Health & Wellness - March 2012 Archives

Stem cells derived from heart failure patients’ own bone marrow and injected into their hearts improved the function of the left ventricle, the heart’s pumping ...

Several Species of Human Intestinal Tapeworms Exist March 23, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: How is tapeworm infection contracted and treated? Is it very ...

This year tobacco-related illness will kill nearly 6-million people worldwide. That's more people than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Just this week in Singapore, at a ...

Could blocking a testosterone receptor lead to a new way of treating an aggressive form of breast cancer?  Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and The Translational ...

Repeat Cortisone Injections Not Uncommon in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Condition March 23, 2012 Dear Mayo Clinic: How do cortisone shots work to ...

Kidney stones in fruit flies may hold the key to a treatment for humans.  A research team from Mayo Clinic and the University of Glasgow  recently presented their findings at ...

It's the highest mountain in the world and it’s also a natural laboratory for studying heart disease, lung problems, muscle loss, sleeping disorders and new medical ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The public is invited to enjoy five Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program concerts in April. Performances will be on ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — 21 de marzo de 2012.  Los científicos de Mayo Clinic adiestraron a los sistemas inmunes de ratones a erradicar internamente el cáncer ...

Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in favor of Mayo Collaborative Services in a case against Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., that dates ...

In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Elizabeth Lorenz describes the diagnosis and treatment of Alport Syndrome. To listen, click the link below. Diagnosing and ...

Dermatitis is an itchy, ugly rash you get when you're allergic to things like additives in skin lotions or detergents.  It can be ...