Category Archives: Women’s Health

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 →

By sharontheimer | Posted in Government Relations, Research, Rheumatology, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Treating Uterine Fibroids

January 27th, 2012 - 2:20 pm

Journalists:  For links to web-video files, see the bottom of this post. Uterine fibroids affect one out of every four women. They are a major cause of problems for reproductive age women and a major reason women need to have … Continue reading →

By kelley luckstein | Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Fitness Expert Available to Discuss Safe, Effective Strength Training

January 9th, 2012 - 9:34 am

Rochester, Minn. – With New Year’s resolutions still fresh in mind, many people are taking bold steps to get fit and build strength. But some strength training exercises, which tend to get passed along at the gym like folklore, may … Continue reading →

By Bryan Anderson | Posted in Orthopedics, Preventive Medicine, Rehabilitation, Social Media, Sports Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health | Comments (1)

Obesity may play a role in poor breast cancer outcomes

December 6th, 2011 - 10:14 am

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, according to a study presented at the 2011 … Continue reading →

By joedangor | Posted in Cancer, Research, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

By briankilen | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

By Bryan Anderson | Posted in Cancer, Rehabilitation, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Examines Why Knee Osteoarthritis Afflicts More Women Than Men

August 3rd, 2011 - 10:45 am

A Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon suspects that the nagging pain and inflammation that women can experience in their knees may be different from what men encounter, and she has been chosen to lead a novel U.S.-Canadian study to explore the … Continue reading →

By Kevin Punsky | Posted in Orthopedics, Research, Rheumatology, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic and RosettaBooks Release First of Mayo’s e-Book Titles

May 20th, 2011 - 9:56 am

Mayo Clinic and RosettaBooks have collaborated to release the Mayo Clinic’s first initiative into e-books, Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, and will follow with at least 15 additional Mayo Clinic e-book titles this year. Mayo Clinic and RosettaBooks’ … Continue reading →

By Ginger Plumbo | Posted in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Survival stories from WomenHeart Champions

February 9th, 2011 - 12:36 am

As part of a Special Briefing for News Media at The Paley Center for Media in New York , one panel discussion focused on women who shared their survival and heroic stories of battling heart disease. The session, entitled Stories from the … Continue reading →

By Adam Brase | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What Troubles the 50+ Woman’s Heart?

February 9th, 2011 - 12:05 am

As part of a Special Briefing for News Media at The Paley Center for Media in New York today, one panel discussion delved into the many unique aspects of heart disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention for those conditions that occur … Continue reading →

By Karl Oestreich | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Women's Health | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)