Category Archives: Preventive Medicine

Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine to Host Concussion Summit

October 14th, 2010 - 8:55 am

On Oct. 19–20, 2010, Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center will host “Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion.” The summit will bring together top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Diet & Preventive Medicine

August 16th, 2010 - 3:49 pm

Donald Hensrud, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Donald Hensrud, M.D., a specialist in all aspects of nutrition, weight loss, preventive medicine, and executive health Chair, Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Previous Medical Director, Executive Health Program, Mayo Clinic, … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Nutrition

August 16th, 2010 - 3:46 pm

Jennifer Nelson, M.S., R.D. Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. Tom Tio, R.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Jennifer Nelson, M.S., R.D. Director, Clinical Dietetics, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Associate Professor of Nutrition Specialty Editor, Food & Nutrition Center, MayoClinic.com Media Experience: Interview experience with local broadcast … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Sports Medicine

August 16th, 2010 - 3:43 pm

Diane Dahm, M.D. Edward Laskowski, M.D. Bruce Levy, M.D. Michael Stuart, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Diane Dahm, M.D., specialist in sports injuries to the knee and shoulder, with special interest in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, meniscal tears and labral tears Olympics … Continue reading →

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Join Mayo Clinic, USA Today for Coffee Twitter Chat

June 11th, 2010 - 2:07 pm

Is drinking coffee good for you? How much is too much? Get these and other caffeinated questions answered on Monday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Twitter. Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) and USA Today are teaming to provide another hour-long … Continue reading →

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Stool DNA Testing Could Play Expanded Role in Colon Cancer Prevention

April 28th, 2010 - 8:53 am

Research teams led by Mayo Clinic have demonstrated for the first time that two types of colorectal pre-cancers can be detected through noninvasive stool DNA testing. The two studies being presented demonstrate that stool DNA testing may be useful for … Continue reading →

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The Mayo Clinic Diet: Mythical No Longer

December 30th, 2009 - 2:51 pm

Update 1/4/10: the Mayo Clinic Diet book is a best-seller, ranking #2 on BarnesandNoble.com and #11 on Amazon.com. The Mayo Clinic Diet has been one of the great urban legends of the last half century, especially since the invention of email. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Validates Zebrafish as Nicotine Research Model

October 26th, 2009 - 2:36 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have validated the zebrafish as a functional model for nicotine addiction research. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The zebrafish is valuable because it is easy  to study … Continue reading →

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Deadly Stomach Infection Rising in Community Settings

October 26th, 2009 - 11:08 am

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, is on the rise in outpatient settings. Clostridium difficile is a serious bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. These … Continue reading →

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Younger Men With Erectile Dysfunction at Double Risk of Heart Disease

January 30th, 2009 - 11:38 am

Men who experience erectile dysfunction at a young age — from 40 to 49 — are two times more likely to develop heart disease compared to men without erectile dysfunction, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. Overall, researchers found … Continue reading →

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