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Items tagged as "Medical Edge Television"
Winter Skin Care (Medical Edge Television)
Temperatures are beginning to fall and as the winter months approach we shouldn't neglect the largest organ of our body - our SKIN. In this report, Mayo Clinic experts offer some timely reminders for staying comfortable and healthy in the cold, dry air. Here’s Dennis Douda. [TRT 2:07] Video and script are available [...]
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PSA: To Test or Not To Test (Medical Edge Television)
A popular early screening test for the 2nd deadliest cancer in men is falling out of favor. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded there is very little evidence to support routine screening for prostate cancer with a PSA test. Why? Here’s Dennis Douda for Medical Edge. (pkg. [...]
Created by jstreed Freezing Heart Muscle (Medical Edge Television)
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm problem experienced by millions of people. It’s when your heart races, causing dizziness, shortness of breath, and fatigue. It also increases your risk of stroke. Doctors at Mayo Clinic are using a new treatment for a-fib. They’re freezing heart muscle to stop the [...]
Created by jstreed Breathing Freely (Medical Edge Television)
Breathing. We rarely give it a thought, because we don’t have to. Our brain signals our body to do it automatically. Unfortunately, spinal cord injuries can disconnect the signal. Then what? At Mayo Clinic, technology may be able to take over the job. Here’s Dennis Douda for Medical Edge.
Created by jstreed Pancreatic Cancer Survivor (Medical Edge Television)
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer can be devastating news. It is often very aggressive and tough to treat. But research offers great hope for patients in terms of early diagnosis and better treatments. Here’s the story of one woman, a patient at Mayo Clinic, who is winning her battle with [...]
Created by jstreed Healthy Heart for Life! (Medical Edge Television)
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women. A statistic like that might prompt people to take action. But, there’s a lot of information out there and it can all be pretty confusing. Doctors at Mayo Clinic want to change that. They published a new book [...]
Created by jstreed Proton Beam Therapy (Medical Edge Television)
Standard radiation therapy is an effective way to treat many cancers. But it isn’t perfect. It kills cancer cells, but it also kills some healthy cells in its path through the body. That’s just one of the reasons Mayo Clinic is bringing a new type of radiation therapy to its [...]
Created by jstreed HABIT Program (Medical Edge Television)
Mild Cognitive Impairment, or MCI, is a condition that can be a precursor to dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease. People with MCI have problems with things like memory and judgment. Many times after a diagnosis people are left wondering, what do I do now? That’s why Mayo Clinic developed the [...]
Created by jstreed Football Spinal Cord Injury (Medical Edge Television)
It wasn’t supposed to happen. A freak accident during a college football game leaves a player paralyzed. Doctors gave him a 3-percent chance of regaining any movement in his arms or legs. But Chris Norton didn’t let that stop him. With incredible perseverance, a positive attitude and the refusal to [...]
Created by jstreed Concussion Telemedicine (Medical Edge Television)
There’s been a lot of media coverage lately about concussions in sports like football and hockey. Doctors are urging players and coaches to take these head injuries seriously and to have injured athletes evaluated by a concussion expert. But what if you live in a rural area that doesn’t have [...]
Created by jstreed Cancer Vaccine Research (Medical Edge Television)
Vaccines have been used for decades to protect us from disease. Measles, chicken pox, the flu are some of the common ones. Someday, you may be able to add breast cancer to that list. Researchers at Mayo Clinic are developing a cancer vaccine to hopefully prevent breast and other types [...]
Created by jstreed Distracted Driving (Medical Edge Television)
Distracted driving - it claims roughly 55-hundred lives a year and about a half million injuries. To make the point with the most vulnerable drivers, Mayo Clinic is rolling out a virtual reality check for teenagers. Here’s Dennis Douda.
Created by jstreed Mobilaser (Medical Edge Television)
Imagine not being able to walk across the room because your muscles don’t work normally. That’s what life is like for many people with Parkinson’s disease and similar disorders. The conditions cause your muscles to shake and freeze up until putting one foot in front of the other is almost [...]
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