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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY Breast Cancer Public support for breast cancer awareness and research funding has helped improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Expert Answers Mammogram guidelines: What are they? Mastectomy Aspirin allergy: What are the symptoms? Lyme disease Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you HEALTH [...]
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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY Asthma treatment: 3 steps to better asthma control — Use a three-step approach to keep asthma symptoms under control and prevent asthma attacks Expert Answers Asthma diet: Does what you eat make a difference? Perimenopause Ricin poisoning Asthma control test How many hours of sleep are enough? [...]
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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics Weight control really boils down to one thing - calories. See what steps you can take to win the calorie battle. Expert Answers Natural aphrodisiacs: Do they work? Precocious puberty Diabetes and Alzheimer's linked Joint pain Seasonal allergies: Nip them in [...]
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Created by Dana Sparks TUESDAY Q & A: High blood sugar may cause noticeable symptoms
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the most common symptoms of diabetes? Is it true that changes in my eyesight could mean I’m developing diabetes? ANSWER: People who have diabetes have too much sugar in their blood. Although you can’t know your level of blood sugar without a blood test, high [...]
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Created by Dana Sparks TUESDAY Q & A: Losing Weight Can Have A Big Impact on Those With Diabetes
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can type 2 diabetes be cured just by losing weight? ANSWER: Losing weight can have a big impact on diabetes. Although it might not cure type 2 diabetes in every case, getting to a healthy body weight does have that potential for many people. Even if it [...]
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Diabetic patients with ovarian cancer who took the drug metformin for their diabetes had a better survival rate than patients who did not take it. When Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed factors such as the patients’ body mass index, the severity of the cancer, type of chemotherapy and quality of surgery, they found [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Lack of Exercise Should Be a Medical Condition
What if lack of exercise was treated as a medical condition? With a sedentary lifestyle a common cause of obesity, and excessive body weight and fat considered catalysts for diabetes, high blood pressure, and joint damage, Mayo Clinic physiologist Michael Joyner, M.D., argues that it should be. Dr. Joyner says, “I would [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Mayo Clinic One of Nation’s Best Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Mayo Clinic earned the No. 3 overall spot on the U.S. News & World Report annual America’s “Best Hospitals” list, making the top 10 in 15 of the 16 specialties. Number One top spots for Mayo include: Gynecology [Video] Diabetes and Endocrinology [Video] Gastroenterology [Video] Mayo Clinic is ranked second in these specialties: Nephrology [Video] Neurology [Video] Cardiology [Video] [...]
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Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are becoming more common, raising the question: Could one have something to do with the other? Reasearchers at Mayo Clinic say, for women, there does appear to be a link. They studied hundreds of patients and found a history of obesity puts women at [...]
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