Monthly Archives: June 2011

Mayo Clinic wins Arthritis Foundation grant for shoulder replacement research

June 28th, 2011 - 2:43 pm

Thousands of people have shoulder replacement surgery each year, making it one of the most common types of joint replacement in the United States, yet there is no standard rehabilitation protocol for patients. Some get physical therapy after surgery; some … Continue reading →

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Radiation Oncology Treatment Center Opens in Northfield

June 27th, 2011 - 8:37 am

Mayo Clinic is hosting a grand opening ceremony for its new radiation oncology treatment center in Northfield, Minn. on Monday, June 27, at 3 p.m. The new 13,000 square-foot facility employs 12 people and is located at 1821 North Ave. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Offers Baseline Concussion Testing to Arizona High School Athletes

June 23rd, 2011 - 1:52 pm

As knowledge about the dangers of concussions in sports continues to grow, Mayo Clinic will make baseline concussion testing available at no cost to more than 100,000 high school student athletes in Arizona leading up to the 2011-2012 sports season. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Prometheus Ruling

June 22nd, 2011 - 10:32 am

In June 2004, Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. sued Mayo Clinic in federal district court in California, alleging that a planned Mayo Medical Laboratories diagnostic test infringed two patents held by Prometheus. Mayo has always maintained that Prometheus’s patents are invalid and … Continue reading →

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Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis drugs may cut diabetes risk

June 21st, 2011 - 8:49 pm

A study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston suggests some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis may also lower those patients’ risk of developing diabetes. The research appears in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Developing Artificial Pancreas to Ease Diabetes Burden

June 21st, 2011 - 3:23 pm

The 25.8 million Americans who have diabetes may soon be free of finger pricks and daily insulin dosing. Mayo Clinic endocrinologists Yogish Kudva, M.B.B.S., and Ananda Basu, M.B.B.S., M.D., are developing an artificial pancreas that will deliver insulin automatically and … Continue reading →

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Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation

June 21st, 2011 - 9:17 am

On September 30 and October 1, 2011 the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development will be conducting its Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation course at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. This course is a two-day course … Continue reading →

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Mayo Makes Recommendations to Patients Taking Simvastatin Therapy

June 16th, 2011 - 9:19 am

The Food and Drug Administration last week released a warning last week about using a high dose of the cholesterol-lowering medication simvastatin (Zocor), as a result of concerns about muscle damage. Mayo Clinic’s recommendations to patients are the same as … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Makes Recommendations to Patients Taking Niacin

June 16th, 2011 - 8:16 am

In late May, the National Institutes of Health announced it was stopping early the AIM-HIGH study, a study looking at the potential added benefit of niacin therapy for patients with known heart disease who also had a low HDL or … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review

June 14th, 2011 - 9:38 am

On September 8-11, 2011, the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development will be conducting its Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review course at the Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, Ill. This course is designed for candidates preparing for certifying and … Continue reading →

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