...

New test could help catch serious infections in babies

A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs) like urinary tract infections and blood stream infections in young infants who come to the emergency department (ED) with...

Advice on preventing urinary tract problems in your cat.

My cat Tabitha recently had a urinary Tract infection, she was peeing in piles of laundry on the bathroom floor instead of in the litter tray and at one point it was so severe she was straining to go...

Paraphimosis, Penile Trauma

PARAPHIMOSISParaphimosis (say: "para-fim-oh-sus") is a serious condition that can happen only in men and boys who haven't been circumcised. Paraphimosis means the foreskin is stuck behind the head of...

Inflammation of the Penis, Hidden penis

Inflammation of the PenisBalanitis is inflammation of the glans penis (the cone-shaped end of the penis). Posthitis is inflammation of the foreskin. Commonly, a yeast or bacterial infection beneath...

Prostate Cancer - Complications, Treatment

ComplicationsComplications from prostate cancer are related to both the disease and its treatment. One of the biggest fears of many men who have prostate cancer is that treatment may leave them...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

It is common for the prostate gland to become enlarged as a man ages. Doctors call this condition benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or benign prostatic hypertrophy. ...

Male reproductive system disorders - Prostate diseases

The prostate is a gland. It helps make semen, the fluid that contains sperm. The prostate surrounds the tube that carries urine away from the bladder and out of the body. A young man's prostate is...