Monthly Archives: June 2011

International Men’s Health Week: June 13-19

June 10th, 2011 - 9:46 am

International Men’s Health Week is June 13-19, 2011. As men, and those who care about the men in their lives, think about men’s health, Donald Hensrud, M.D., Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Preventative, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine and author … Continue reading →

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NEJM publishes article on Mild Cognitive Impairment practice at Mayo Clinic

June 9th, 2011 - 8:59 am

In the June issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Ron Petersen presents an article reviewing the clinical problem of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).  Mild cognitive impairment represents the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.  The journal article features … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Named a Top Hospital System

June 7th, 2011 - 4:24 pm

Mayo Clinic has been named a top hospital system by Modern Healthcare magazine. A special feature on the nation’s largest hospital and healthcare systems appears in the June 6, 2011 issue of Modern Healthcare. To read more: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20110606/DATA/110609997/-1. Share/Bookmark

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Diet plans ranked: What you should know

June 7th, 2011 - 9:56 am

The Mayo Clinic Diet was recognized by U.S. News in their recent “Best Diet” rankings. The diet ranked in the top 10 in all of the categories it was evaluated in, and in the top 5 for  diets overall.  In … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Letters from Mayo Clinic Team 8: Partners in Medical Education with Haiti

June 6th, 2011 - 4:25 pm

By Megan Donley, R.N. June 1st Learning a lot about the ability to be flexible. After learning about a public announcement about a mass cholera outbreak and witnessing an influx of cholera patients, our team transformed St Philomene. To prepare … Continue reading →

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Letters from Mayo Clinic Team 8: Partners in Medical Education with Haiti

June 3rd, 2011 - 2:15 pm

More than a year after the earthquake in Haiti, Mayo Clinic medical teams are helping in shifts.  Since February of this year several groups from Mayo Clinic campuses have rotated on medical mission trips to assist at St. Damien Hospital … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Physician Honored at ASCO Conference

June 3rd, 2011 - 2:04 pm

Rauol Tibes, M.D., Ph.D., the Associate Director of the Acute and Chronic Leukemias Program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, will receive a Career Development Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (formerly known as … Continue reading →

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Flaxseed and Hot Flashes

June 3rd, 2011 - 8:10 am

When it comes to treating hot flashes in breast cancer patients and post-menopausal women, flaxseed has no benefit. That’s the finding by researchers at Mayo Clinic and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). “Hot flashes are a common symptom … Continue reading →

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PTEN and Herceptin

June 3rd, 2011 - 8:09 am

Contrary to what many oncologists had thought, a tumor suppressor protein known as PTEN does not reduce the effectiveness of the breast cancer drug Herceptin, according to a study by Mayo Clinic and North Central Cancer Research Group (NCCTG) investigators. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Named to Top 10 Health System List

June 2nd, 2011 - 8:37 am

For the second year in a row, Mayo Clinic Foundation has been named to the list of Top 10 Health Systems by Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters 10 Top Health Systems study identifies the 10 best health systems in the … Continue reading →

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