News Releases — Florida

2004

December 2004

• Minimally invasive procedure effective alternative for uterine fibroids
• Researchers produce robust tau aggregation in human cells
• Mayo Clinic tips for safe holiday travel

November 2004

• Researchers find mutations in a multifunctional protein cause parkinsonism
• Mayo Clinic radiation oncologists use respiratory gating technology to target tumors
• Mayo Clinic examines neurostimulator in patients with epilepsy

October 2004

• A Jacksonville milestone: 1,000th liver transplanted at Mayo Clinic

September 2004

• Mayo Clinic surgeons use new laser treatment on varicose veins
• Researchers find genetic duplication causes familial Parkinson's disease
• Mayo Clinic seeks men concerned with prostate health for clinical trial
• Mayo Clinic first in the world to install new, high-field, open MRI
• Mayo Clinic/Nemours Children's Clinic/Wolfson Children's Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program earns national accreditation
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo Clinic first in the United States to install new, high field, open MRI

August 2004

• Mayo Clinic offers PRK refractive surgery
• Mayo Clinic offers new laser treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia

July 2004

• Mayo Clinic renewed five more years as an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

May 2004

• Mayo Clinic and Community Hospice of Northeast Florida launch fellowship in palliative medicine
• Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees Welcomes New Public Member
• Joseph Cherner to Speak at 11th Annual Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Conference

April 2004

• Severity of stroke, degree of recovery may not be hereditary
• Friend donates his kidney to man with genetic kidney disease
• Mayo Clinic chosen to coordinate cancer prevention clinical trials

February 2004

• Susceptibility to any particular type of ischemic stroke may not be genetically determined
• IV administration of recombinant factor VII rapidly corrects warfarin anticoagulation
• Researchers studying North Americans can't confirm first risk gene linked to stroke

January 2004

• The Rev. Billy Graham undergoes partial hip replacement