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Mayo Clinic Recognized for Patient Safety
Mayo Clinic's hospitals in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, as well as five Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals, scored high marks for safety — earning an “A” for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Leapfrog Hospital [...]
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The Eye-Popping Truth About Why We Close Our Eyes When We Sneeze
Optometrist Bert Moritz, D.O., of the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wis., explains that six extraocular muscles firmly hold the eye in the socket, making it almost impossible for eyeball subluxing (what a relief!). And though it may feel as if pressure builds in your entire face before you sneeze, [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Peanut and Other Food Allergies
This week Dr. Richard Besser at ABC News conducted a Twitter Chat about food allergies. For instance, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, twice as many children as adults are diagnosed with peanut allergies and only 20 percent of them outgrow peanut sensitivities. Dr. Adela Taylor, an allergist at [...]
Created by Dana Sparks My Colonoscopy Experience: A Gastroenterologist Gets Some of His Own Medicine
By David Farrar, M.D.- Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, Minn. I knew something wasn’t quite right listening to the message on our answering machine early last October. It was my dad. "David, give me a call. I’ve got to talk to you about something." Calling back, somehow I [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Injury Season for Snowblowers (pkg)
Snowblower accidents cause more than 6,500 injuries each winter. More than a thousand people lose hands and fingers. One Wisconsin man, a piano player, is hoping that hearing his story will remind others to slow down, be safe and not become a victim, too. Dennis Douda has his story. [TRT 2:00] Video and script are [...]
Created by Dana Sparks When To Keep Your Children Home from School
Children are bound to come down with the occasional sniffles, cold or other viral bugs, but with influenza, whooping cough and other illnesses affecting people across the country this winter, it's good to know exactly when you should keep your sick child home from school or day care. Your child's [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Tips for Safe Snow Shoveling
Shoveling snow can provide good exercise when done correctly but can prove harmful if people try to take on more than they can handle or use faulty techniques. A man shovels snow from a snow-covered sidewalk in a storm. Image credit: © iStockphoto.com/lammerst333 Here are some [...]
Created by Dana Sparks The Different Roles of Hospice and Palliative Care
MEDIA ADVISORY: November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month, educating patients, families and physicans about the similarities and differences between hospice and palliative care. Many people think hospice and palliative care come at the end of life, and while both often play a key role, palliative care can also provide pain relief, symptom [...]
Created by Dana Sparks It's National Rural Health Day
Country living has long been associated with good health and life longevity. Such could be the case for 112-year-old Anna Stoehr who lives on a farm near Plainview, Minn. Her physician, Robert Taylor, D.O., recently commented that, "Her long life is a mix of good genetics, healthy/clean living and remaining active." Since this is National [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Safety Tips During Hunting Season
Gunshot wounds are an obvious health risk during hunting season, but there are other dangerous accidents that can send hunters to the hospital or worse. Emergency medicine physician Eric Grube, D.O., of the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., is a hunter himself and says he tries to [...]
Created by Dana Sparks Tricks, Treats & Halloween Safety
Whether children are old enough to go out for Halloween trick-or-treating on their own or you're going with them, Dr. Joseph Behn, M.D., a family practice physician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Onalaska, Wis., recommends reviewing safety tips with them: Food poisoning is always a concern when it comes to Halloween [...]
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Rushing at Harvest Time Can Mean Farm Injuries
Media Advisory: Mayo Clinic Expert Discusses Common Farm Injuries The rush to bring crops in can create a hectic, hazardous harvest season, which means increasing the possiblity of farm accidents. But many agricultural injuries can be prevented, according to emergency medicine physician Howard Schumaker, M.D.,M.B.A., of the Mayo Clinic Health System in Sparta, Wis. “We’ve seen [...]
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