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Deb Balzer (@DebBalzer)

Deb Balzer is a Senior Communications Specialist at Mayo Clinic. She began her career as a TV news producer in Rochester, NY, before joining CONUS Communications, a pioneering national news satellite organization. She also field produced for ABC, CNN, the Rachael Ray Show and Farmers’ Almanac TV. Joining Mayo Clinic in 2015, Deb writes, produces and collaborates on medical stories with Mayo Clinic’s leading experts, providing trusted health and medical information to help patients.

Mayo Clinic Minute: HABIT Program Helps Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Watch today's Mayo Clinic Minute The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease has more than doubled since former President Reagan first declared November as National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness[...]

By Deb Balzer • November 4, 2015
Avoid Daylight Saving Time Fall Back Blues

Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, and for most Americans that means an extra hour of sleep. Our internal clock may[...]

By Deb Balzer • October 29, 2015
Mayo Clinic Minute: Heart Attack Risk, Breast Cancer Patient iPad

Watch today's Mayo Clinic Minute Probing your risk for heart attack, and Mayo Clinic breast cancer specialist Dr. Sandhya Pruthi tells us about a new iPad app helping breast cancer patients after[...]

By Deb Balzer • October 23, 2015
Dietary Supplements: Risk and Concerns

Every day thousands of people take dietary supplements. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say some of those supplements are not[...]

By Deb Balzer • October 16, 2015
How Much Calcium Do Adults Over 55 Need?

Questions about calcium supplements for older adults are in the news. Recent studies published in the British Medical Journal found that extra dietary calcium intake was[...]

By Deb Balzer • October 2, 2015
Sugary Drinks: Find Alternatives for Better Health

Weight gain, diabetes, cardiovascular disease. These are some of the risks associated with consuming sugary drinks, according to a new report from the Journal of the[...]

By Deb Balzer • October 1, 2015
Statins: What You Need to Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHOHM7dXRc Journalists: Video is available in the downloads. [TRT 2:16] Click here for the transcript. Almost 1 out of 3. According to the Centers for[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 28, 2015
Aspirin 411: What the New Guidelines Mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBy3fyDPBx8 Are you confused about the new guidelines for taking aspirin? A Mayo Clinic expert offers information to help explain them. In mid-September, the U.S.[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 25, 2015
Ankle Sprains – Pain Free Does Not Mean Normal

https://youtu.be/VwmoHvtVdiw Journalists: Sound bites are available in the downloads. [TRT :50]  Click here for the transcript. The American College of Sports Medicine says 25,000 people sprain their[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 24, 2015
Running is Good — Moving is Great

When it comes to the idea that running is good for the heart, six miles a week may be the magic goal number. In a[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 17, 2015
College Depression: What Parents Need to Know

For many college kids, freshman year is the first time they've ever lived away from home. Fear, anxiety, homesickness and sadness are common and very normal emotions[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 15, 2015
Salmonella Outbreak: What You Need to Know

A multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections  — attributed to contaminated cucumbers grown in Mexico — has many people concerned. But what is a salmonella infection and how[...]

By Deb Balzer • September 10, 2015
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