Article: Prevalence and trends of selected urologic conditions for VA healthcare users.(Clinical report)

Article: Maternal exposure to organic pollutants linked to urologic ...
The Hindustan Times;  May 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... separate studies have found that boys whose mothers are exposed to persistent organic pollutants experience greater urologic conditions. Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias ...

Article: Select Herbal Remedies Used to Treat Common Urologic ...
Urologic Nursing;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...The growth in use of alternative (complementary) medicine, especially herbal remedies, is undisputed, Of the patients who use conventional medicine, one-third also use herbal therapies; yet, many report that they have not shared this information with their health care provider (Fetrow & Avilia,

Article: Quality-of-Life Yardstick Needed for Children With Serious ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  October 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A small but revealing study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center suggests that a widely used tool to measure physical, emotional and psychological functioning and well-being in children may fail to accurately

Article: AUA 2008: Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants ...
Health & Medicine Week;  May 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine compounds, researchers say. Two separate studies presented today during the Annual Scientific Meeting of

Article: VHA Delivers $1.27 Billion in Value for Members in 2001; ...
PR Newswire;  April 29, 2002 ;     700+ words ...IRVING, Texas -- VHA members received $1.27 billion in total ... value through their participation in the VHA health care alliance in 2001, a 10 percent ... 2000 results and the best year ever for VHA members. Structured as a cooperative ...

Article: VHA Members Realized Nearly $624 Million in Savings and ...
PR Newswire;  April 20, 1998 ;     700+ words ...IRVING, Texas, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VHA members realized $624 million in total savings and value through their participation in the VHA network in 1997, the best year ever for VHA members. The cooperative's cash distribution ...

Article: VHA Delivers $1.13 Billion in Value for Members in 2003.
PR Newswire;  April 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Health care organizations that are members of VHA Inc. received $1.13 billion in total ... a 14.3 percent increase over the 2002 VHA value calculation, based on a revised methodology ... member value. Total cash benefits earned by VHA members for 2003 activities reached nearly ...