• Vigilance for Aortic Aneurysms Key for Giant Cell Arteritis Patients, Mayo Finds

    Updated: 2012-12-20 17:15:13
    Giant cell arteritis is an inflammation of the lining of the arteries.  Patients with the condition are 17 times likelier than the average person to develop thoracic aortic aneurysms, a potentially life-threatening weakened and bulging area in the upper part … Continue reading →

  • Tips for Injury-Free Snow Shoveling

    Updated: 2012-12-19 16:31:01
      Shoveling snow can provide good exercise when done correctly. It can prove harmful if people try to take on more than they can handle or use faulty techniques. Here are some tips from physicians at Mayo Clinic Health System … Continue reading →

  • Fatigue and Stress Trigger Motor Vehicle Incidents for Medical Residents

    Updated: 2012-12-18 21:36:34
    It seems long hours in the hospital are causing more than stress and fatigue among doctors-in-training — they’re crashing, or nearly crashing, their cars after work. The Mayo Clinic research found that nearly half of the roughly 300 Mayo Clinic residents … Continue reading →

  • Cancer Patients May Not be Getting Adequate Care for Debilitating Fatigue

    Updated: 2012-12-18 20:16:27
    Many people who have been through cancer and its treatment have trouble with their recovery because of severe, debilitating fatigue that can last for months or even years. But, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study appearing in Supportive Care … Continue reading →

  • There’s a Pregnancy App for That!

    Updated: 2012-12-17 22:07:34
       Mayo Clinic on Pregnancy is a free app developed by Mayo Clinic, leveraging the medical and lifestyle expertise of specialists in obstetrics and gynecology, genetics, nutrition, midwifery and lactation. Obstetrics and gynecology expert Roger Harms, M.D., says, “Getting pregnant and becoming a parent … Continue reading →

  • Identifying Genes That Can Predict if Breast Cancer Drug Is Working

    Updated: 2012-12-11 19:49:38
    Adding the drug trastuzumab to chemotherapy prevents cancer recurrence and improves survival in a large number of women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer. But trastuzumab does not stop tumors from returning in about 25 percent of patients — and oncologists … Continue reading →

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