February 29, 2012
uestro entorno, el principal ‘rival’ de los niños para bajar de peso
Lyn McDonald hace todo bien. Después de bajar más de 36 kilogramos, le enseñó a sus hijos a controlar el tamaño de las porciones en los alimentos, comprar en el mercado de agricultores, comer vegetales en cada comida y evitar una gran cantidad de azúcar…Para más ayuda para conquistar a tu entorno, la Clínica Mayo […]
Tags: Lyn McDonald, Spanish
February 29, 2012
How Much Water Do You Really Need? What Hydration Looks Like
You hear the “rules” thrown around all the time: Drink eight glasses of water a day. Drink half your body weight in water a day. If you’re already thirsty, it’s too late, you’re dehydrated…Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding also require extra water, as do athletes or exercisers who lose extra water from sweat, according […]
Tags: water rules
February 29, 2012
Couple says clinic’s help made all the difference
Jerry and Marge Purdy of Reno, who have been married for 49 years, said the Cleveland Clinic and the Alzheimer’s Association “saved our lives.” In 2009, Jerry Purdy, a retired highway engineer, began having memory problems. It started with little things, he said…Jerry was diagnosed with “mild cognitive impairment.”Mild cognitive impairment increases a person’s risk […]
Tags: Alzheimer's Association, alzheimer's disease, Cleveland Clinic, dementia, Jerry and Marge Purdy, mild cognitive impairment, Reno
February 29, 2012
Leader of First Coast’s Blood Alliance retires after 19 years at the helm
After 19 years of leading the only blood provider in Northeast Florida and parts of the nation’s Southeast, The Blood Alliance’s president and chief executive officer is retiring…“I used to be a member of the Blood Alliance board and worked closely with him, and I enjoyed working with him over the years,” said Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: hospital administrator Hilary Mathews, The Blood Alliance
February 29, 2012
Mayo will spend $3.5B in capital improvements
The Mayo Clinic reported a robust uptick in earnings and plans to spend billions on capital projects over the next five years, reported the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The Rochester, Minn.-based healthcare and research giant, which operates in five states, reported revenues of just under $8.5 billion in 2011, up about 7 percent from the […]
February 29, 2012
UK Medical Students Turning to Sex Work, BMJ Articles Claim
The lurid press release headline “Worrying Rise in Number of Medical Students in Prostitution Over Last Ten Years” touted 2 articles published this week in the student edition of the British Medical Journal, but close examination of the reports suggests that there may be far less there than meets the eye…That concern would be even […]
Tags: British Medical Journal, chair of rheumatology, Eric Matteson
February 29, 2012
Minnesota job openings rose 48% in quarter
Job openings across Minnesota jumped nearly 48 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 from a year ago as demand surged for workers in health care, social services, stores, bars and hotels, according to state survey results released Tuesday. The “Job Vacancy Survey” found that employers reported 49,900 full- and part-time job openings in October, […]
Tags: job openings, UnitedHealth Group
February 29, 2012
Selenium Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing?
A new review adds to mounting evidence that dietary supplements may do more harm than good. Selenium, a mineral found in fish, meat, eggs, grains and certain nuts, helps boost antioxidant activity in the body to potentially ward off chronic diseases. But too much selenium can cause selenosis, a condition marked by hair and nail loss, […]
Tags: dietary supplements, Dr. Donald Hensrud, preventive medicine and nutrition, Selenium, selenosis
February 29, 2012
Warm winter could be making children sick
This unseasonably warm winter we’ve been having has been nice, but doctors say it could be leading to a huge influx in very sick kids in the Chippewa Valley. Pediatricians at Mayo Clinic Health System say the past few weeks they’ve seen a spike in upper respiratory illnesses like RSV and pneumonia, and they theorize […]
Tags: Chippewa Valley, pneumonia, RSV, unseasonably warm winter, upper respiratory illnesses