November 9, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Nov. 2, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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October 17, 2012
If you were to ask people to name a health problem related to obesity, odds are good they’d say “heart disease” or “diabetes.” And they’d be right; those two chronic diseases have a very strong relationship to excess weight. They are the safe bets… “Weight plays an important role in joint stress, so when people […]
Tags: Arthritis Today, Dr. Eric Matteson, joint stress, Obesity, rheumatoid arthritis
October 12, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relation NY Times The Ups […]
Tags: alzheimers, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, arthritis, Arthritis Today, Bismarck Tribune, Cardiology, Cora Kanow Professor of Alzheimer’s Disease Research at Mayo Clinic, Doctor Radio, Dr. Dawn Milliner, Dr. Eric Matteson, Dr. Ronald Petersen, Dr. Stephen Kopecky
October 10, 2012
Meningitis Outbreak Traced to Steroid Injections
“For some arthritis patients, it could be quite confusing because some of the symptoms can mimic the pain they have from their arthritis,” says Eric Matteson, MD, chair of rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. “The things they should look out for after such an injection is a new type of pain – […]
Tags: Arthritis Today, Dr. Eric Matteson, injection, rheumatoid arthritis
September 6, 2012
Infections In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients—Study Finds Way to Pinpoint Risk
A Mayo Clinic study finds that a risk score can be developed to predict a patient’s chances of having serious infections. The score uses information about how rheumatoid arthritis is affecting a patient, plus factors including age, corticosteroid use and the presence of other illnesses…”Using a risk score in this way can alert physicians that […]
Tags: corticosteroid use, Dr. Eric Matteson, Medical Xpress, rheumatoid arthritis
August 16, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
August 16, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations NY […]
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July 23, 2012
Obese Women Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Obese women may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis — adding one more chronic illness to the list of ills brought on by extra pounds. Women with rheumatoid arthritis are already more prone to heart attacks than the general population because of their autoimmune disease. The Mayo Clinic study, published in Arthritis Care […]
Tags: Arthritis & Research, Chicago Tribune, Obesity, rheumatoid arthritis
July 6, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
July 6, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlight summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations New […]
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July 5, 2012
Rheumatoid Arthritis Unemployment: 1 In 5 With Disease Stop Working 2 Years After Diagnosis
A new study shows that one-fifth of all people with rheumatoid arthritis are not able to keep working two years after they’re diagnosed with the condition, and one-third aren’t able to keep working within five years of being diagnosed with the condition. The research, published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, shows that people with […]
Tags: heart attack risk, Huffington Post, rheumatoid arthritis