Category Archives: Pediatrics

Mayo Clinic: Hospitalization of US Underage Drinkers Common, Costs $755 Million a Year


Journalists: see bottom of this post for video and audio resources. Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag — the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million … Continue reading

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What’s the Association Between ADHD and Anesthesia?


Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children exposed to … Continue reading

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Mental Health Action Plans Unveiled


Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. After a decade of research and interviewing more than 6,000 U.S.families and children, Mayo Clinic researchers— in partnership with numerous national mental health advocacy organizations — … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Offers Baseline Concussion Testing to Arizona High School Athletes


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 Receives $100 Million Gift to Support Proton Beam Therapy Program


Mayo Clinic today announced long-time patient and philanthropist Richard O. Jacobson has given a $100 million gift to help establish the multi-site Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program. This is the largest outright gift in the clinic’s history, as well … Continue reading

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Glioma Treatment Study


A new Mayo Clinic study found that children with low-grade brain tumors (gliomas) who undergo aggressive surgery to completely remove the tumor have an increased chance of overall survival. If complete removal is not possible, adding radiation therapy to a less complete … Continue reading

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Medical Experts for Media – Pediatrics


Carola Arndt, M.D. Randall Flick, M.D., M.P.H. Robert Jacobson, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Carola Arndt, M.D., a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and specialist in pediatric sarcomas Division Chair, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, 2001-2009 Member, Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group Member, Bone … Continue reading

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Protected: Mystery Diagnosis and Social Media


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Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital Ranked Among the Best


U.S. News & World Report has once again named Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital as among the best in the nation, in rankings released today. Mayo was recognized for excellence in seven specialties: Diabetes & Endocrine (ranked 17th), Digestive Disorders … Continue reading

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Restricting Use of Iron to Tumors Might be Novel Cancer Treatment


Researchers at Mayo Clinic report in the July 2010 issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation the first demonstration of a molecular mechanism by which a tumor oncogene can drive the use of iron, which is a critical component for … Continue reading

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