
THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza The flu can make you miserable and keep you home from work or school. Getting a flu shot is good insurance. Influenza (flu) Initially, the flu may seem like a common cold with a runny nose, sneezing and sore throat. But colds usually develop slowly, whereas the flu tends to come on suddenly. EXPERT ANSWERS What's the difference between H1N1 flu and influenza A? H1N1 flu is a subcategory of influenza A. Do toning shoes really work? Despite the hype, toning shoes aren't a substitute for good old exercise. HEALTHY RECIPES Baked salmon with Southeast Asian marinade Chinese noodles with spring vegetables Tofu hoisin with baby bok choy Gingery chicken noodle soup HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK What's your antibiotics IQ? To fight the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections, everyone needs to be smart about using antibiotics. Keep these tips in mind: 1. Antibiotics are effective only for bacterial infections. They don't work for viral illnesses, such as the common cold. 2. If your doctor prescribes antibiotics, take them exactly as directed. Don't stop treatment early, even if you start feeling better. 3. Never take antibiotics that were prescribed for someone else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODdqrBwWDxg Dr. Miguel Cabanela participated in a recent news conference, held by Spain’s Royal House regarding an upcoming hip surgery for King Juan Carlos. Dr. Cabanela is an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He will direct the King’s medical treatment and surgical team in Madrid, Spain, throughout the coming days. Information from Mayo Clinic regarding Dr. Miguel Cabanela, orthopedic surgery and hip replacement surgery is included below. Click here for basic information on Dr. Miguel Cabanela.
El 20 de Septiembre 2013 a las 12:00 horas (horario de la Costa Este), el Dr. Miguel Cabanela participó en una rueda de prensa de ...
Sleep. The topic is enough to keep you up at night! An estimated 50 to 70 million Americans have sleep disorders or are sleep deprived. Nine million of them are taking prescription medications in an effort to get a better night's rest. This week on Mayo Clinic Radio we'll tackle the "Sandman" and get some answers - from sleep aids to shift work to the medical consequences of untreated sleep disorders. Eric Olson, M.D., with Mayo's Center for Sleep Medicine, will be our guest. He'll be joined by Joseph Kaplan, M.D., from Mayo's Sleep Disorders Center in Florida. We hope you’ll listen. Note: You can hear the program LIVE Saturdays at 9 am CT on I Heart Radio via KROC AM. The show is taped for rebroadcast by some affiliates. On Twitter follow #MayoClinicRadio and tweet your questions. Listen to this week’s Medical News Headlines: News Segment September 21, 2013 (right click MP3). Mayo Clinic Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program highlighting health and medical information from Mayo Clinic.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — 19 de septiembre de 2013. Lillian Shirley viajó desde la zona central de Florida a Jacksonville para tratarse un problema renal, confiando ...
ROCHESTER, Minnesota - 19 de septiembre de 2013. Los científicos de Mayo Clinic demostraron que un determinado par de proteínas puede ser muy útil como biomarcador del ...
JACKSONVILLE, Flórida — Lillian Shirley viajou de uma cidade no centro da Flórida para Jacksonville em busca de tratamento para um problema de rim, confiante ...
Mayo Clinic: 10 maneiras que o genoma humano pode afetar o diagnóstico e o tratamento de saúde Já influenciou as ...
Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that a specific protein pair may be a successful biomarker for identifying smoking-related lung cancers. The protein is called ASCL1. ASCL1 is known to control neuroendocrine cell development and was previously linked to regulation of thyroid and small cell lung cancer development, but not smoking-related lung cancer. The findings appear today in the online issue of the journal Oncogene. “This is exciting because we’ve found what we believe to be a ‘drugable target’ here,” says senior author George Vasmatzis, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic molecular medicine researcher and senior author on the study. “It’s a clear biomarker for aggressive adenocarcinomas, these are the fast-growing cancer cells found in smokers’ lungs." To read the full news release click here.
ROCHESTER, Minnesota - 18 de septiembre de 2013. Una mutación genética, conocida como GBA, que conduce a la aparición temprana de la enfermedad de Parkinson y ...
ROCHESTER, Minnesota - 18 de septiembre de 2013. Mayo Clinic es uno de los seis nuevos centros metabolómicos integrales financiados por el gobierno federal para sustentar ...
Resultados ofrecen perspectiva para ensayos clínicos con nuevas terapias oncológicas dirigidas SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - 18 de septiembre de 2013. Los científicos descubrieron por qué el mieloma ...
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