Occult blood is when you can’t see blood in your urine with your eye and it’s only visible under a microscope. You may need antibiotics or different treatments depending on the infection or other ...

The new study identified 64 relevant studies with information on leukocyte counts, from 26,349 individuals with schizophrenia and 16,379 healthy controls. Findings support the role of innate immune ...

Nearly 20,000 women are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, according to the American Cancer Society, with most being over age 55. And the unfortunate reality is that women are often diagnosed at ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Pyuria with white blood cells and bacteria usually indicates a urinary tract infection ...

While microscopic blood in your urine may not be a medical emergency, visible blood in your urine is associated with a number of serious health issues, including kidney disease and urologic cancer.

Blood in the urine, or hematuria, can signify cancer in some cases, but not always. Hematuria has many other causes, including urinary tract infections and kidney stones. A person should contact a ...

Blood appearing in urine creates immediate concern for most people, and rightfully so. This alarming symptom, medically termed hematuria, serves as the body’s warning system that something requires ...

The acronym UTI in medical circles stands for “urinary tract infection,” and it applies to a range of infections affecting the kidneys, bladder, ureters and/or urethra. Many people get UTIs when fecal ...

Stress does not directly cause blood in urine. However, stress may make a person more prone to developing conditions that can cause it. Blood in urine, or hematuria, is a urologic condition affecting ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2012;7(3):269-279. In summary, excess levels of urobilinogen and bilirubin in the urine may signal liver disease, and more research is needed to correlate these levels ...