Most Internet sources on prostate cancer disagree with expert panel's recommendation.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141028082748.htm

The video from our latest health seminar will be posted soon. Keep checking back.

Protecting your kidneys through healthy eating

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/285536.php

Overweight Men Face Higher Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer (PCa)

Overweight Men Face Higher Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer (PCa)
http://www.renalandurologynews.com/prostate-cancer-obesity-overweight-risk-treatment/article/384149/

New Guidelines for Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer

http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.9202953/k.CC83/New_Guidelines_for_Treating_Advanced_Prostate_Cancer.htm

Drink more fluid to cut risk of further kidney stones, say doctors

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284931.php

Mediterranean-style diet linked to lower risk of chronic kidney disease

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284551.php

Study Finds Kidney Stones Linked to Weakened Bones

http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/hd/50544

Listen to 98.9 FM The Answer tomorrow at 3:35 to hear Dr. Herb talk about prostate cancer.

Listen to 98.9 FM The Answer tomorrow 10-23-14 at 3:35 to hear Dr. Herb talk about prostate cancer.

Scientists are surprised to find an involuntary link in the brain between the pelvic floor and other muscles.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/283928.php

High Cholesterol Linked with Prostate Cancer Recurrence

http://www.renalandurologynews.com/high-cholesterol-prostate-cancer-recurrence/article/376665/

Elevated cholesterol, triglycerides may increase risk for prostate cancer recurrence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141010084123.htm

The great prostate cancer "hoax": A call to arms.

http://urologytimes.modernmedicine.com/urology-times/news/great-prostate-cancer-hoax-call-arms?contextCategoryId=91

Smoking Raises Prostate Cancer Death Risk

http://www.renalandurologynews.com/prostate-cancer-smoking-death-risk/article/374981/

USPSTF

http://urologytimes.modernmedicine.com/urology-times/news/uspstf-psa-grade-has-minimal-impact-screening

Certain form of baldness at age 45 linked to higher risk for aggressive prostate cancer

Comprehensive Kidney Stone Management stones504

Will Kidney Stones Recur? New Test Might Tell

Will Kidney Stones Recur? New Test Might Tell --Doctors Lounge

Erectile Dysfunction Undertreated, Study Finds

Read the article HERE.

Patients with Multiple Stones At Higher Risk of Recurrent Stones

http://www.renalandurologynews.com/patients-with-multiple-stones-at-higher-risk-of-recurrent-stones/article/363972/

Kidney Stone Management Guidelines Issued

http://www.renalandurologynews.com/kidney-stone-management-guidelines-issued/article/363525/

Can Bike Riding Up Prostate Cancer Risk? --Doctors Lounge

Can Bike Riding Up Prostate Cancer Risk? --Doctors Lounge

Testicular Cancer Rising in Young Hispanics in the U.S.

Read the full article here

Thank you to everyone that attended the health seminar last night.

It's always a pleasure to be able to speak to our local community and share useful information.

Prevention and prompt treatment of kidney stones

If you had a kidney stone you know what pain is! You've waited in the ER; only to see the "Real Emergencies" go ahead. Then after what seems like an eternity, you are sent home with pain or admitted for treatment or a procedure the NEXT DAY!

What you want is treatment promptly and to go home to your own bed. Here at Riverside Urology and the Knightsbridge Surgery Center we share your goal! "Home pain-free" If you don't know, you have about a 50% chance of having another stone in the next five years.

We'll be hosting a FREE health seminar about prevention and prompt treatment of kidney stones on Thursday, July 17, 2014 from 6 to 7 PM at the Knightsbridge surgery Center 4845 Knightsbridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43214.

No Link for Testosterone Supplements, Heart Attack --Doctors Lounge

No Link for Testosterone Supplements, Heart Attack --Doctors Lounge

NFL Players Ask White House to Light Blue for Prostate Cancer Awareness

http://blog.chron.com/canceranswers/2014/06/nfl-players-ask-white-house-to-light-blue-for-prostate-cancer-awareness/

Active Surveillance Underused for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer --Doctors Lounge

Active Surveillance Underused for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer --Doctors Lounge

Prostate Health Guide

http://www.prostatehealthguide.com/

Kidney Stones Raise Cardiac Disease Risk

 Read the article here

Listen for Dr. Herb on the Bob Burney show on 880 WRFD radio station on June, 19th.

Listen live here

http://www.wrfd.com/BBL.aspx

The conference "Advances in Prostate Imaging and Ablative Treatment of Prostate Cancer" will be held in New York on June 20 and 21, 2014.

The conference "Advances in Prostate Imaging and Ablative Treatment of Prostate Cancer" will be held in New York on June 20 and 21, 2014. The primary goal of this conference is to provide the urologist and radiologist with a comprehensive review of advances in prostate imaging, biopsy, and focal minimally invasive ablative therapy (MIAT) of prostate cancer. The course will be organized into sessions focusing on prostate imaging, prostate biopsy and MIAT. The information will be disseminated via lectures, case discussions and panel discussions. http://webdoc.nyumc.org/nyumc/files/cme/u9/Prostate_Brochure_FINAL.pdf

Prostate Cancer Education and Support resource

Here’s a great resource for anyone dealing with Prostate Cancer. http://www.ustoo.org/

Improved treatment options for Kidney Stones

About 8-10% of Americans will be affected by kidney stones and men twice as often as women. Previously we talked about strategies to prevent kidney stones. Now let's talk about some treatment options. We can look for stones in several different ways. If you get to deal with the stone early you have a much better outcome and the Ambulatory Surgery Environment is very well suited for that. Watch this short video by Dr. Riemenschneider to learn about some of the very modern solutions to make a difficult problem easy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50bf-E5RSp0&list=PL218941D97CFDE66A&feature=share&index=1

Kidney Stone Prevention Strategies

As we head in to summer we see a rise in kidney stones. Kidney stones are caused by high levels of calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus in the urine. Medical conditions, family history, diet and not drinking enough fluids are just a few of the many causes of kidney stones. If you’re prone to getting kidney stones or want to do all you can to avoid them, watch this short video by Dr. Riemenschneider about prevention strategies. http://youtu.be/5ezftFuT8vg

AUA Annual Meeting has started

The American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting is being held this year in Orlando Florida running from May 16 – 21, 2014. The AUA sets the highest standards for urology education worldwide. Now in its 109th year, the AUA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of urologists in the world and provides unparalleled access to groundbreaking research, new guidelines and the latest advances in urologic medicine.

Erectile Dysfunction options

Erectile dysfunction or ED is the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. It can be a total inability to achieve an erection, an inconsistent ability to do so or a tendency to sustain only brief erections. Roughly 50% of men between the ages of 40 and 70 have erectile dysfunction. The causes of erectile dysfunction for the most part are physical. So what is an erection? An erection is an involuntary reaction in response to sexual stimulation and excitement. There are nerves, veins and arteries in the penis and it's the relationship between these structures that allow the erection to occur. When the chemicals are produced in the body due to sexual arousal they influence the muscles and blood flow in the penis. When it's not working properly there are ways that we can deal with this. Treatment options can include oral medications such as Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis or vacuum erection devices, injection therapy, urethral suppositories or penile implants. The oral medications can alter the chemical reactions normally produced in the body. Injection therapy is similar but allows for more concentrated higher dosing than the oral medications. When other treatment options don't work or there are other factors such as a radical prostatectomy, diabetes, trauma to the penis, severe venous leak or Peyronie’s disease then we have the option of a penile implant. A penile implant involves cylinders that fit into the erectile body, a reservoir that goes behind the abdominal wall and a pump that goes in the scrotum. The penile prosthesis is totally implanted. When an erection is desired the pump is manipulated to transfer fluid from the reservoir into the cylinders creating an erection. At the conclusion that pump is again manipulated allowing the fluid to transfer from the cylinders back to the reservoir. So there are options you just have to match the appropriate treatment to the patient.