Health & Wellness - August 2013 Archives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqM1kMejt0 Running a marathon obviously takes training and dedication, but sometimes external factors can ruin your run and even make it dangerous. Excessive heat, like we’ve seen in many places across the U.S., is one such factor. Vivien Williams introduces us to a  runner who was taken down by heatstroke just 35 feet from the finish line.   [TRT 1:56] Read script: Running from Dehydration, Heatstroke and Hyperthermia Journalists: The video report is available in the downloads. News Network pkgs. can be edited into vo/sots and incorporated in your reporting. TAG: It’s important to know the signs and symptoms of heatstroke, whether or not you're a runner.  High body temperature, nausea, vomiting, lack of sweating, fast heart and/or breathing rates, and confusion are all important signs. If this happens, call 9-1-1 and get the person in a cool, shaded area; mist them with water; and apply ice packs to their neck, armpits and groin until help arrives.

   DO YOU HAVE MIGRAINES OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?  Join @TIME's @AliceParkNY for a #migrainechat - Thursday Aug. 29th, 1 to 2 p.m. ET Mayo Clinic neurologist @daviddodick is participating, along with specialists from other medical institutions, the @AANPublic and the @ahsheadache.   Topics will include:   Long-term effects of migraines How migraines effect social life, job and stress Difference between headaches and migraines and different types of migraines Who gets them and what are the triggers Treatments and how to prevent New research Never participated in a chat before, or want tips on how to participate effectively? Watch this video. Questions? E-mail Nick Hanson at hanson.nicholas@mayo.edu.

ROCHESTER, Minnesota - 27 de agosto de 2013.  La creciente brecha entre la incidencia del cáncer de tiroides y los fallecimientos a causa de la enfermedad plantean ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota - 27 de agosto de 2013.   El control de las pacientes sometidas a cirugía ginecológica mediante un programa de recuperación mejorada (ERP, ...

                                                                                                                   (video courtesy: WBBH-TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHEQUJvM9BM On bright summer days we may remember to apply the sunscreen, but we may not remember to give the heat the full respect it deserves. When temperatures soar, Mayo Clinic experts say we need to take precautions. We also need to be on guard for the warning signs of overheating. Family medicine physician Jennifer Nordstrom, M.D., at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisc., says heat illness can range in severity from mild heat cramps to heat exhaustion to a potentially life-threatening heatstroke. She says certain individuals are at higher risk in the heat. Journalists: Beach b-roll is available in the downloads. Please courtesy WBBH-TV. What puts you at higher risk? Diabetes, asthma or heart disease Being elderly or very young Being overweight or in poor physical condition Recently been ill with a fever Having had heat illness before Hard chargers who ignore the warning signs

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve read that there will be new options for getting the flu vaccine this year, including one for people who have egg allergies. How are these new vaccines different, and how do I know which one to pick? How do researchers know they will be safe? ANSWER: You’re right. Beginning this year, several new vaccine options will be offered to help protect you against influenza, or the flu. Rather than just two options, you now will have a range of vaccines from which to choose. At first having so many choices may be confusing. But by doing a little research and having a conversation with your health care provider, you will be able to decide which one is best for your situation. As always, each of the new vaccines has gone through rigorous safety testing before being made available to the public.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74sbi985Ag&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 A Mayo Clinic study has found that patients who had complex gynecologic surgery managed by an enhanced recovery pathway (ERP) had decreased narcotic use, earlier discharge, stable readmission rates, excellent patient satisfaction and cost savings. Patients were eating, drinking and ambulating shortly after surgery. Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and lead study author Sean Dowdy, M.D., says, “Patients are much happier when we are able to eliminate the use of unproven and unpleasant interventions such as bowel preparations, caloric restriction, sedating medications and the use of surgical drains. We show that patients undergoing the most complex and invasive operations have the most to gain from this recovery pathway.” The findings are published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.  Click here for news release Journalists: Sound bites with Dr. Dowdy are available in the downloads

Could a little red wine lower your risk of prostate cancer? In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Jeffrey Karnes says maybe. To ...

It's state fair time in much of the country and that means amusement rides, games, people watching, live music and eating a fair amount of unhealthy food. But Donald Hensrud, M.D., a Mayo Clinic specialist in nutrition and preventive medicine, says it is possible to go to the fair and have a good time without overindulging. Here are a few of his tips: 1) Give yourself a good start by eating something healthy before you go 2) Have some fruit to start the day or a salad before you go in the afternoon 3) Split portions with family or friends

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Sleep tips: 7 steps to better sleep Better sleep can be yours! Consider sleep tips for the weary. Slide show: 10 great health foods Add these nutritious foods to the menu and give your diet a healthy boost. EXPERT ANSWERS Ozone air purifiers: Can they improve asthma symptoms? Ozone air purifiers don't reduce asthma symptoms. In fact, they can make asthma worse HEALTHY RECIPES Grilled chicken breasts with roasted yellow tomato sauce Green smoothie Grilled flank steak salad with roasted corn vinaigrette Barley and roasted tomato risotto HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK Top 5 foods to lower your cholesterol A few tweaks to your diet may be enough to lower your cholesterol to a healthy level and help you stay off medications. Consider adding these cholesterol-lowering foods to your diet: 1. Oatmeal and oat bran. 2. Walnuts, almonds and other nuts. 3. Fish - mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon. 4. Olive oil. 5. Foods fortified with plant sterols or stanols, such as margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks.  

Parkinson's disease research was presented to the American Academy of Neurology earlier this year, that's being described as a "big step forward" in diagnosing the disease.   Mayo Clinic neurologist, Charles Adler, M.D., Ph.D., says, “There is currently no diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease and this is the first study demonstrating the value of testing a portion of the saliva gland (submandibular gland) to diagnose a living person with Parkinson’s disease. Making a diagnosis in living patients is a big step forward in our effort to understand and better treat patients." Click here for news release Journalists: Sound bites with Dr. Adler are in the downloads Learn more about Parkinson's disease http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWhFU-DeJds  

  On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program (8/24), the studio will be full with three orthopedics experts. Mark Morrey, M.D., will join your host Tom ...