February 2, 2009 – 4:19 pm
So, how’s your new years resolution coming? If you’re still on track, you’re doing very well because many people lose momentum by mid-January. Is it possible to make resolutions that last a life-time? That’s a topic we discuss with Mayo Clinic Dr. Donald Hensrud.
Keeping Resolutions Podcast
February 2, 2009 – 4:10 pm
Colon cancer is a deadly disease that, thanks to screening tools, can be prevented and cured if caught early. One of the current ways to look for cancer or pre-cancerous polyps is with colonoscopy. That’s the test during which doctors use a scope to spot and remove polyps which they send to a lab for [...]
February 2, 2009 – 12:25 pm
You might have heard the term “brain food” used to describe food that’s good for you. Doctors at Mayo Clinic say there really is a diet that benefits the brain. But this diet is not for everybody. It’s for kids who have epilepsy, and it’s based on extremely high fats and very few carbs. Dr. [...]
February 2, 2009 – 12:24 pm
Fifty years ago, many children born with congenital heart defects did not make it to adulthood. The medical expertise just wasn’t available. Today things are different, and many of these children live long, full lives. But the man you’re about to meet beat the odds. He was born with a complicated heart defect almost 50 [...]
February 2, 2009 – 12:24 pm
Doctors at Mayo Clinic are developing a new field of research called vaccinomics. Their hope is to be able to use gene testing to find out exactly who’s at risk of getting the flu, who will benefit from the vaccine and who won’t.
