Items Tagged ‘ulcerative colitis’
February 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 1, 2019
NBC News, Lowering blood pressure may help cut risk of early dementia, study finds by Shamard Charles, M.D. — Drastically lowering blood pressure may help protect memory and thinking skills later in life, researchers reported Monday — the first hopeful sign that it’s possible to lower rates of mental decline… “In very old people, we […]
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October 19, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 19, 2018
Washington Post, ‘We lived like we were Wall Street’ by DeNeen L. Brown — Before it was destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Greenwood was one of the most affluent black communities in the country. It was known as “Black Wall Street” because of its concentrated wealth…“At the time of the riot, there were […]
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February 9, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 9, 2018
Today.com, 5 tips that helped 2 women lose 95 pounds combined, by Meghan Holohan — Both women saw an ad for the annual challenge in the magazine — and were excited to be chosen. It kicked off eight months ago, and they started an eating and exercise plan designed by Joy Bauer and the Mayo Clinic […]
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June 23, 2017
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. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik New York Times Who Really Needs to Be Gluten-Free? by Jane […]
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November 4, 2009
Once-Daily Mesalamine as Effective as Twice-Daily Treatment for Maintenance of Remission in UC
In clinical trial results that surprised even the investigators, delayed-release mesalamine (Asacol HD, Procter & Gamble) once a day was as effective as a twice-a-day regimen in keeping ulcerative colitis (UC) inactive. Once-a-day dosing also made for much higher compliance rates in patients, according to findings of the QD Dosing Investigation for Efficacy in UC […]
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October 1, 2009
Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Reduces Need for Surgery by Almost Half
A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue of Gastroenterology. Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the colon, […]
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