Monthly Archives: October 2011

New Research Findings Presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Meeting

October 17th, 2011 - 11:17 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers are sharing their latest research findings this week at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Meeting in Toronto. Research findings will run the gamut with topics including new assessments of bi-polar treatment, tackling the shortage … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon joins the U.S. Navy

October 17th, 2011 - 4:08 pm

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Kendall Lee, M.D., held a ceremony on Saturday, October 15th, in recognition of his commission into the U.S. Navy. “I want to serve the country that I believe in, I think this country has given me so … Continue reading →

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Know Your Numbers

October 17th, 2011 - 3:39 pm

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States. Prevention is one of the ways people can lower their risk of heart disease. Today, Mayo Clinic is launching a heart health awareness campaign with … Continue reading →

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Large doses of vitamin E boost prostate cancer risk

October 17th, 2011 - 3:26 pm

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that mega doses of vitamin E significantly increase the risk of prostate cancer in men by 17 percent. The study is based on data from the Selenium … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Royals Visit Mayo Clinic

October 14th, 2011 - 9:53 pm

Several hundred onlookers filled the Nathan Landow Atrium in the Gonda Building to welcome Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway as they made a stop at Mayo Clinic on Friday afternoon. Their Majesties were greeted by John … Continue reading →

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Getting stronger, year by year: Empowering women with heart disease

October 12th, 2011 - 3:00 pm

What happens when you bring together women who have heart disease and arm them with information and skills to talk to others about their disease? And wait, how about if you add time for them to talk with physicians one-on-one … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Finds Estrogen May Prevent Younger Menopausal Women from Strokes

October 12th, 2011 - 10:19 am

Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is always a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published in the journal Menopause.  … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Prevention Tip from Mayo Clinic PM&R

October 11th, 2011 - 8:43 am

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Carmen Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, recommends 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise per day to help prevent many diseases, including breast cancer. She says … Continue reading →

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PSA Screening – Mayo Clinic

October 10th, 2011 - 12:50 pm

A new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advises healthy men not to get prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening tests . The recommendation has created confusion and renewed an ongoing debate about the risks and benefits of PSA … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Wins Grant to Study Ethics of Sharing Genetic Test Results with Relatives

October 10th, 2011 - 8:46 am

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. A team of researchers, Gloria Petersen, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic, Barbara Koenig, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and Susan Wolf, J.D., of the … Continue reading →

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