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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Mayo Clinic Study Identifies POTS Treatments
A Mayo Clinic study published this month in Pacing and Electrophysiology (PACE), suggests that a class of medications more commonly prescribed for older adults is a strong first-line treatment for teenagers with a debilitating condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Pediatrics
Tagged fatigue, nausea, Pediatrics, POTS, POTS syndrome, tachycardia, teens
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Study Shows Statins Lower Stroke Severity
Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren’t on the drug, even when their cholesterol levels were ideal. That finding is reported in the current … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged Decker, Mayo Clinic, Outcomes, Recovery, statins, Stroke
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New Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Guide
Treatment of Parkinson’s disease today is complicated by the proliferation of medications and therapeutic options. A new book, written by J. Eric Ahlskog, Ph.D., M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist and Parkinson’s disease specialist, provides clear treatment guidelines for physicians that … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Rice |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged Ahlksog, book, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Parkinson's Disease, Treatment
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Squeaky Hip Implants
With the growing success of joint replacement surgeries, patients have become accustomed to certain indignities related to having a metal replacement part in a hip, knee or shoulder. For example, they tend to set off airport metal detectors and attract … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Research
Tagged arthritis, Artificial hip, biomechanics, hip replacement, hip squeak, Trousdale
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Superobese Struggle with Hip and Knee Replacement
Common sense suggests that extra body weight severely stresses bones and joints. But until the findings of a new Mayo Clinic study were presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, no … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Research
Tagged Artificial hip, Artificial knee, BMI, hip replacement, knee replacement, Lewallen, Obesity, superobese
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Relief for Early Shoulder Arthritis
A new Mayo Clinic study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, concludes that those 50 and younger who experience chronic shoulder pain related to arthritic changes in the glenohumeral (shoulder) … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Research
Tagged arthroplasty, Orthopedics, shoulder, shoulder arthritis, Sperling
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Mayo Clinic Teams Up to Help Fight Depression
Researchers at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., through their technology commercialization efforts, have licensed compounds to Astra Zeneca for potential new drug therapies to treat depression. The collaboration advances both the development of novel … Continue reading
By Joel Streed |
Posted in Psychiatry/Psychology, Research
Tagged Astra Zeneca, Depression, Mayo Clinic, Richelson, Triple Reuptake Inhibitors, Virginia Tech
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Exercise Your Brain To Prevent Memory Loss
A new Mayo Clinic study found that engaging in cognitive activities like reading books, playing games or crafting in middle age or later life are associated with a decreased risk of mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Rice |
Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research
Tagged Brain Exercise, Geda, Mayo Clinic, MCI, Memory Loss, Mental Exercise, Mild Cognitive Impairment
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By Traci Klein |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
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