News Releases — Arizona

2004

December 2004

• Hepatitis C Patients Offered New Hope With Drug Trial of Albuferon™
• Mayo Clinic Announces New Radiation Oncology Facility

November 2004

• First Health Group Corp. Signs Contracting Agreement
  with Mayo Clinic
• Area's First Cocci Clinic for Valley Fever Patients
  Opens at Mayo Clinic

October 2004

• Gene Therapy Trial for Severe Cardiovascular Disease Enrolling Patients at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale

September 2004

• Mayo Clinic Hospital Named Top Hospital in Phoenix Area by Consumers for Sixth Consecutive Year
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Researchers Define Link Between Eosinophils and Asthma
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Define Link Between Eosinophils and Asthma
• Mayo Clinic to Examine Neurostimulator in Patients with Epilepsy
• MAYO CLINIC TO BEGIN HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN THE PHOENIX AREA

August 2004

• C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Seen as Key Indicator
  of Heart Disease Risk

July 2004

• After a Tragic Past, Thalidomide's Promising Future in Fighting Cancer Explored in Mayo Clinic Proceedings

June 2004

• Mayo Clinic and ASU Announce Joint Nursing Program
• Cognition and Behavioral Changes as Early as 50 May Link
  to Alzheimer's
• Media Advisory
• ASU and Mayo Clinic Forge New Ties In Research and Education

May 2004

• Residents Compete in Academic Excellence Day
• Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees Welcomes New Public Member
• Mayo Clinic and TGen Begin Joint Research on Multiple Myeloma
• Clinical Study of Parkinson's Disease Drug Shows Positive Results

April 2004

• Stroke Check 2004 Provides Screening and Information
  about Stroke
• Groundbreaking on Mayo Clinic Campus for
  Hospice of the Valley "Home"
• Mayo Clinic to Construct 162,000 square foot Outpatient Clinic Building on Phoenix Campus

March 2004

• Deep Brain Stimulation at Mayo Clinic Provides Dramatic
  Results for Dystonia Patients
• Mayo Clinic First in the Southwest to Perform Robotic Hysterectomy

February 2004

• Groundbreaking for Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building
  To Take Place
• Mayo Clinic Announces Outcome of Annual Board of
  Trustees' Elections
• New Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients at Mayo Clinic

January 2004

• Mayo Clinic Provides New Diagnostic Option for Epilepsy Patients
• PacifiCare PPO Members Now Have In-Network Access to Services at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale