Studies provide conflicting results on the influence of dietary fat, but caloric intake may be the key, researcher says.

Although the American Urological Association (AUA) "applauds" the new guidance statement on prostate-cancer detection issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS), the two organizations have divergent opinions regarding when baseline screening should begin.

Intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) seems to be as effective as continuous androgen deprivation (CAD), and may offer advantages with respect to sexual potency.

Obese individuals with kidney tumors are 48% more likely to develop a clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) than non-obese individuals, researchers reported in BJU International (2010;105:16-20).

A potential treatment for breast cancer, lung cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and glioblastoma may also work against prostate cancer. Imetelstat—already in clinical trials for some cancers—blocks telomerase, an enzyme that eliminates cancer cells' cues to stop dividing.

Adult circumcision appears to have little clinical benefit in terms of preventing urinary tract infections, sexual transmitted diseases, and penile cancer, according to a systematic review of eight studies.

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) should be used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes, according to new recommendations from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

Although abnormal calcium levels have been linked to an increased chance of premature death in dialysis patients, new research indicates a similar risk for people in earlier stages of CKD.

Older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) are more likely to have erectile dysfunction (ED) than men without RLS—and dopamine may be the common denominator, according to a study.

How many radical prostatectomies does a urologist need to perform to be proficient?