For thousands of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used the herb ginseng to increase energy, endurance and brain power. Research shows that in many cases, the herb may help. Researchers at Mayo Clinic, including our guest Debra Barton, Ph.D., led a study with ginseng and found it may also help fight fatigue in cancer patients.
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Posted in All Audio, Cancer, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Cancer Research, Complementary Medicine, Ginseng, Herb, Mayo Clinic, Podcast
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If you knew someone was having a heart attack, would you know what to do? Doctors at Mayo Clinic are advocating a new style of CPR that’s easier to learn and easier to use.
Most of us take our ability to get around for granted. But the stabbing pain of arthritis — whether it’s in your knee, ankle or hip — can rob you of that ability and steal your independence. Robert Trousdale, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon tells us about joint replacement surgery in general, [...]
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Posted in All Audio, Bones & Muscles, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Arthritis, Hip Replacement, Hip Resurfacing, Joint Replacement, Mayo Clinic, Podcast, podcasts, Trousdale
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Many men who receive microwave therapy for enlarged prostates experience significant surges in blood pressure that could raise their risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research findings published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
The Mayo Clinic-led study of 185 consecutive patients who received transurethral microwave therapy at four medical [...]
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Posted in All Audio, Heart, Men's Health
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Tagged Ablation, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Blood Pressure, BPH, Enlarged Prostate, Health, Heart Attacks, Mayo Clinic, Men, Podcast, podcasts, Prostate, Risk, Stroke, Transurethral Microwave Therapy, Treatment, TUMT
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