News Releases — Florida

2005

December 2005

• Diet Important to Lower Cholesterol Even When Taking Medication

November 2005

• Mayo ophthalmologists using new intraocular lens implant that reduces need for reading glasses after cataract surgery
• Mayo Clinic neurologist receives Parkinson Society Canada award
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center continues cutting edge research
• Pimples at Age 30 or 40? Options for Adult Acne
• Mayo Clinic neurologist wins international award for Parkinson's disease research

October 2005

• Mayo Clinic Hospital groundbreaking celebration to be held Nov. 11
• Mayo researchers recruiting young adult drinkers for smoking cessation study
• Mayo Clinic Reports Breakthrough Treatment for Breast Cancer

September 2005

• Mayo Clinic Receives $15 Million to Launch Innovative Neuroscience Research Program
• Women with early stage breast cancer
  sought for new partial breast irradiation study
• Former Netscape CEO Named Chair of Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees

August 2005

• Mayo Clinic surgeons are performing robot-assisted procedures

July 2005

• Mayo Clinic plastic surgeons offer minimally invasive face-lift procedure
• Mayo Clinic Jacksonville receives $1 million for Alzheimer's research
• Two ultrasound procedures combined are superior to bronchoscopic biopsy to detect lung cancer spread
• Researchers reverse memory loss in mice
• 2005 Ozmun Lecture in Management

June 2005

• St. Vincent's and Mayo Clinic Transfer Ownership of St. Luke's Hospital: Hospital Projects Will Proceed Immediately
• Mayo researchers identify a good predictor for those at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease
• CREST trial to study treatment for carotid artery disease expanded

May 2005

• Mayo Clinic recruiting men with prostate cancer for a quality of life study
• Mayo Clinic researchers publish standards for normal memory in older African-Americans
• American Society of Transplantation gives Mayo Clinic physician one of its highest honors
• Mayo Clinic's St. Luke's Hospital to receive Organ Donation Medal of Honor
• Pain Medications — Know Your Options

April 2005

• National Cancer Institute (NCI) Reports Significant Clinical Findings for Treatment of Breast Cancer: Trastuzumab Combined with Chemotherapy Improves Disease-Free Survival
• MEDIA ADVISORY: NCI reports significant clinical findings for treatment of breast cancer: Trastuzumab combined with chemotherapy improves disease-free survival
• Mayo Clinic radiologist performing radiofrequency ablation for noncancerous bone tumors

March 2005

• Mayo Clinic liver transplant program ranked as nation's largest
• Comment on Dr. William Cheshire's involvement with DCF
• St. Vincent's and Mayo Clinic Schedule Closing: Long-Delayed Hospital Projects Will Proceed

February 2005

• Researchers find a mutation in LRRK2 gene causes Parkinson's disease in several North American and European families
• New member elected to Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees
• Mayo Clinic surgeons performing lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema

January 2005

• St. Luke's Hospital's stroke care program awarded Joint Commission certification
• Statement on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America