Items Tagged ‘Chicago Sun-Times’
July 31, 2012
A Mental Health Facility in Jackson’s District is Forced to Stop Services
While U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson is seeking treatment for mental problems at the famed Mayo Clinic, an iconic mental health facility in his district is being forced to stop providing services. This irony helps explain why agencies like the Community Mental Health Council Inc. are finding it difficult to hang on. Dr. Carl C. Bell […]
Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Community Mental Health Council Inc., depression, Dr. Carl Bell, Jesse Jackson Jr.
July 19, 2012
Higher Levels Fat in Blood May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s
A study of 99 elderly women from Baltimore, which was published online Wednesday in the journal Neurology, found that those who had a middle or high level of the fat known as serum ceramides were eight- to tenfold more likely to develop Alzheimer’s within nine years…It’s not the first substance in the body to possibly […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, biomarkers, Chicago Sun-Times, Dr. Michelle Mielke, elderly women, serum ceramides
June 8, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
June 8, 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 Wall […]
Tags: American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago Sun-Times, Dr. Issam Moussa, Dr. James O'Keefe, Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Dr. Mary O'Connor, Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, ESPN The Magazine, Genentech, ginseng, HealthDay
May 18, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
May 18, 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 oestreich.karl@mayo.edu […]
Tags: ABC News, alzheimer's disease, Chicago Sun-Times, Dr. Farris Timimi, Dr. James Kirkland, Dr. Lyle Joyce, Dr. Ronald Peterson, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Dr. Thomas Boyce, Dr. Timothy Young, KAAL, KARE11
May 16, 2012
Naperville Women Persuade Mayo Clinic Doctor to Take Their Case
Meet the women of the inaugural SCAD Survivors Reunion, a determined group whose lives were jolted and nearly ended by a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. SCAD is an uncommon and unstudied condition once thought incredibly rare. SCAD attacks occur when one or more of the main arteries to the heart dissect, or tear, causing internal […]
Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, SCAD, SCAD Survivors Reunion