News Releases — Health Information

2004

December 2004

• Gift Ideas for Healthy Holidays
• Headaches Change for Older Women
• Older — And Snoring More
• Cancer-Fighting Foods: Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables
• Serving Sizes Matter
• Hand Dermatitis — More Than Simple Dry Skin
• Easy, Healthy Holiday Entertaining

November 2004

• Think Before You Eat
• Clearing Up Carb Confusion
• New Uses for an Old Wonder Drug
• New Uses for an Old Wonder Drug

October 2004

• Rough Skin Patch Could Be Cancer Risk
• Call for Help at the First Sign Of Stroke
• Restless Legs Syndrome: When You Can't Keep Still
• Halloween Sweets: What's In Your Bag Of Treats?
• MayoClinic.com Highlights Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Health Tips for Swollen Feet
• Night Driving — Tips To Stay Focused
• Reducing Knee Pain — Without Surgery
• Lung Cancer — Still the Deadliest
• You Must Remember This ...
• Flu Shot Time Again

September 2004

• Is Your Headache Remedy Causing Your Headache?
• MayoClinic.com Recognized in 2004 WebAward Competition
• New Mayo Clinic Book Helps You Manage Headache Pain
• Component in Green Tea Helps Kill Leukemia Cells
• When to Seek A Second Opinion
• Exercising When It Hurts
• Making the "Best" of Bed Rest for Expectant Mothers
• Stop the (Nose) Bleeding
• Restoring Sight with Cornea Transplants
• Getting Rid of Lousy Lice

August 2004

• MayoClinic.com Launches New Calorie Calculator in its Food and Nutrition Center
• New Mayo Clinic Book Helps Expectant Parents Make Informed Decisions
• Digestive Health May Be More than Preventing Your "Stomach" Problem
• It's Not Just What You Eat.
• Want to Improve your Digestion? Try Losing Weight.
• Recipe Makeovers Reduce Fat, Calories
• Osteoporosis Protection without Hormone Therapy
• MayoClinic.com Receives Top Honors
• Calculate Heart Attack Risk

July 2004

• Men, Don't Ignore Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate
• A Reason for High Blood Pressure A Reason for High Blood Pressure
• Travelers: Beware of Mosquitoes
• MayoClinic.com Offers Summertime Health and Safety Tips

June 2004

• What's in Your Vitamin E?
• Help for People with Heart Failure
• Memory Loss, But Not Alzheimer's
• Exercise to Ease Depression
• The Skinny on Popular Diets
• Heart Palpitations Usually Harmless
• Mayo Clinic Health Management Resources Custom e-Health Package Now Includes Expert Medical Information on Herbs, Vitamins and Supplements
• Cholesterol - It's Not All Bad
• Pedometers Help Step Up Your Health
• Fiber — A Good Carb
• MayoClinic.com Adds Dietary Supplements Search Tool
• Tips to Avoid Food Poisoning
• Anchoring Dentures Improves Comfort
• Medicines: Going Off Label

May 2004

• How to Communicate with Someone Who Has Alzheimer's Disease
• Planning Family Gatherings Can Be Difficult When a Loved One Has Alzheimer's Disease
• Time to Move?
• Slather on the Sunscreen - To Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer
• Adjuvant Therapy - Options for Women after Breast Cancer
• Wrinkle Solutions: Turning Back the Age Clock
• Troubling Heart Disease Trends for Women
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Painful Hands Need Care
• Halitosis, No! Tips to Beat Bad Breath
• MayoClinic.com Sleep Center Offers Tips on Achieving Restful Sleep

April 2004

• Weight Training Not Enough for Weight Loss
• Ah choo! Minimizing Dust Mites in the Bedroom
• Cancer Myths: Setting the Record Straight

March 2004

• Coronary Bypass — A Common and Successful Surgery
• Avoiding Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Boats
• Lightning Safety Tips — Avoid Water, Even Indoors
• There's Relief for Overactive Bladder
• A Lump in Your Thyroid — Is it Cause for Concern?
• DES Research Continues — 30 Years after Risk Identified
• Hives — What Causes Those Itchy Welts?
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Managing Pain with Therapy for Mind and Body

February 2004

• Free Booklet from Mayo Clinic Focuses on Eating Well for Better Health
• Eating Healthy is Easier than You Think
• More Women than Men Die of Heart Disease in the United States
• MayoClinic.com Recognized as Best Overall Consumer Portal
• The Skinny on Fats
• When Food is Hard to Swallow
• Don't Overdo Vitamins
• Thawing a Frozen Shoulder
• Obesity Linked to Increased Cancer Rates
• Popcorn: Make It Healthy
• MayoClinic.com Launches New Skin Center With Lifelong Tips to Take Care of Skin, Hair and Nails

January 2004

• Mayo Clinic Health Letter Review Offers Advice For Healthy New Year
• Pulmonary Embolism — Awareness, Prompt Treatment Can Save Your Life
• What To Do When A Tooth Is Knocked Out
• Laser Treatment Means Quicker Recovery From Enlarged Prostate