Health & Wellness - December 2012 Archives

In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. David Warner touches on a recent study that found an association between ADHD and anesthesiology. To listen, ...

As winter approaches, temperatures drop, daylight fades and it’s not uncommon for people to feel sluggish or moody. Those symptoms can be typical of someone experiencing seasonal affective disorder (SAD) ...

In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. John Atkinson explains what a synovial cyst is. To listen, click the link below. What is a Synovial ...

The U.S. population is aging, cases of chronic diseases are on the rise and the need for primary care physicians is increasing. However, a recent Mayo ...

Telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost effective for rural hospitals that don't have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke ...

Most patients whose breast cancer has spread to their lymph nodes have most of the lymph nodes in their armpit area removed after chemotherapy to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve been hearing a lot about regenerative medicine lately. What is it exactly, and what can it be used for?    ANSWER: Regenerative medicine is an emerging discipline in medicine and surgery focused on finding ways to boost the body’s ability to heal itself. It examines new therapies and advances new ways to manage diseases that go beyond current medical treatment. Regenerative medicine is really poised to revolutionize disease management, offering potential solutions throughout a person’s life for a spectrum of diseases.  Today, treatment for many diseases focuses on managing symptoms. For example, insulin therapy keeps diabetes under control. Dialysis does the work of a failing kidney. Medications ease the strain on a damaged heart. In contrast, the aim of regenerative medicine is to reverse the course of the disease by targeting its root cause and repairing diseased, injured, or defective tissues and organs to restore their function and structure. 

Adding the drug trastuzumab to chemotherapy prevents cancer recurrence and improves survival in a majority of women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer. But trastuzumab ...

Mayo Clinic is being recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation by The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit organization run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Only 92 U.S. hospitals are on the 2012 Top Hospitals list, and three were named from Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona Mayo Clinic Hospital in Florida Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester Click here for news release Click here for Mayo Clinic campus photos and b-roll Sound bites with Paula Santrach, M.D., are available in the downloads below Expert title for broadcast cg: Dr. Paula Santrach, Mayo Clinic Pathologist

The Army Reserve’s 945th Forward Surgical Team  is heading to Afghanistan and Mayo Clinic is playing a role helping prepare the unit. The 945th, commanded by Mayo ...

Whooping cough (pertussis) continues to make headlines, as the U.S. government is calling the latest outbreak the highest infection rate in 70 years. There are increasing rates ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year; except for when it's not!  On the most recent program, Dr. Mark Frye  joined us to discuss ...