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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Anthrax Vaccine Study Shows Fewer Side Effects
Reducing the number of doses of an anthrax vaccine and changing its administration to intramuscular injection resulted in comparable measures of effectiveness but with fewer adverse events, according to a study in the October 1 issue of JAMA. Gregory Poland, … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Infectious Diseases, Research
Tagged Anthrax, Mayo Clinic, Research, Vaccine
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Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Elective Surgery after Stent Placement Should be Delayed
Mayo Clinic researchers have studied the largest group of patients to date to understand the risk of non-cardiac elective surgery for those who have cardiac stents. The two papers, along with an editorial, are in the current issue of Anesthesiology. … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research
Tagged Anesthesiology, Cardiac Stenting, Mayo Clinic, Rihal, Study, Surgery
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Mayo Clinic Receives Grant to Study Deep Vein Thrombosis
John Heit, M.D., a cardiovascular physician at Mayo Clinic, received today a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for its Genes, Environment and Health Initiative. Dr. Heit’s grant will be used to study the genome-wide association of … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Research
Tagged Cardiovascular Disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, Heit, Mayo Clinic, NIH, Vascular Disease
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Garrison Keillor Narrates Mayo Brothers Documentary
In conjunction with Heritage Days, Mayo Clinic will host red-carpet premiere showings of a new documentary film, “My Brother and I / The Founding of Mayo Clinic.” Narrated by Minnesota’s own Garrison Keillor, “My Brother and I” tells the story … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in History
Tagged Charlie Mayo, Garrison Keillor, Mayo Clinic, William Mayo
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Study Identifies When Brain Aneurysms are Most Likely to Rupture
A new international collaborative study led by Mayo Clinic found that the risk of a brain aneurysm rupturing over time depends on the location and size of the aneurysm. A brain aneurysm, also known as an intracranial or cerebral aneurysm, … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Rice |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged aneurysm, Brain, Mayo Clinic, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
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Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Potential New Therapeutic Target
A new Mayo Clinic study found that two particular enzymes were elevated in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). The levels of these enzymes also were associated with the patients’ levels of disability. This gives researchers new hope in developing … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Rice |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged Enzyme, Kallikrein, Mayo Clinic, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
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Genes Affect Weight Loss Drug Effectiveness
A study conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows that obese patients with specific genetic make-up had enhanced response to the weight loss drug sibutramine, while others who lack these genetic factors lost little or no weight. The findings are … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Gastroenterology, Research
Tagged Drugs, Genomics, Obesity, Pharmacogenomics, Sibutramine, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Drugs
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New Deep Brain Stimulation Sensor Measures Chemical Levels in the Brain
Updated 9/18/08 A Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) consortium of Mayo Clinic physicians, scientists and engineers developed a wireless sensor that can detect chemical activity in the brain. The new system, called a wireless instantaneous neurotransmitter concentration sensor (WINCS), is connected … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged Deep Brain Stimulation, Mayo Clinic, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Parkinson's Disease, Tremor, WINCS
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Mayo Clinic Surgeons Propose Measures for Indicating Quality of Lung Surgery
Even though 30,000 patients in the United States undergo lung surgery each year, no standard criteria exist to measure the quality of their care. In the current issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic surgeons have proposed a … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Quality, Research
Tagged Lung Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Measurement, Quality, Thoracic Surgery
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Molecular Breast Imaging More Effective than Mammography at Detecting Cancer in High-Risk Women with Dense Breasts
In the largest-ever study to compare molecular breast imaging (MBI) to mammography, researchers have shown that MBI can detect three times as many cancers in women who have dense breast patterns on their mammogram and are at increased risk of … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Cancer, Research
Tagged Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Mammography, Mayo Clinic, MBI, Molecular Breast Imaging, MRI
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