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Wrist Pain
December 4, 2008 – 9:07 pm
As described in the February 2009 issue of NWA World Traveler, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon has discovered a type of wrist injury that can cause debilitating pain.
It doesn’t just affect elite professional athletes like Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth, though. The video below tells the story of an amateur bowler who also had a [...]
Anaphylaxis Twice as Common as Previously Reported
December 2, 2008 – 8:39 pm
Anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction most commonly caused by certain foods or insect stings, is twice as common as has been previously reported, according results of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.
The researchers, who studied incidence of anaphylaxis over a 10-year period in Rochester, Minn. as [...]
Eye Divergence Triples Mental Illness Risk
November 25, 2008 – 4:51 pm
Children whose eyes are misaligned and point outward are at significantly increased risk of developing mental illness by early adulthood, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The retrospective study examined the medical records of 407 patients with strabismus and [...]
What Makes Mayo Clinic Different?
October 24, 2008 – 2:17 pm
That’s the topic of a post earlier this week from Maggie Mahar at Taking Note. Here’s an excerpt:
After working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for nine years, Dr. Marc Patterson decided to change his life. In 2001, he moved to New York City to take a job as chief of pediatric neurology at [...]
Wrist Pain and the World Series
October 17, 2008 – 1:31 pm
As the World Series begins Wednesday in Tampa, an interesting story with a medical angle is the rise of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth.
Werth was seriously injured during spring training in 2005 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was struck on the wrist by a pitch. After one unsuccessful operation he [...]
Why are some posts marked “Protected?”
October 6, 2008 – 3:16 am
This blog provides video, audio and graphic resources to journalists working on news stories. It also gives patients and consumers who are interested in learning more about stories in the news direct access to additional information and video featuring Mayo Clinic physicians and scientists. For a complete explanation of why posts are sometimes password protected [...]
Anthrax Vaccine Study Shows Fewer Side Effects
September 26, 2008 – 9:13 pm
Reducing the number of doses of an anthrax vaccine and changing its administration to intramuscular injection resulted in comparable measures of effectiveness but with fewer adverse events, according to a study in the October 1 issue of JAMA.
Gregory Poland, M.D. is director of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group and is a co-author of the [...]
Garrison Keillor Narrates Mayo Brothers Documentary
September 23, 2008 – 9:33 pm
In conjunction with Heritage Days, Mayo Clinic will host red-carpet premiere showings of a new documentary film, “My Brother and I / The Founding of Mayo Clinic.” Narrated by Minnesota’s own Garrison Keillor, “My Brother and I” tells the story of Dr. Will Mayo and Dr. Charlie Mayo, their lives and values, and how their [...]
Molecular Breast Imaging More Effective than Mammography at Detecting Cancer in High-Risk Women with Dense Breasts
September 3, 2008 – 7:20 pm
In the largest-ever study to compare molecular breast imaging (MBI) to mammography, researchers have shown that MBI can detect three times as many cancers in women who have dense breast patterns on their mammogram and are at increased risk of breast cancer. Mammography is the current standard of care for breast cancer screening. However, [...]
