Tag Archives: USA Today

The Flu Spreads to 47 States

January 11th, 2013 - 12:34 pm

Flu Update: The Centers for Disease Control says influenza has spread to 47 states. However, according to the CDC “most (91 percent) of the influenza viruses that have been analyzed at CDC are like the viruses included in the 2012–2013 … Continue reading →

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Concerns About Your Memory? Join Mayo Clinic, USA Today for Twitter Chat

September 13th, 2010 - 8:45 am

On Thursday, Sept. 16 from 1-2 p.m. EDT, Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) and USA Today are teaming to provide another hour-long opportunity for you to discuss health-related topics with a Mayo Clinic subject expert via Twitter. Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., (@RonPetersenMD), … 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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#MayoUSAToday Twitter Chat on Alzheimer's Disease

March 9th, 2010 - 10:30 am

Ron Petersen, M.D., Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic, will participate in a Twitter chat on Wednesday, March 10 from 11 a.m. to noon to discuss Alzheimer’s Disease and the latest annual statistics from the Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic/USA TODAY Twitter Chat on OCD, Phobias, ADHD

November 24th, 2009 - 8:01 am

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety and phobias will be the topic of the Mayo Clinic/USA TODAY chat on Twitter this afternoon, Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 3-4 p.m. EST. Include #MayoUSAToday in your “tweets” to join the conversation. Stephen Whiteside, Ph.D., (@DrWhiteside) … Continue reading →

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H1N1 Flu and Asthma in Kids: Twitter Chat

November 17th, 2009 - 8:08 am

Robert Jacobson, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s pediatric and adolescent medicine departments, will participate in a Mayo Clinic/USA Today Twitter chat about H1N1 flu in children with asthma on Wednesday, November 18 from 8-9 p.m. EST. The chat, which will … Continue reading →

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