Monthly Archives: April 2008

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 therapies. So how do you know if the herb you’re taking or therapy you’re trying [...]

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 people manage their medications safely and as cost-effectively as possible.
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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 that risk.
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Men’s Health Top Five

 

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 Clinic, they can even save your life.
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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 McCannel, M.D., a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist, discusses a medication that’s been proven to delay the [...]