In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Eric Matteson dicusses the relationship between bacteria in our gut and disease. To listen, click the link below. [...]
In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Eric Matteson outlines a recent study that looked at the association of bone fractures and heart problems in patients [...]
In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Eric Matteson addresses the use of steroids in treating rheumatoid arthritis. To listen, click the link below. [...]
In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Eric Matteson explains why rheumatoid arthritis could put you at higher risk for some cancers. To [...]
In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Eric Matteson addresses a recent study that contrary to past thought, found people with rheumatoid arthritis [...]
In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Eric Matteson talks about the treatment options for autoimmune vasculitis. To listen, click the link below. Treating Auto-Immune [...]
The name is a mouthful. In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Eric Matteson provides and overview of ankylosing spondilitis. To listen, click the [...]
In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Eric Matteson talks about his recent study that found an association between obesity and rheumatoid arthritis. To [...]
In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Eric Matteson explains vasculitis. To listen, click the link below. What is Vasculitis [...]
In this Medical Edge Radio episode, Mayo Clinic Dr. Eric Matteson provides an overview of rheumatoid athritis. To listen, click the link below. Rheumatoid Arthritis
ROCHESTER, Minn. — June 14, 2012. Mayo Clinic announced today that Lawrence W. and Marilyn W. Matteson of Moline, Ill., have given $10 million to help launch the Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program. With this gift, Mayo Clinic will also use matching gift funds to establish the Lawrence W. and Marilyn W. Matteson Fund in Cancer Research. Mayo's Proton Beam Therapy Program will use the most advanced intensity-modulated technology known as pencil beam scanning, which few centers now use. Construction of the proton beam facilities in Rochester, Minn., and Phoenix, Ariz., are under way, and one of four gantries in the proton therapy facility being built in Rochester, Minn., will be named in their honor. The first treatment rooms will be available for patients in 2015 in Rochester, Minn., and in 2016 in Phoenix, Ariz. Unlike conventional radiation therapy, which can damage healthy tissue while it destroys the tumor, proton therapy delivers nearly its entire dose within the tumor, sparing healthy tissue surrounding the cancer. This form of therapy is especially vital in sensitive areas such as the brain and lungs and is especially useful for treating children, who are at higher risk for radiation damage because their bones and tissues are still growing. "Mr. Matteson is a grateful patient who has been very impressed with the care he received at Mayo Clinic," says Robert Foote, M.D.,chair of the Mayo Clinic Department of Radiation Oncology in Rochester Department of Radiation Oncology in Rochester. "Mr. and Mrs. Matteson wanted a way to show their gratitude and chose to donate funds that will help us ease the burden cancer has on patients, especially young children." "This gift is going to benefit children who are going through terrible cancers to not have the residual effects they would have with regular treatment," said Mrs. Matteson. "The side effects won't be something that follows them for the rest of their lives." The Mattesons generously supported The Campaign for Mayo Clinic, a successful $1.3 billion fundraising initiative that concluded in 2009. Mr. Matteson and his son, Larry, of Burlington, Iowa, are the founders of L.W. Matteson, Inc., a marine construction and dredging company in Burlington. The company maintained one of the largest fleets of dredging and marine construction equipment on the Mississippi River. The company was sold in 2010. Mr. Matteson and his son maintain ownership of Matteson Marine, which operates switch boats on the Mississippi. Mrs. Matteson is retired from John Deere.
Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are becoming more common, raising the question: Could one have something to do with the other? Reasearchers at [...]
You can add lower gastrointestinal problems like ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients. In a recent [...]