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Every year more than 21-thousand people in the U.S. are diagnosed with brain cancer. Unfortunately, many of those people will die within a year of diagnosis. But Mayo Clinic doctors are hopeful that a chemotherapy drug approved to fight other types of cancer, may help people with brain cancer live longer, fuller lives.
Resource: Brain Tumors
Right now there are close to 5-million people in America suffering from heart failure. Many of these people would benefit from a heart transplant, but because most of them are over age 65, they're often not eligible for that life-saving operation. But now, doctors at Mayo Clinic are studying a device that is not only keeping people with heart failure alive longer, but it's also giving them a better quality of life.
Resource: Heart Transplant
When it comes to stroke, time is brain. That's because there's a small window of opportunity after symptoms begin for treatment to be effective. The man you're about to meet knows this all too well. He was in a coma from a massive stroke. But thanks to state-of-the art technology at Mayo Clinic that allows doctors to work inside the vessels of the brain without surgery, this man survived.
Resource: Treatment of Stroke
It's technology the retail industry and libraries have used for some time. Now, doctors at Mayo Clinic are using radio frequency identification to track and trace patient specimens as they go from the procedure room to the lab. Mayo research shows the technology is fast, efficient and helps prevent human errors.
Resource: Colon and Rectal Surgery
It felt like my head was in a vice. That's how some people describe the pain of a migraine. But a migraine is much more than just a headache. It includes symptoms that happen before the pain starts and after it goes away. One of those symptoms is aura, and it can be just as debilitating as the headache itself. And auras can also slightly increase your risk of certain other conditions. More from Mayo Clinic.
Resource: Treatment of Migraine Headaches
Imagine this: You find out you're bleeding internally and the only way to stop it is a big operation. Then you doctor tells you it's so risky you might not make it off the table. That's what the man you're about to meet faced until doctors at Mayo Clinic tried a less-invasive, experimental procedure. The technology allows doctors to see and reach inside the body where they couldn't before.
Imagine you're at the mall and a man or woman collapses. Fortunately, you can increase or even triple that person's chance of survival if you start CPR. Mayo Clinic doctors say that a modified form of CPR will save more lives. It's easier to learn, easier to do and you don't have to blow in someone's mouth.
Resource: MayoClinic.com: CPR
Scuba diving can be a great experience. Every year a quarter of a million Americans put on a wetsuit sand jump in the water to explore the undersea world. If you're properly trained, scuba diving can be very safe. But there are a few common medical conditions that can make diving dangerous. More on diving safely from Mayo Clinic.
Wheat is the grain on which Western civilization was built. It's been used for thousands of years as the foundation of our diet. But 1 out of 100 Americans has a condition called celiac disease, which is an intolerance to wheat, barley and rye. It's symptoms can be subtle, but if you don't stick to a gluten-free diet you could be damaging your body and not even know it. More from Mayo Clinic.
Resource: Treatment of Celiac Disease
He was 26-years-old and too sick to work. For months the young man you're about to meet suffered from a disease called pericarditis. It's a heart condition that doctors at Mayo Clinic say can be difficult to diagnose, often hard to treat and very challenging for many of the people who suffer from it. The key to recovery is getting the right treatment and getting it quickly.
Resource: Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic
It's that time of year again. When many spring breakers and vacationers hit the tanning beds to get a head start on that bronze glow. But beware. You can catch a lot more in tanning beds than just a few rays. More from Mayo Clinic.
Resource: Infectious Diseases
Fifty years ago doctors at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota opened the doors to modern open heart surgery using the heart lung machine. Back then you had about a 50-50 chance of making it off the table. Now you can be 98-percent certain that you'll survive. But doctors at Mayo Clinic say that's not good enough. They're using methods developed by the aeronautics industry to make surgery even safer.
Botox has a reputation for erasing the years by smoothing away wrinkles on your face. But it has other uses in the medical world too. For example, it's used to treat people who have a condition that causes excess sweating. And now doctors are using it to treat enlarged prostates. More on a new study from Mayo Clinic.
For decades, heart disease was considered a man's disease. But what many people don't' realize is that each year heart disease kills more women than men. And because of this misperception, women with heart issues sometimes don't get the diagnoses or care they need. Let's go to Mayo Clinic where doctors are trying to change that.
Resource: Women's Heart Clinic
February is a time of year when people tend to complain about the cold. Sure, cold weather can be a nuisance, but did you know that some people are actually allergic to it? It's true. You can be allergic to the cold. More from Mayo Clinic.
The words "you have breast cancer" are never easy to hear. They often mean the beginning of a treatment plan that can be very difficult. For some women, talking about their cancer with those who've been through it can help make the process easier. And doctors at Mayo Clinic say this communication may improve the quality of life of many women fighting this disease.
Resource: Treatment of Breast Cancer
Every year nearly half a million Americans are diagnosed with heart failure. It's a condition that results in your heart not being able to pump blood efficiently. Most cases are caused by coronary artery disease or years of high blood pressure. But the woman you're about to meet had heart failure for a very different reason. A common virus, likely a cold or flu, attacked her heart and nearly took her life. More from Mayo Clinic.
Resource: Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
It's like a knife stabbing you in the face. That's how some patients with chronic and severe face pain describe the agony of their condition. Many times doctors aren't sure why it happens, but it's real and symptoms can be tough to treat. But at Mayo Clinic doctors are treating the debilitating pain for some patients with what you could call a brain pacemaker.
Resource: Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic
Whether you're a professional athlete, high school athlete or weekend warrior, reaching peak performance is a common goal. But that's not going to happen if you have deficiencies in strength or flexibility. In fact, these weaknesses are a common cause of injury. That's why Mayo Clinic's Sports Medicine Department developed a program aimed at helping athletes such as the hockey player you're about to meet, be their best.
Resource: Sports Performance Enhancement at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
Every day up to two-thousand women have hysterectomies. Many of these women also choose to have their ovaries taken out at the same time to remove their risk of ovarian cancer. But for younger women who are not at high risk for ovarian cancer, doctors at Mayo Clinic are saying, "not so fast." Two studies show that keeping your ovaries until after menopause may protect you from memory problems and Parkinson's disease.
Resource: MayoClinic.com: Women's Health Center
Organ transplantation has come a long way in the past decades. Take heart transplants for example. It used to be that only people under age 50 could get them and they were fairly risky. Now people in their 70's are having transplants and transplant patients of all ages are living longer and feeling stronger. Here's more on the state of heart transplantation from Mayo Clinic.
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