Winter 1999-00 . These booklets define words that are often used to talk about kidney and urologic diseases. They will help patients, family, and friends understand the medical terms associated with these diseases. Updated Publications Interstitial cystitis is a chronic pelvic pain disorder. The 1999 update of the Interstitial Cystitis fact sheet describes the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of interstitial cystitis, as well as new developments in its treatment.
Prostate enlargement is a common part of aging.
The fact sheet titled Urinary Tract Infection in Adults , revised in 1999, describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this serious health problem, including progress in the development of a vaccine to prevent UTIs. To order these materials, see the order form at the end of this newsletter. The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation will operate the Coordinating Center responsible for reporting the overall incidence, prevalence, treatment modality rates, hospitalization rates, and costs associated with end-stage renal disease. Institutions participating in this initiative were encouraged to form teams of experts from a variety of disciplines, including cellular and molecular biology, genetics, protein chemistry, structural biology, immunology, pathology, physiology, nutrition, epidemiology, clinical trials, animal models, and drug development. Participating instiutions are Case-Western Reserve University, The Johns Hopkins University, University of Kansas Medical Center, and Yale University.