News Releases — Minnesota

2002

December 2002

• Mayo Clinic to Examine a Parent-Based Intervention to Help Prevent Smoking in Adolescents
• MayoClinic.com Tops Credibility Ratings
• Study Shows New Evidence That Most Common Lung Cancer in Women is More Closely Linked to Smoking Cigarettes Than Realized
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Investigate Drug's Possible Link to Valvular Heart Disease
• Mayo Clinic Begins Enrolling Today for Smallpox Vaccination Trial

November 2002

• Newborn genetic screening: Update following Nov. 20 Wall Street Journal story
• Mayo Clinic Announces December "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Mayo Clinic Offers Tips on Preventing Child Abuse
• Mayo Medical School Appoints New Associate Dean
• Statin Drugs May Help Patients with Heart Valve Disease Avoid Surgery
• Mayo Foundation Trustees Announce Two New Named Professors
• Mayo Clinic Physician Available to Discuss New Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations from the American Cancer Society
• Study Concludes No Difference Between Ionized Bracelet and Placebo for Musculoskeletal Pain Relief
• Mayo Clinic Physicians Look For Cause of "Hot Tub Lung"
• Mayo Clinic Hosting Conference on the Contribution of Spiritual and Religious Research to the Science and Practice of Medicine
• New Book Recounts Early Years of Saint Marys Hospital
• Mayo Clinic Announces November "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts

October 2002

• Mayo Clinic Examines a New Approach in Treating Women with Abnormal Pap Smears
• Mayo Clinic Study Shows Alternative to Chemotherapy Effective For Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients
• Study Shows First Progress in Heart-Failure Survival
• Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel to Speak at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic to Host Conference for Those Who Support Alzheimer's Disease Patients
• Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel to Speak at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic Proteomics Research Center to Host Open House
• Mayo Medical School observes 30th anniversary
• Mayo Clinic Study Leads to Food and Drug Administration Approval of Radio-Frequency Ablation for Treatment of Cancer Pain in Bone
• MEDIA ADVISORY Mayo Medical School Celebrates 30th Anniversary
• Mayo Clinic Proceedings Studies Analyze Osteoporosis Medication's Effects on Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Problems
• Largest-ever Prevention Trial on Prostate Cancer Enters Second Year of Recruitment
• Volunteers Sought for Study in Detecting Lung Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Hosting National Conference to Help Women Fight Their #1 Killer
• Mayo Clinic Will Provide Free Car Seat Inspections Oct. 23
• Peter Buerhaus to Share Research Findings at Sixth Annual National Magnet Nursing Conference at Mayo Clinic on Oct. 13-15
• Nationally Renowned Nursing Researcher to Speak at Sixth Annual National Magnet Nursing Conference at Mayo Clinic Oct. 13-15
• Mayo Clinic Announces October "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Opioids Should be Considered for Relief of Chronic Lower Back Pain
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Opioids Should be Considered for Relief of Chronic Lower Back Pain
• Astronaut, Physician and Businessman, Bernard A. Harris Jr. M.D., Coming to Mayo Clinic Heritage Days — Living the Legacy
• Erik Lindbergh Coming to Mayo Clinic Heritage Days — Living the Legacy

September 2002

• Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to speak at Mayo Clinic
• Type A and Can't Handle It?
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Study the Use of Medical Services Among Patients With Parkinson's Disease
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop User-friendly Calculator to Better Determine Prognosis for Patients with Melanoma Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Document Safer Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
• Script: Opioids for Lower-Back Pain
• Review of Preliminary Observations Concludes the Mayo Clinic National Conference on Medicine and the Media
• Mayo Clinic Hosts Community Safety Fair on Oct. 6
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Receive SPORE Grant for Lymphoma Cancer Research from NCI
• Mayo Clinic Surgeons Direct Robotic "Hands" to Perform Surgery
• Mayo Clinic Develops Blood Vessel Cells from Adult Progenitor Cells
• For the First Time, Drug Shows Promise to Help Spit Tobacco Users Quit

August 2002

• Mayo Clinic Will Provide Free Car Seat Inspections Sept. 12
• Mayo International Health Program will host Doctors Without Borders
• Mayo Clinic Announces September "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Mayo Clinic Hosts Fall 2002 Alzheimer's Disease Mayo Clinic Hosts Fall 2002 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Education Series for the Public
• Annual Fuad Mansour Lectureship to Begin Aug. 26
• Mayo Clinic Proceedings Features Primers on Medical Genomics
• Mayo Clinic Discovers One More Downside to Alcoholism
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Optimists Report a Higher Quality of Life Than Pessimists
• New Rapid DNA Strep A Test to Replace Antigen/Culture Method at Mayo Clinic Rochester
• Video and Audio Clips - Mayo Clinic Vaccine Researcher Calls for Universal Flu Vaccine for Elderly
• Mayo Clinic Vaccine Researcher Calls for Universal Flu Vaccine for Elderly
• Mayo Clinic Announces August "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts

July 2002

• Mayo Clinic Announces NCI Designation for Its Entire Cancer Program
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Detection of Bioterrorism Viruses Brought Closer to Local Sites
• Detection of Bioterrorism Viruses Brought Closer to Local Sites
• Mayo Clinic Will Provide Free Car Seat Inspections July 24
• Mayo Clinic Examines a New Non-Surgical Treatment of Uterine Fibroid Tumors
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Study Finds Leaky Valve Leads to Common, Risky Heart Rhythm Disturbance
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Leaky Valve Leads to Common, Risky Heart Rhythm Disturbance

June 2002

• Stronger Back Muscles Reduce Spine Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop a New Imaging Test for Diagnosing Breast Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Announces July "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Mayo Clinic Ophthalmologist Available to Discuss Findings of National Eye Institute Study on Glaucoma Prevention
• Mayo Clinic Nurses Receive Award for Excellence in Nursing
• Those Involved in Medical News Invited to Join an Unprecedented Gathering of Experts
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Background Information: Mayo Clinic Rapid Smallpox Test
• Background Information: Mayo Clinic Rapid Smallpox Test

May 2002

• Mayo Clinic Announces June "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Enzyme Has Potential to Stop Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Damage
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Obesity Associated with GI Symptoms
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - New Treatment Holds Promise of Helping Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer Live Longer
• New Treatment Holds Promise of Helping Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer Live Longer
• Mayo Foundation Trustees Confirm New President of Mayo Foundation
• Mayo Clinic Study Links Gene to Heart Disease Marker
• Mayo Clinic and Southeastern Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Will Provide Free Car Seat Inspections May 22
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Useful Test for Identifying Patients at Risk for Sudden Death from a Genetic Cardiac Condition
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Useful Test for Identifying Patients at Risk for Sudden Death from a Genetic Cardiac Condition
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - New Radioimmunotherapy Drug Proves Highly Effective for Killing Off B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• New Radioimmunotherapy Drug Proves Highly Effective for Killing Off B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Mayo Clinic Pledges $500,000 to Rochester Public Library Foundation
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop "Cancer Snitch"
• Rochester Three Mayo Medical School Students Selected for Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholars Program
• Mayo Clinic Announces May ÒHarmony for MayoÓ Concerts

April 2002

• Speaker to Address Integration of Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• Mayo Medical Student Named Neurology Award Winner
• Narcolepsy More Common in Men, Often Originates In Their 20s
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Radiosurgery is Effective Alternative to Surgery For Certain Intracranial Tumors
• Mayo Clinic Hosts Dementia Education Mini-Series for the Public
• Mayo Foundation Posts Year 2001 Financial Results
• Injuries Uncommon in Youth Football, Mayo Clinic Study Reports
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Significant Renal Artery Stenosis Among Hypertensive Patients
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Significant Renal Artery Stenosis Among Hypertensive Patients
• Survivors, Family Members Invited to Annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebration
• The Rev. Billy Graham to Have Outpatient Sinus Surgery at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic Hosts Bike Safety Event on April 14

March 2002

• Mayo Clinic Announces April "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Mayo Clinic Begins Enrolling Men Today in Largest-Ever Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial: Vitamin E and Selenium to be Tested as Prevention Agents
• People Dealing with Cancer Invited to a Weekend of Renewal at the Hilltop Retreat
• IBM and Mayo Clinic Collaborate on System to Advance Medical Science
• Mayo Medical School Residency Match Day — Thursday, March 21
• Mayo Clinic Study Examines Frequency of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
• Mayo Clinic Study Examines Frequency of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Study Examines Frequency of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
• Mayo Clinic Ophthalmologist Available to Discuss Findings of National Eye Institute Study on Eye Drops Versus Patching for Children with Amblyopia
• Mayo Clinic Will Provide Free Car Seat Inspections March 20
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators May Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People
• Mayo Clinic Study Adds to the Growing Body of Knowledge Regarding Estrogen Replacement Therapy's Effect on Heart Disease Among Women
• Prozac is Effective For Depression ... and Hot Flashes Too
• Mayo Clinic to Host WomenÕs Health Event on Saturday, April 13
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Could an Aspirin a Day Help Keep Prostate Cancer Away? Possibly.
• Could an Aspirin a Day Help Keep Prostate Cancer Away? Possibly.
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Heart Disease Burden Shifting Toward Women, Elderly
• Mayo Clinic Announces March "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts

February 2002

• Statement on Senator Paul Wellstone
• Mayo Clinic Study Defines Patients at Greater Risk for Developing Multiple Myeloma and Related Bone Marrow Cancers
• Mayo Foundation Board of Trustees Names New Leaders
• Mayo Clinic Health Management Resources Offers Employee E-Health Management Case Study
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Dog Tired? It Could Be Your Pooch
• Dog Tired? It Could Be Your Pooch
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Study Shows No Adverse Heart Effect for Sildenafil (Viagra®)
• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) - Mayo Clinic Proceedings Looks at Epidemic of Obesity in February Issue
• Mayo Clinic Proceedings Looks at Epidemic of Obesity in February Issue
• Mayo Clinic Study Shows No Adverse Heart Effect for Sildenafil (Viagra®)
• Antidepressant Provides a Cool Choice for Hot Flashes
• Mayo Clinic Will Provide Free Car Seat Inspections Feb. 13
• Mayo Clinic to file legal challenge to adequacy of STB's decision regarding DM&E
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Gene for Inherited Kidney and Liver Disease in Young Children
• Mayo Clinic Announces February "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts

January 2002

• Video Clips (QuickTime) and sound files (MP3) of Mayo Clinic's Dr. Timothy M. Olson discussing gene discovery and heart failure study
• Gene Discovery Shows Heart Failure Cause, Suggests Treatments and Screening Potential
• Marijuana-Derived Drug Less Effective than Standard Drug for Improving Appetite and Weight in Patients with Advanced Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Publishes Book on Mayo Brothers' Heritage
• Video clips and sound files (MP3) regarding Mayo Clinic Study Proves Benefits of Facial Protection in Hockey
• Mayo Clinic Study Proves Benefits of Facial Protection in Hockey
• MEDIA ADVISORY: Minimally-Invasive Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy (LAC) Surgery for Treatment of Colon Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Seeks Volunteers with Prostate Enlargement for Research Study
• Body Piercing and Tattooing Prevalent Among University Students
• Media Advisory - "The Large GTPase Dynamin Regulates Actin Comet Formation and Movement in Living Cells," is available in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Mayo Clinic Announces January "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts
• Study Finds that Steroids Soothe Sore Throat Pain
• Video clips and sound files (MP3) of New Technology Detects Lying, Paves Way for Increased Security
• New Technology Detects Lying, Paves Way for Increased Security