WEB SITE LINKS - a highly selective, annotated list of web sites offering content of special interest to our Urological patients. Please take a few minutes to review all of these links, before delving deeply into any one of them.
You can find out about the symptoms or causes for a certain kind of cancer, check on the latest research, learn about prevention, hook up with local support groups, etc., at this site. Alternative therapies are explored.
Superb and broad reaching site devoted to valuable information about a variety of Urological subjects
http://www.prostatehealth.com/frame7.htm
An extensive web site of consumer information, updated frequently, is hosted by the AMA. Certain Urological areas are covered in sufficient depth to make this site worth a visit.
http://www.ama-assn.org/consumer/specond.htm
A wonderful community hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida, celebrating its 40th year in our community. "Bethesdaweb" offers an on-line guide to local resources.
A revolutionary new therapy exists for severe degrees of Urinary Urge Incontinence, the syndrome of Urgency/Frequency, and even Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention. The therapy involves placement of a pacemaker, which electrically stimulates the nerves leading to and from the bladder, in such a way as to bring about more normal bladder functioning. University Urologists is pleased to begin offering this new option to our patients.
http://www.medtronic.com/neuro/interstim/
This condition, the bane of many men in their 50’s, 60’s and older, presents the urologist and patient with several treatment options. This site offers a reasonable overview of current thinking re: BPH.
http://www.urologyconsultants.com/bph.htm
This medication, previously used only for children’s bed-wetting, is proving useful, as well, for adults with overactive bladder.
http://www.drynights.com/ddavptab.html
This is a chronic irritative pain condition affecting the bladder. Multiple therapeutic options have been tried, but treating I.C. remains an ongoing challenge. Elmiron â is the only FDA approved drug designed specifically for this condition.
Two new medications for the treatment of overactive bladder have recently received FDA approval. DitropanXL is a reformulation of oxybutynin, allowing once a day dosing. The web site gives a superb overview of bladder function and dysfunction.
Detrol is the first anti-cholinergic medication for bladder control approved in the last 20 years. It has a side effect profile more favorable than other drugs in its class. This site offers useful information as well as a comprehensive glossary of terms involved in bladder function and dysfunction.
http://www.overactivebladder.com/consumer/freedom/index.htm
A Los Angeles clinic hosts this useful web site.
http://www.wardweb.com/tower.htm
Pharmacia's useful web site explains this option, frequently used by men who cannot, for one reason or another, tolerate Viagra, or who do not benefit from it.
A resource for patients interested in the field of alternative or complementary medicine, mind-body therapies, herbal therapies and nutrition is offered by Dr. Andrew Weil's site.
JFK Medical Center, in Palm Beach County, Florida, has achieved recognition in several clinical areas, and is an important health resource in our community. Information on support groups and lectures is included.
The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus information pages are designed to direct you to resources containing information that will help you research your health questions. The database is designed for educational use only, and is not intended to replace advice from a health professional. These pages provide a carefully selected list of resources. Links connect to the vast resources of the National Institutes of Health, for those with the requisite time and skills.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
NEUROTOXIN INSTITUTE
Superb up-to-date discussion of the use of botulinum toxin A (Botox®) in Urological Applications.
http://www.neurotoxininstitute.com/chapter_urology.asp
PROSTATE, BENIGN AND MALIGNANT CONDITIONSExcellent information on all aspects of prostate disease can be found on the site hosted by the American Foundation for Urologic Disease.
Rest your Urologic Search; pursue other thoughts!
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/
A resource for basic information about a wide range of urological problems and treatments.
Pfizer’s own site offers extensive information on the drug’s use and the safety issues of concern to many patients.
http://www.viagra.com/consumer/prod_info_2.htm
An excellent consumer website seeking to provide balanced medical information on a variety of subjects. Very informative and easy to use.