February 13, 2013
Jacksonville Health Care Organizations Cooperate on Needs Assessment
Tuesday, the partnership, which consists of Baptist Health, Brooks Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and St, Vincent’s HealthCare, as well as the Duval, Clay, Nassau and Putnam county health departments, announced the results of the year-long assessment…Based on the results of the needs assessment, each health care group’s board of directors approved […]
February 13, 2013
Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus lands $7 million grant for Parkinson’s research
Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus has received a $7 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its Parkinson’s disease research. NIH has funded Mayo Clinic’s Udall Center since 1999, Mayo said in a news release. The center brings together the disciplines of neurology, neurogenetics and neuropathology to discover new genetic causes of Parkinsonism. Additional Coverage: […]
Tags: Jacksonville Business Journal, money grant, National institutes of Health, parkinson's disease, Udall Center
February 12, 2013
Mayo gets $7 million grant for Parkinson’s study
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville has received a five-year, $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its study of the genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease. As the genetic keys are found, those with a greater likelihood of developing the disease can take steps to reduce the chances, said Dennis Dickson, a neuropathologist and the […]
Tags: Dr. Dennis Dickson, Florida Times-Union, genetic keys, money grant, National institutes of Health, parkinson's disease
February 11, 2013
Staying safe when the lights go out
The Mayo Clinic suggests stocking up on condiments, particularly those that are vinegar-based and have a long shelf life, such as ketchup, mustard and soy sauce…Eating out of a can doesn’t have to be boring, says Ron Stone, assistant director of nutrition at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. “There are many options to mix and match from […]
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January 9, 2013
Brief Class on Easy-To-Miss Precancerous Polyps Ups Detection
Mayo study shows, Most people know a colonoscopy requires some preparation by the patient. Now, a Mayo Clinic physician suggests an additional step to lower the risk of colorectal cancer: Ask for your doctor’s success rate detecting easy-to-miss polyps called adenomas…Recently, the Mayo Clinic in Florida developed a two-hour course designed to increase a doctor’s ADR rate in order to reduce […]
Tags: adenomas, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, endoscopsists, HealthCanal
January 2, 2013
Helicopter Crash Victims Honored at Mayo Clinic
Federal investigators are still working to determine what doomed a helicopter carrying a heart surgeon and technician from the Mayo Clinic in Florida last year. Dr. Luis Bonilla and procurement technician David Hines were flying from Jacksonville to Gainesville to retrieve a heart for transplant when their helicopter crashed Dec. 26, 2011. They were killed […]
Tags: David Hines, Dr. Luis Bonilla, First Coast News, helicopter crash, SK Logistics
October 18, 2012
Cancer-Specific Anxiety Likely Increases Depressive Symptoms
Higher levels of cancer-specific anxiety were associated with poor sexual function and indicators of depression among men who underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer. The researchers hypothesized that cancer-specific anxiety would affect quality of life in men who had prostatectomy. “The 10-year survival for a man undergoing surgery to remove localized prostate cancer is greater […]
Tags: anxiety, cancer-specific anxiety, Dr. Alexander Parker, Helio, prostate cancer, prostatectomy
October 12, 2012
Overcoming Ovarian Cancer, Twice
Ovarian cancer is often called a silent killer because the early symptoms are vague and can be confused for signs of other conditions. Cindy Weiss received the dreaded diagnosis twice. Cindy Weiss of Jacksonville, Fla., was in her thirties when her doctor told her something no woman wants to hear. She was diagnosed with stage […]
Tags: Chemotherapy, Everyday Health, hysterectomy, Ovarian Cancer, radiation