Mayo Clinic Connection
Volume 3, No. 3, September 2005

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Inside this issue

Journeys that transform: Mexico to Mayo Clinic
Mauricio Perez-Olegaray, a liver transplant patient, weaves his life story

Still going strong
Early detection and treatment keeps prostate cancer patient in the swim

Mayo Clinic system of patient record-keeping
Accessible by physicians, MICS provides full patient history at a click

She's breathing freely again after concerted, coordinated care for aortic stenosis
Angela Caicedo didn't have time to slow down. The Colombian businesswoman had board meetings, business trips and charity events to attend. But Caicedo, now 57, began having difficulty breathing – more than she'd ever had with her chronic asthma

Research Briefs – Chemo/Drug Combo decreases risk of breast cancer recurrence

Research Briefs – Focused Ultrasound Zaps Painful Uterine Fibroid Tumors

Research Briefs – Online guide outlines more options for enlarged prostate glands

Research Briefs – Researchers identify a good predictor for those at risk of Alzheimer's

News Bulletins
Two join Mayo Clinic in Arizona to lead Heart Transplant Program
Site preparation for a new Mayo Clinic Hospital is underway in Jacksonville, Florida

Mayo Clinic around the world
Working to restore Honduran smiles