Monthly Archives: November 2009

Mayo Clinic Publishes First Comprehensive Report of Pork Processing Plant Illness

November 30th, 2009 - 9:22 am

The first complete report of Mayo Clinic physicians’ initial assessment of pork processing plant workers with a unique neurological disorder has been published online in Lancet Neurology. It includes the detailed results of the diagnostic assessment and clinical care of … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Rice | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Mayo Clinic/USA TODAY Twitter Chat on OCD, Phobias, ADHD

November 24th, 2009 - 8:01 am

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety and phobias will be the topic of the Mayo Clinic/USA TODAY chat on Twitter this afternoon, Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 3-4 p.m. EST. Include #MayoUSAToday in your “tweets” to join the conversation. Stephen Whiteside, Ph.D., (@DrWhiteside) … Continue reading →

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Burnout and Mental Distress Strongly Related to Errors by U.S. Surgeons

November 23rd, 2009 - 11:06 am

Major medical errors self-reported by American surgeons are strongly related to both burnout and depression. Those findings appear today in the online edition of Annals of Surgery. The Mayo Clinic-led study included collaborators from Johns Hopkins and the American College … Continue reading →

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Update on Multiple Accidents in Southeastern Minnesota

November 18th, 2009 - 8:51 pm

Multiple crews responded to a tour bus accident on Interstate 90 between Austin and Albert Lea, Minn., on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18. These crews included ground ambulance from Albert Lea Medical Center, Gold Cross ambulance from Austin, and Adams Area … Continue reading →

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H1N1 Flu and Asthma in Kids: Twitter Chat

November 17th, 2009 - 8:08 am

Robert Jacobson, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s pediatric and adolescent medicine departments, will participate in a Mayo Clinic/USA Today Twitter chat about H1N1 flu in children with asthma on Wednesday, November 18 from 8-9 p.m. EST. The chat, which will … Continue reading →

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New Mammography Screening Guidelines

November 16th, 2009 - 5:20 pm

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently revised its screening recommendations for breast cancer based upon an analysis of various mammography screening schedules. Experts suggest screening every two years for average risk women ages 50 to 74 achieves most of … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Cancer | Tagged , , , , | Comments (3)

Mayo Study Shows Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years

November 16th, 2009 - 9:46 am

ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening … Continue reading →

By Traci Klein | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Mayo researchers: Postmortem genetic tests following sudden death may be less expensive way to identify family members at risk

November 15th, 2009 - 11:00 am

Mayo Clinic scientists will present research at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009 in Orlando on Sunday, Nov. 15, showing that postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations for sudden unexplained death could be a less expensive manner to determine … Continue reading →

By Traci Klein | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Neuromyelitis Optica Affects More Than 4,000 People in United States

November 10th, 2009 - 1:11 pm

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), also known as Devic’s Disease, is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which there are episodes of inflammation and damage to the myelin (fatty, protective covering of nerves) that almost exclusively affect the optic … Continue reading →

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Routine Prostate Size Evaluation Not As Effective in Cancer Screening

November 9th, 2009 - 2:31 pm

New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. But the study suggests that … Continue reading →

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