• Mayo Study: Exercise Can Help Cancer Patients, but Few Oncologists Suggest It

    Updated: 2012-08-28 21:25:20
    Numerous studies have shown the powerful effect that exercise can have on cancer care and recovery. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence of the disease by up … Continue reading →

  • Mayo, UCSF Team Discovers Genomic Variant That Increases Risk of Brain Tumors

    Updated: 2012-08-26 18:00:16
    People with a specific variation in their genetic code are about six times more likely to develop a certain type of slow growing brain tumor according to a Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco study published in the … Continue reading →

  • New protocol makes CT colonography prep simpler

    Updated: 2012-08-23 17:06:20
    Having a laxative prep for a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, is much simpler at Mayo Clinic in Arizona thanks to a new four-pill preparation protocol. CT colonography and colonoscopy are commonly performed for early detection of colon cancer in people … Continue reading →

  • Venous Theory of MS Fails Another Test

    Updated: 2012-08-22 15:23:18
    Another study of cerebrospinal venous abnormalities has failed to confirm a link to multiple sclerosis, this one conducted primarily by imaging specialists rather than neurologists.

  • Update: Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.

    Updated: 2012-08-13 19:26:18
    ROCHESTER, Minn. — Following extensive evaluation, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. is undergoing treatment for Bipolar II depression at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Congressman Jackson is responding well to the treatment and regaining his strength. Many Americans have bipolar disorder. … Continue reading →

  • Kidney Stones Are More Common in the Summer

    Updated: 2012-08-09 14:49:34
    Written by Cindy Weiss Kidney stones affect approximately 3.8 million people in the U.S. each year, the number of cases is on the rise and they are especially more common in the summer. The stones are described as small, hard deposits of mineral … Continue reading →

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