Checkup

Mayo Clinic Checkup
December 2004

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Vol. 11, No. 6

Vital Signs
Hurricanes and helping hands

A Jacksonville milestone
1,000th liver transplanted at Mayo Clinic

Mayo sponsors Taste of the NFL

Do you suffer from GERD?
Mayo Clinic is seeking volunteers for gastroesophageal reflux disease study

Volunteers needed for Alzheimer's disease study
Families with two or more siblings with late-life Alzheimer's disease (AD) sought to participate

Cause of familial Parkinson's disease discovered
Breakthrough will help doctors focus on developing drugs that may treat the cause, not just the symptoms

Life's little things
Creating dollhouses helps fibromyalgia sufferer reduce stress

New physician
Anesthesiology, Dr. Klaus D. Torp

Making Rounds
Upcoming health lectures
Joint Blood and Marrow Transplant Program accredited
Mayo supports local nursing program
Volunteers sought for stress urinary incontinence study