Monthly Archives: April 2008

Endocarditis


You may be familiar with sinus or ear infections, but did you know you can get a heart infection?  H.R. Vikram, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic says endocarditis refers to an infection of the inner lining of the … Continue reading

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Magnetic Resonance Elastography: Part Two


Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Such tests show size and structure, but they don’t show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a … Continue reading

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Magnetic Resonance Elastography


Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Such tests show size and structure, but they don’t show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a … Continue reading

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Alternative Medicine


Herbal supplements, acupuncture, chiropractics and massage. It used to be that alternative therapies like these were ignored by many doctors. But that’s changing. Thanks to public demand and an increasing amount of positive research, many doctors are embracing some alternative … Continue reading

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Medication Management


Hundreds of thousands of people go to the emergency room every year because of problems with medications they’re taking – accidental overdoses, side effects and bad interactions. Pharmacists at Mayo Clinic, are trying to change that. They’ve started a new program that helps … Continue reading

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Men's Health Top Five


Grab a pen and paper because we’ve got information that is essential for men’s health. We discuss with Mayo Clinic specialist Jerry Sayre, M.D., the five top causes of death among men and what you can do to help lower … Continue reading

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Importance of Regular Checkups


Going to the doctor for an annual exam is not most people’s idea of fun. But regular checkups can help you learn about how to stay healthy.  As we hear from Robert Orford, M.D., a preventive medicine specialist at Mayo … Continue reading

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Treating Macular Degeneration


Macular degeneration is an eye disease for which there is no cure. Its victims may become legally blind, unable to read, recognize faces or drive a car. Until recently there hasn’t been anything anyone could do about this disease. Colin … Continue reading

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Off-Pump Heart Bypass


Every year, thousands of people have open-heart bypass surgery to reroute blocked arteries. Now a group of doctors are performing bypasses without silencing the beating heart.  Thoralf Sundt III, M.D., a cardiac surgeon at Mayo Clinic tells us how. To listen to the … Continue reading

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Healthy Heart Numbers


In our culture numbers are everywhere. Phone numbers, bank numbers, license numbers, the clock on the wall. Everyday we remember and use many of these numbers over and over again. But many of us don’t know or even think about … Continue reading

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