Efficacy and safety of the coadministration of tadalafil once daily with finasteride for 6 months in men with lower urinary tract symptoms and prostatic enlargement secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. A Casabé, CG Roehrborn, LF Da Pozzo, S Zepeda, RJ Henderson, S Sorsaburu, C Henneges, DG Wong, L Viktrup. J Urol 2014;191:727–33. Editorial Comment: Since the launch of the 5-alpha reductas...

background nosocomial infections (nis) are an important public health problem worldwide, particularity in the intensive care units (icus). objectives the current study aimed to detect and highlight nis as the critical factor in increasing mortality and morbidity to clarify the current health priorities and challenges in iran. patients and methods it was a retrospective study on 376 selected pat...

background:   objective: herein we evaluated the frequency and predisposing factors of sexual dysfunction in infertile pcos patients.   materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 130 married women with a definite diagnosis of pcos who were referred due to infertility were recruited. they were evaluated concerning their sexual function in the domains of desire, arousal, lubrication, o...

Outdoor fungi are important components of airborne particulate matter (PM). However, the associations between pulmonary function and outdoor fungi are less well known compared to other airborne PM constituents. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between outdoor fungi and pulmonary function in children. Morning peak expiratory flow (PEF) rates were measured daily in 3...

Introduction. Antibiotic treatment regimens against Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients often include aminoglycoside antibiotics that may cause chronic renal failure after repeated courses. Aminoaciduria is an early marker of acute aminoglycoside-induced renal tubular dysfunction. We hypothesized that urinary amino acid reabsorption is decreased after repeated...

Many aspects of human physiology and behavior are dominated by 24-hour circadian rhythms that have a major impact on our health and well-being, including the sleep-wake cycle, alertness and performance patterns, and many daily hormone profiles. These rhythms are spontaneously generated by an internal "pacemaker" in the hypothalamus, and daily light exposure to the eyes is required to keep these...

conclusions ed is a common problem among patients on hemodialysis in dakar with a high prevalence. aging and diabetes represent most common causes. more efforts are needed for its early detection, prevention, and multidisciplinary management. results among a target of 80 patients, 73 met the inclusion criteria and were included in this study. mean dialysis vintage was 27.3 months (range, 1-156)...

the classical etiology of erectile dysfunction (ed) comprises aging and vascular, neurogenic, psychological and hormonal components. recent studies have shown that ed can be the forerunner of serious cardiovascular disturbances. it has also been reported that peripheral neuropathy and microvascular injuries caused by pathophysiological changes in patients with diabetes and obesity lead to ed in...

Erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy remains a frequent problem despite the development of nerve-sparing techniques. This erectile dysfunction is believed to be neurogenic, enhanced by hypoxia-induced structural changes which result in additional veno-occlusive dysfunction. Recently, daily use of intracavernous vasoactive substances and oral use of PDE5-inhibitors have been clin...

AIM: This study is a prospective cohort aimed to assess the effect of systemic corticosteroids administration time in recovery gustatory and olfactory sensations dysfunction (ageusia anosmia) COVID-19 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-seven patients with symptoms ageusia anosmia were recruited (that their COVID infection was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction). Daily 10 mg prescribe...