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November 26, 2008 – 1:55 pm

In addition to offering patients and their families opportunities to hear extended interviews with Mayo Clinic specialists, this site also serves affiliates of Mayo Clinic Medical Edge, our weekly television news resource. It allows reporters and news directors to preview (and download) elements for their broadcasts or Web sites.

Current month segments and related resources are available only to affiliates and are password-protected; earlier segments may be viewed on this podcast blog, on the Mayo Clinic YouTube channel or with our other syndicated news offerings.

To inquire about becoming a Mayo Clinic Medical Edge affiliate, contact Dana Sparks or call 507-284-5005.

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome

November 2, 2009 – 1:51 pm

The symptoms came on fast. Within weeks the woman you’re about to meet went from being completely healthy to lying in the intensive care unit, unable to move, struggling to breathe. A victim of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Listen to her story of sickness and triumph.

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Team Winter

October 30, 2009 – 12:28 pm

Many men diagnosed with prostate cancer win the battle and are cured. Unfortunately some do not. The little girl you’re about to meet lost her dad to prostate cancer. And she turned an event that was extremely tragic into something hopeful. At age 10 she participates in triathlons to raise money for prostate cancer research.

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Breast Cancer Risk

October 30, 2009 – 12:27 pm

Every year about 250-thousand women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. Most of these women were not known to be at high risk. That’s why researchers at Mayo Clinic are looking for better ways to identify who’s at increased risk in order to enhance early detection and, perhaps some day, help these women prevent the disease. They’re finding clues in breast tissue.

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Protected: Medical Edge Previews – November 2009

October 27, 2009 – 3:03 pm

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Fishing for Future Scientists

October 26, 2009 – 3:41 pm

The U.S. economy is largely based on science and engineering industries. But some experts say many schools don’t have the tools to produce the quality scientists our economy needs. A doctor at Mayo Clinic is trying to change that. He’s bringing teachers and students into his lab so they can work together to develop new curriculum. And this new line of study is all based on a tiny creature called the zebra fish.

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