News Releases — Health Information

2010

December 2010

• Tips to Keep Kidneys Working
• New Dietary Guidelines Hone in on Obesity
• Interval Training Benefits Exercisers of All Ability Levels
• Simple Test Can Detect Dangerous Levels of Radon Gas
• When Broken Bones Don't Heal: Promoting Bone Growth

November 2010

• Heart-Healthy Fish Eating: Know the Benefits and Risks
• Back Pain Usually Improves with Time, Conservative Treatment
• Getting Rid of Varicose Veins
• Tea: Enjoy a Cup for Health and Pleasure
• Rotator Cuff Injuries: A Bane of Baseball Pitchers and Older Adults
• Iron Deficiency: Find the Underlying Cause

October 2010

• Finding the Cause of Painless Scrotal Lumps and Swelling
• Many Options for Older Adults to Preserve Vision
• Flu Shot Questions? Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Has Answers
• When Women Experience Thinning Hair
• Youthful Outlook Influences Aging
• Pain Can Signal a Medical Emergency

September 2010

• Seeing Double? See a Doctor
• Essential Tremor: A Treatable Tremor
• In Need of a Good Night's Sleep? Most Sleep Problems can be Resolved
• CT Scans: Internal 3-D Images Employed with Caution
• Styles of New Running Shoes Mimic Running Barefoot
• Lingering Hoarseness Shouldn't be Ignored

August 2010

• Soda Consumption Linked to Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Other Health Concerns
• Staying Intimate Later in Life
• Stress Management, Diet Changes Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
• Getting the Facts on Constipation
• Many Benefits from Cardiac Rehab, Yet Many Women Don't Participate
• Polio Effects Surfacing Decades Later

July 2010

• MicroRNA — A Switch that Determines Cell Behavior and Holds Answers on Disease, Prevention, Treatment
• Meningioma — Brain Tumor that May Not Need Treatment
• Shopping for Sunglasses? Look for UV Labels
• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure are Leading Causes of Kidney Damage
• When the Heart Skips a Beat — Worry or Not?
• Deciphering Dementia: Many Disorders can Cause Loss of Brain Function

June 2010

• Ways to Minimize Hammertoe Pain
• Be an Open-minded Skeptic; Consider a Wide Array of Integrative Medicine Choices
• Maintaining Vitality: How to Age Without Getting Old
• The Real Mayo Clinic Diet: Healthy Habits Spur Weight Loss
• Many Treatment Options for 'Unpredictable' Multiple Sclerosis
• Treating Anemia can Boost Energy

May 2010

• Meat-free More Often: Alternate Protein Sources Promote Health
• Tick-Borne Illness: Watch for Symptoms, Seek Care Promptly
• Cholesterol Levels: A Telling Indicator of Diet and Exercise
• Comprehensive Approach Can Break the Chronic Pain Cycle
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Risky for Men and Women
• Melanoma: Increasingly Common; Curable When Caught Early

April 2010

• Thyroid Cancer Diagnoses Increasing
• Migraine: Many Options to Prevent and Treat
• Staying in Touch During a Health Crisis
• Leukemia Diagnosis and Treatment — It's Improving Dramatically
• It's Not Just a Guy Thing: Treating Hair Loss in Women
• Ultraviolet Light Offers Benefits for Some Skin Conditions

March 2010

• New Treatment: Blood Plasma Injections Ease Tendon Trouble
• Worried all the Time: Treatment Options for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Adrenal Fatigue? See a Doctor
• Healthy Eating After Surgery — When Eating Isn't Easy
• Avoiding 'Boomeritis' — The Achilles' Heel of a Fit Generation
• Stress Fracture: Avoiding Pain is Primary Treatment

February 2010

• New Pain Management Approaches Reduce Pain, Speed Recovery for Knee or Hip Replacement
• The Liver: Multitasker, Regenerator and Vital for Health
• Aging Skin — Are Those Spots Normal?
• Mediterranean Diet: Ingredients for a Heart-Healthy Eating Approach
• C-reactive Protein: Not a Routine Test for Heart Disease
• Treatment Options Available for Women's Pelvic Health Concerns

January 2010

• Massage and Other Hands-on Therapies can Help Reduce Pain
• Dental Implants — a Permanent Fix for Missing Teeth
• Smaller Doses of Acetaminophen Considered to Improve Safety
• Endometrial Cancer: Often Curable When Caught Early
• Dental Enamel: Ways to Give it a Boost
• Nonprescription Drugs Could Save a Trip to the Doctor