News Releases — Arizona

2005

December 2005

• Cerebral cortex suggested as genesis of tremors in Parkinson's disease
• Mayo Clinic Receives Gift for Cancer Care and Research
• Mayo Clinic researchers find hole in heart does not make stroke inevitable
• Diet Important to Lower Cholesterol Even When Taking Medication
• Mayo Clinic Researcher to Lead New Parkinson's Disease and Dementia Study Funded by Three-Year Grant
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Redefining How Heart Functions

November 2005

• Pimples at Age 30 or 40? Options for Adult Acne

October 2005

• Arizona Myeloma Network holds first Southwest Symposium
• Mayo Clinic Receives 2005 AZ SHRM Workforce Diversity Award
• First heart transplant performed at Mayo Clinic in Arizona
• Clot busting drugs for stroke: advantages for patients - and U.S. health care costs
• Clinical Trial Results Promising for Patients with Moderate to Severe Angina
• Mayo Clinic in Arizona Granted Interim Approval to Begin Heart Transplantation
• Mayo Clinic Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of Radioactive Seed Localization for Pinpointing Breast Tumors

September 2005

• Mayo Clinic Receives $15 Million to Launch Innovative Neuroscience Research Program
• Phoenix Diversity Leadership Alliance and Career Fair Set for Oct. 19
• Mayo Clinic Inaugurates New Multiple Myeloma Research Program
• Mayo Clinic Announces Collaboration with InNexus
• Former Netscape CEO Named Chair of Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees
• Mayo Clinic to Donate $1 Million in Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

July 2005

• Mayo Clinic Reduces Breast Cancer Treatment Time
• Mayo Clinic Hosts Second Annual 'Doc Camp'
• 2005 Ozmun Lecture in Management
• Mayo Clinic in Arizona Ranks Among Best for Respiratory Disorders

June 2005

• Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building Opens on Scottsdale Campus
• Mayo Clinic Reaches Milestone: 50th Living Donor Liver Transplant
• No Single Treatment Best for Enlarged Prostate

May 2005

• Poster Takes Top Honor for New MRI of Kidneys
• Study Finds Black Cohosh No Better Than Placebo in Treating Hot Flashes
• Mayo Announces Physician Leaders for Heart Transplant Program
• Pain Medications — Know Your Options
• Mayo Clinic Provides New Treatment Options for Esophageal Diseases

April 2005

• Promising Results on Horizon for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
• National Cancer Institute (NCI) Reports Significant Clinical Findings for Treatment of Breast Cancer: Trastuzumab Combined with Chemotherapy Improves Disease-Free Survival
• Mayo Clinic Liver Transplant Program Now Nation's Largest
• Golfer's Yips May Be Movement Disorder
• Chronic Migraine Patients May Find Relief in Botox Therapy
• Accuracy and Stigmatizing Language Revealed in Study of Media Coverage of Neurology Issues
• Earlier Screening for Colorectal Cancer Recommended for African Americans
• Mayo Clinic Seeks Patients with Moderate to Severe Angina for Clinical Trial

March 2005

• Brown Recluse Spiders: Ominous but Not Necessarily a Threat in Arizona

February 2005

• Mayo Clinic Researchers Scan Tumors of the Prostate for More Effective, Targeting Radiotherapy Treatment
• Mayo Clinic receives $5 million gift from Scottsdale resident
• First Round of ASU-Mayo Clinic Seed Grants to Tackle Today's Toughest Afflictions

January 2005

• Fortune Names Mayo Clinic One of 100 Best Companies to Work For®
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Receives SPORE Grant
  for Brain Cancer Research from NCI