Archive for February, 2012

February 29, 2012

uestro entorno, el principal ‘rival’ de los niños para bajar de peso

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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 […]

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Tags: Lyn McDonald, Spanish


February 29, 2012

How Much Water Do You Really Need? What Hydration Looks Like

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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 […]

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Tags: water rules


February 29, 2012

Couple says clinic’s help made all the difference

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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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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Tags: hospital administrator Hilary Mathews, The Blood Alliance


February 29, 2012

Mayo will spend $3.5B in capital improvements

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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 […]

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Tags: spending on capital projects, St. Paul Pioneer Press


February 29, 2012

UK Medical Students Turning to Sex Work, BMJ Articles Claim

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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 […]

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Tags: British Medical Journal, chair of rheumatology, Eric Matteson


February 29, 2012

Minnesota job openings rose 48% in quarter

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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, […]

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Tags: job openings, UnitedHealth Group


February 29, 2012

Online chat room leads to Mayo Clinic studies

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Good friends Laura and Katherine met online a few years ago — not because they had mutual Facebook friends — but because they both had a rare heart condition. The disease is called SCAD in which the inner layer of the heart artery tears away from the outer wall. Most cases are fatal. “I just […]

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Tags: Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Facebook, Katherine Leon, rare heart condition, SCAD


February 29, 2012

Selenium Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing?

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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, […]

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Tags: dietary supplements, Dr. Donald Hensrud, preventive medicine and nutrition, Selenium, selenosis


February 29, 2012

Warm winter could be making children sick

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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 […]

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Tags: Chippewa Valley, pneumonia, RSV, unseasonably warm winter, upper respiratory illnesses


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