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A Call to Action: Engaging Adults in Clinical Trials

May 4th, 2012 - 4:39 pm

It’s a stunning disparity: Sixty percent of children with cancer are in clinical trials, compared with only about 6 percent of adult cancer patients. That low level of engagement holds true for adults with other conditions, and participation rates fall even … Continue reading →

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Dermatology Art Shows Beauty Really Is Skin Deep

May 2nd, 2012 - 12:05 pm

    It turns out beauty really is skin deep.  A hair follicle or skin specimen that doesn’t look like much of anything to the naked eye can become a complex, colorful work of art under a microscope. Mayo Clinic dermatologists struck … Continue reading →

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Arthritis Action Month: Mayo Experts Hold Web Chats on 4 Common Conditions

April 30th, 2012 - 11:09 am

May is Arthritis Action Month, held to draw attention to the more than 100 forms of arthritis that afflict at least 50 million people in the United States and collectively cost more to treat than cancer. Mayo Clinic invites the public … Continue reading →

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Obesity Fuels Rise in Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 25th, 2012 - 3:14 pm

Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do with the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic  researchers say. They studied hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Lower GI Problems Plague Many With Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 3rd, 2012 - 3:45 pm

Add lower gastrointestinal problems such as ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients. They are at greater risk for GI problems and gastrointestinal-related death than people without the disease, a Mayo Clinic study … Continue reading →

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Tick Alert: Mayo Clinic Expert Offers Tips for Avoiding, Spotting Tick-Borne Diseases

March 27th, 2012 - 4:46 pm

Spring has only just arrived, but tick season is well under way. Physicians are seeing new cases of tick-borne illness several weeks earlier than usual, likely because a mild winter in much of the country made life easier for ticks … Continue reading →

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Coping With Varicose Veins During Spring Break Shorts & Swimsuit Season

March 12th, 2012 - 4:33 pm

With spring break shorts and swimsuit season here, many people are showing off their legs for the first time in months, and for some, that also means deciding what to do about unsightly varicose veins. The bulging purple or blue … Continue reading →

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Study Yields Insights Into Giant Cell Arteritis, Takayasu’s Arteritis

February 17th, 2012 - 4:59 pm

“I think it will change the way we understand the two diseases.” Continue reading →

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Joint Surgery Rates Declining Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Mayo Clinic Finds

January 23rd, 2012 - 4:19 pm

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. The need for joint surgery is declining among rheumatoid arthritis patients, possibly because they can now more effectively manage the disease with medication, Mayo Clinic research … Continue reading →

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Friends don’t let friends fall off their diets during the holidays

December 22nd, 2011 - 4:32 pm

“C’mon. One bite’s not going to hurt you.” “It’s the holidays. Live a little.” There’s one in every crowd: holiday diet saboteurs. Whether it’s among co-workers, family or friends, they’re out there. And although their intentions might seem harmless enough, … Continue reading →

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