Health & Wellness - May 2010 Archives

Severe Hypotension or Stiff Arteries May Cause Extremely Low Diastolic Blood Pressure May 28, 2010 Dear Mayo Clinic: What are the causes of an extremely low diastolic blood ...

Investigators at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center received a five-year, $11.5 million grant to translate research into treatments for women with ovarian cancer. Every ...

Inflammation May Play a Role in Irritable Bowel Syndrome May 21, 2010 Dear Mayo Clinic: I've read that persistent low-grade inflammation is present ...

Salivary Gland Stones Rare but Not Unheard of in Children May 14, 2010 Dear Mayo Clinic: My 8-year-old daughter has had intermittent pain ...

Nicotine Patch May Offer Some Benefit to Those with Ulcerative Colitis May 14, 2010 Dear Mayo Clinic: When I quit smoking cigarettes four ...

In the following video, Barbara Pockaj, M.D., a surgeon at the Breast Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses a Mayo Clinic study that found ...

Many people have stomach discomfort, stomach pain, feel full after eating and other troubles with meals. For some people, nothing seems to help. Researchers ...

In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are ...

A new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma who smoked, ...

The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to ...

Vitamin E Supplements Not Recommended for Those with Diabetes May 7, 2010 Dear Mayo Clinic: I have heard that vitamin E can be ...

Blocked Glands Surrounding Eyelids Create Receptive Environment for Bacteria May 7, 2010 Dear Mayo Clinic: Please share any information you have on the ...