News Releases - September 2013 Archives

1. It's already influenced drug labels and uses for some medicines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has changed medication labeling, doses and uses based on genomic research, including a key drug for breast cancer. 2. It's making sure your doctor is giving you the right drug at the right dose. Not everyone can tolerate or metabolize the same drugs; genomics shows some medications have no effect or might hurt rather than help certain individuals. For example, one person in ten cannot tolerate the standard treatment for irritable bowel disease and needs a different drug.

PHOENIX – People who rely on their voice for a living can rely on Mayo Clinic if there is a problem.   VIDEO ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine invites the public to enjoy a poetry reading entitled "Words of Healing: Readings by Minnesota Poet Laureates." WHO: Featured poets include Jane Belau, Rochester; Carol Connelly, St. Paul; Deborah Cooper, Duluth; Emilio DeGrazia, Winona; Robert Hedin, Red Wing; and the state of Minnesota's Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen.

As few as 3 percent of people eligible to give do; unfounded phobias, anxiety typical reasons why ROCHESTER, Minn. — Sept. 10, 2013 — As few as 3 percent of Americans eligible to donate blood do, and fear and anxiety are common reasons why many decline to give. U.S. hospitals are always in need of new donors; at Mayo Clinic, that need is heightened by concern about iron deficiency in frequent givers. Mayo recently began requiring people to wait 12 weeks rather than eight between donations, a change that means an estimated 10 percent drop in its blood supply. To inspire more people to give blood, Manish Gandhi, M.D., medical director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center, addresses six common blood donation phobias: MULTIMEDIA ALERT: Video of Dr. Gandhi and b-roll of blood and blood donation are available for download from the Mayo Clinic News Network. Fear of needles: Needles used in blood donation definitely aren't the harpoons that needle-phobic people may think they are. Dr. Gandhi says donors feel a pinprick, much like getting a vaccination.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Sept. 9, 2013 — Talking to someone about depressed will increase the chances that they will act on it — true or false? False. The truth: When someone is in crisis or depressed, asking if he or she is thinking about suicide can help. Giving a person an opportunity to open up and share their troubles can help alleviate their pain and open a path to solutions. This is just one of many suicide prevention myths to debunk as we approach World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.

Teens also likely to go undiagnosed, develop more severe medical complications ROCHESTER, Minn. — Sept. 8, 2013 — Obese teenagers who lose weight are at risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, Mayo Clinic researchers imply in a recent Pediatrics article. Eating disorders among these patients are also not being adequately detected because the weight loss is seen as positive by providers and family members. MULTIMEDIA ALERT: For audio and video of Dr. Sim talking about the article, visit the Mayo Clinic News Network. In the article, Mayo Clinic researchers argue that formerly overweight adolescents tend to have more medical complications from eating disorders and it takes longer to diagnose them than kids who are in a normal weight range. This is problematic because early intervention is the key to a good prognosis, says Leslie Sim, Ph.D., an eating disorders expert in the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and lead author of the study.

Physicians, nurses at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota also monitor patients by computerized system ROCHESTER, Minn. — Sept. 5, 2013 — Critically ill patients are benefiting from a new program designed to improve care and shorten hospital stays. Mayo Clinic's Enhanced Critical Care program offers 24/7 remote monitoring of the sickest patients at six Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals. MULTIMEDIA ALERT: Click here to retrieve video and photography from the Mayo Clinic News Network. Patients will continue to receive care from the local care team, but physicians and nurses in an operations center in Rochester will monitor patients' vital signs and other health data on a computerized system able to detect subtle changes in a patient's condition. High definition video cameras and computer screens will allow operations center staff to communicate with patients, their families and the care team.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The public is invited to enjoy Mazer and Smith in concert as part of the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program. The free performance will be on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in Barbara Woodward Lips Atrium, subway level, Rochester Methodist Hospital, Charlton Building,10 Third Ave. NW. The harp and woodwinds music of Mazer and Smith offers richness in melody, rhythm and sonority that transcends the boundaries of classical and jazz genres. Susan Mazer plays the electroacoustic concert grand harp and Dallas Smith plays bansuri (bamboo flute), flute and clarinet. Their music has been heard on NPR, the Discovery Channel, and PBS.

A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic and the University of North Florida are honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October ...