Monthly Archives: June 2008

Snake Venom Story


Vipers, fangs and venom are the stuff of horror movies and nightmares. But in the medical world, snakes are becoming the good guys. Dr. Bart Demaerschalk, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist, is researching snake venom to see if it can help stroke … Continue reading

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Sports Rehabilitation and Performance


Whether you’re a professional athlete, high school athlete or weekend warrior, reaching peak performance is a common goal. But that’s not going to happen if you have deficiencies in strength or flexibility. In fact, these weaknesses are a common cause … Continue reading

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Ovaries and Dementia


Every day up to two-thousand women have hysterectomies. Many of these women also choose to have their ovaries taken out at the same time to remove their risk of ovarian cancer. But for younger women who are not at high … Continue reading

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Transplant Advances


Organ transplantation has come a long way in the past decades. Take heart transplants for example. It used to be that only people under age 50 could get them, and they were fairly risky. Now people in their ’70s are … Continue reading

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Heart Disease in Women


For decades, heart disease was considered a man’s disease. But what many people don’t realize is that each year heart disease kills more women than men. And because of this misperception, women with heart issues sometimes don’t get the diagnoses … Continue reading

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Talking About Breast Cancer


The words “you have breast cancer” are never easy to hear. They often mean the beginning of a treatment plan that can be very difficult. For some women, talking about their cancer with those who’ve been through it can help … Continue reading

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Amputation


Cancer.  Diabetes.  Trauma.  Many conditions can result in the need for an amputation.  As we hear from Tom Shives, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, because of today’s advanced prosthetics, amputation is surgery that’s really more reconstructive than destructive. To … Continue reading

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Heart Failure


Every year nearly half a million Americans are diagnosed with heart failure. It’s a condition that results in your heart not being able to pump blood efficiently. Most cases are caused by coronary artery disease or years of high blood … Continue reading

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Managing Celiac Disease


Wheat is the grain on which Western civilization was built. It’s been used for thousands of years as the foundation of our diet. But 1 out of 100 Americans has a condition called celiac disease, which is an intolerance to … Continue reading

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Treating Pericarditis


He was 26-years-old and too sick to work. For months the young man you’re about to meet suffered from a disease called pericarditis. It’s a heart condition that doctors at Mayo Clinic say can be difficult to diagnose, often hard … Continue reading

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